I'm saying they need to get their evaluations of OL corrected, and then the OL picks will flow without anymore Flowers-type reaches. If this crop of OL doesn't earn the grade for #4 overall, you pass on them or trade down to where it makes sense.
but if we are too scared to go OL early because of that pick, that is extremely shortsighted. Same thing can be said for Eli Apple. Doesn't mean we shouldn't take Okudah if he's available at 4.
I feel with this staff and especially Garretts input on the OL draftees, they will have better evaluations on the OL in this draft than in the prior drafts.
why are we all of a sudden comparing Jabrill Peppers to Simmons? Completely different athletes, not even in the same category actually. Peppers is barely 6 feet and weighed 212 at the combine, he played close to 200 pounds at Michigan.
Isaiah Simmons is 6'3, 230, and had significantly more production at Clemson.
This whole "hybrid" thing doesn't mean that him and Peppers are the same. Simmons is just as big, if not bigger, than a lot of quality starting linebackers in the NFL. We need to stop this notion that he's a safety.
I'm reading what you're saying. It's all about the evaluation, I get it.
My point is, it seems every year we are too scared away by some "flaw" or some trait in this player that won't make him worth the pick, and then some other team takes him and he becomes a pro bowler.
I get that we have to turn over every stone and do our homework, but there comes a point where it gets to be too much, and we will be waiting for the perfect prospect until Daniel Jones is 30 years old. They don't exist.
it is very likely Peppers and Simmons would be best suited to play the same position. Simmons is duplicative. He's not an ILB. Pretty simple. There's no confusion on my part. If they pick Simmons, I pray he proves me wrong but suspect he will fail miserably when they put him in front seven looks.
it is very likely Peppers and Simmons would be best suited to play the same position. Simmons is duplicative. He's not an ILB. Pretty simple. There's no confusion on my part. If they pick Simmons, I pray he proves me wrong but suspect he will fail miserably when they put him in front seven looks.
Do you feel that way just because he's 230 pounds?
and I get what you're saying but it doesn't happen as often as your post would indicate. It's not about fear of picking an OT, I just don't see one that will be the 4th best player in this draft. Probably not even 10th best, at this point.
The draft is a puzzle with precious few resources provided to you. You need to evaluate, grade, and make wise choices regardless of position. We wasted a top 10 pick on Flowers and another on Apple. NYG has an extremely poor track record on OL in recent history, got to be wise here. Hope they fix it. Apple was a surprise, that regime did well picking DBs but they blew it not doing their due diligence on his ten cent head.
it is very likely Peppers and Simmons would be best suited to play the same position. Simmons is duplicative. He's not an ILB. Pretty simple. There's no confusion on my part. If they pick Simmons, I pray he proves me wrong but suspect he will fail miserably when they put him in front seven looks.
Do you feel that way just because he's 230 pounds?
Jesus Christ, no. I played the game of football, I know what a LB should be capable of, as well as a SS and FS. This kid sets off AVOID alarm bells every time I watch him play up front. Further, his physical build is a problem. There are few if any LBs in the NFL with those super skinny legs and slight frame. Everyone keeps pointing to the kid in Buffalo, but he's a totally different type of player and 250 lbs.
We really are in a hope for a quality offer to trade down position Â
That could change should a player or two rise during the evaluation process, but where we sit today, I just don't see a blue chipper, especially at a position of high value, being available. We can still get a good player at better value in a trade down situation.
Yes, DG has never pulled the trigger on a trade down, but Joe Judge could be a bit of a wild card here --they are all about economical value in New England, and in that sense our situation screams deal down.
and I get what you're saying but it doesn't happen as often as your post would indicate. It's not about fear of picking an OT, I just don't see one that will be the 4th best player in this draft. Probably not even 10th best, at this point.
The draft is a puzzle with precious few resources provided to you. You need to evaluate, grade, and make wise choices regardless of position. We wasted a top 10 pick on Flowers and another on Apple. NYG has an extremely poor track record on OL in recent history, got to be wise here. Hope they fix it. Apple was a surprise, that regime did well picking DBs but they blew it not doing their due diligence on his ten cent head.
Jerry Reese and company were terrible evaluators of OL. I have confidence with Garrett's input in the draft, that will change.
RE: RE: Meh. It's a safe choice for Kiper. No surprise. Â
A guy who gets paid a lot of money to be totally wrong almost yearly about who drafts who
I give Kiper a ton of credit for essentially creating his own industry. Let's face it, he's doing a job that most of us would kill to do (and as you said, he's getting paid a lot of money to do it). Every draft "guru," "pundit," "prognosticator," whatever, owes a debt of gratitude to Mel Kiper.
However, he's not getting paid to be right - he's getting paid to be interesting. He's getting paid to be provocative as well as informative, and there's no denying that he is both. Unlike, say, Mike Mayock, who made the jump from pundit to GM, his job isn't on the line if he makes the wrong choices, so he's free to screw up as often as he likes, as long as his readers and viewers keep coming back for more.
Lions are in the trade down driver's seat, unfortunately Â
it is very likely Peppers and Simmons would be best suited to play the same position. Simmons is duplicative. He's not an ILB. Pretty simple. There's no confusion on my part. If they pick Simmons, I pray he proves me wrong but suspect he will fail miserably when they put him in front seven looks.
Do you feel that way just because he's 230 pounds?
Jesus Christ, no. I played the game of football, I know what a LB should be capable of, as well as a SS and FS. This kid sets off AVOID alarm bells every time I watch him play up front. Further, his physical build is a problem. There are few if any LBs in the NFL with those super skinny legs and slight frame. Everyone keeps pointing to the kid in Buffalo, but he's a totally different type of player and 250 lbs.
I've said it before, he reminds me of a flightly faster (but lighter) Leonard Floyd. Same problems playing LB. Too light to set the edge and will get swallowed up if an OL gets his hands on him. Floyd can'd do it at 240, and I don't see how Simmons can do it at 230. Geez even Carter has trouble playing at LB at 250, but same build problems. Light in the pants. You heard the same things about Floyd pre draft. So fast and twitchy for a LB, but he can't do all the things an NFL LBer must do. IMO, you don't pick a Floyd clone at 4.
You got it. I went through a similar debate with posters who loved Floyd, and Floyd's exactly what I thought he'd be in the NFL. No lead in his pants, not a gamechanger, and he's got Mack opposite him! He stands out when he flips his hips and chases down receivers, but where's the impact up front? There is none.
Even if we're multiple on defense, I want different beasts in the front seven, JS doesn't fit mine.
and I get what you're saying but it doesn't happen as often as your post would indicate. It's not about fear of picking an OT, I just don't see one that will be the 4th best player in this draft. Probably not even 10th best, at this point.
The draft is a puzzle with precious few resources provided to you. You need to evaluate, grade, and make wise choices regardless of position. We wasted a top 10 pick on Flowers and another on Apple. NYG has an extremely poor track record on OL in recent history, got to be wise here. Hope they fix it. Apple was a surprise, that regime did well picking DBs but they blew it not doing their due diligence on his ten cent head.
Jerry Reese and company were terrible evaluators of OL. I have confidence with Garrett's input in the draft, that will change.
I just noticed, Garrett was the guy spreading the virus at the airport in 12 Monkies! Wish I noticed it before, could of had more fun with that when he was at Dallas. Dammit.
we can agree to disagree. I think Simmons is a rare talent. Good coaches will be able to put this guy in multiple positions where he can impact the game all over the field. Is that worth the 4th pick? Maybe. Depends on his work ethic and will to be great. If he has that, I think he's worth it.
its a pointless exercise (even compared to mock drafts in general) to mock draft pick trades. But that is the best case scenario for us. When you start weighing the pros and cons of all these prospects you get overwhelmed by the depth of this teams' needs. O Line, Defense Back 7, WR all need serious addressing.
Totaly different builds. Same weight but simmons is 4 inches taller
Still can see Simmons in a similar role, others take on the blocks and leave Simmons to fly all over the field making clean tackles. And a big + in coverage to boot.
forget there will be players that rise and fall drastically before the draft. Jared Goff many thought was a 3rd rounder and ended up going #1 overall. Geno Smith was a lock top 3 player and slipped to the second round. A lot will happen before the draft and it is starting now at the senior bowl. If Simmons comes in and runs a 4.34 at the combine at 230 lbs you can bet he will be way up there and if he runs a 4.7 he will slip. Nature of the beast.
Joel Buschbaum was the man who popularized the NFL draft, his booklet Â
was required reading by all. Kipper was a late comer who had a “TV” persona, mostly a lot of hair and a midwestern accent. Buchsbaum labored behind a brooklyn jewish accent and persona. But He was the guy who really was the model for much that followed. Unfortunately he died much too young. I suspect he was too young to capitalize as well. But his draft pamphlets were on the money whereas Kiper is BS artist who is almost always wrong.
appearing only in PFW in print. PFW was a must read for me before the Internet era, I still miss getting them in my snail mail. Kiper I'd say took it to the next level and got connected into ESPN a few years later.
If Lions were smart, they would take him. But a team that has only won one playoff game in the last 60 years is obviously not smart. So they will likely keep
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happens every year...but you can't do it unless a team is willing to give you a solid deal. Trading down just to trade down is silly. If the deal is a good one I have no issues with it, ask for a 2020 2nd and 2021 1st. If the team wants a QB, they should be willing to offer more.
Add in the fact that Gettleman has never traded down and the Giants historically haven't either, I would say the chances are very strong they draft with their pick at #4.
You are probably right, but this draft presents a rare opportunity with the Giants drafting at #4, and a team that is very clearly coveting a franchise QB drafting at #5, with others that will undoubtedly want to leapfrog (the Dolphins) to get their guy, whether it be Tua or even potentially Herbert. And to boot, these teams have, in some cases, tremendous draft capital.
Situationally speaking only, this is a unique and rare position that, especially if Detroit stays home at #3, could prove VERY profitable for the Giants to move out of #4. It's almost a given the offers (very strong offers) will come in should Detroit stay home and take a non-QB.
Isaiah Simmons is 6'3, 230, and had significantly more production at Clemson.
This whole "hybrid" thing doesn't mean that him and Peppers are the same. Simmons is just as big, if not bigger, than a lot of quality starting linebackers in the NFL. We need to stop this notion that he's a safety.
My point is, it seems every year we are too scared away by some "flaw" or some trait in this player that won't make him worth the pick, and then some other team takes him and he becomes a pro bowler.
I get that we have to turn over every stone and do our homework, but there comes a point where it gets to be too much, and we will be waiting for the perfect prospect until Daniel Jones is 30 years old. They don't exist.
But dont forget that Miami, LAC, Ariz Cleveland and the Jets have clear needs at Tackle.
I don't love Burrows. Checks off all the boxes, but seems to be a glorified Haskins.
Do you feel that way just because he's 230 pounds?
The draft is a puzzle with precious few resources provided to you. You need to evaluate, grade, and make wise choices regardless of position. We wasted a top 10 pick on Flowers and another on Apple. NYG has an extremely poor track record on OL in recent history, got to be wise here. Hope they fix it. Apple was a surprise, that regime did well picking DBs but they blew it not doing their due diligence on his ten cent head.
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it is very likely Peppers and Simmons would be best suited to play the same position. Simmons is duplicative. He's not an ILB. Pretty simple. There's no confusion on my part. If they pick Simmons, I pray he proves me wrong but suspect he will fail miserably when they put him in front seven looks.
Do you feel that way just because he's 230 pounds?
Jesus Christ, no. I played the game of football, I know what a LB should be capable of, as well as a SS and FS. This kid sets off AVOID alarm bells every time I watch him play up front. Further, his physical build is a problem. There are few if any LBs in the NFL with those super skinny legs and slight frame. Everyone keeps pointing to the kid in Buffalo, but he's a totally different type of player and 250 lbs.
Yes, DG has never pulled the trigger on a trade down, but Joe Judge could be a bit of a wild card here --they are all about economical value in New England, and in that sense our situation screams deal down.
The draft is a puzzle with precious few resources provided to you. You need to evaluate, grade, and make wise choices regardless of position. We wasted a top 10 pick on Flowers and another on Apple. NYG has an extremely poor track record on OL in recent history, got to be wise here. Hope they fix it. Apple was a surprise, that regime did well picking DBs but they blew it not doing their due diligence on his ten cent head.
Jerry Reese and company were terrible evaluators of OL. I have confidence with Garrett's input in the draft, that will change.
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And anyway, "Who the hell is Mel Kiper?"
A guy who gets paid a lot of money to be totally wrong almost yearly about who drafts who
I give Kiper a ton of credit for essentially creating his own industry. Let's face it, he's doing a job that most of us would kill to do (and as you said, he's getting paid a lot of money to do it). Every draft "guru," "pundit," "prognosticator," whatever, owes a debt of gratitude to Mel Kiper.
However, he's not getting paid to be right - he's getting paid to be interesting. He's getting paid to be provocative as well as informative, and there's no denying that he is both. Unlike, say, Mike Mayock, who made the jump from pundit to GM, his job isn't on the line if he makes the wrong choices, so he's free to screw up as often as he likes, as long as his readers and viewers keep coming back for more.
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it is very likely Peppers and Simmons would be best suited to play the same position. Simmons is duplicative. He's not an ILB. Pretty simple. There's no confusion on my part. If they pick Simmons, I pray he proves me wrong but suspect he will fail miserably when they put him in front seven looks.
Do you feel that way just because he's 230 pounds?
Jesus Christ, no. I played the game of football, I know what a LB should be capable of, as well as a SS and FS. This kid sets off AVOID alarm bells every time I watch him play up front. Further, his physical build is a problem. There are few if any LBs in the NFL with those super skinny legs and slight frame. Everyone keeps pointing to the kid in Buffalo, but he's a totally different type of player and 250 lbs.
I've said it before, he reminds me of a flightly faster (but lighter) Leonard Floyd. Same problems playing LB. Too light to set the edge and will get swallowed up if an OL gets his hands on him. Floyd can'd do it at 240, and I don't see how Simmons can do it at 230. Geez even Carter has trouble playing at LB at 250, but same build problems. Light in the pants. You heard the same things about Floyd pre draft. So fast and twitchy for a LB, but he can't do all the things an NFL LBer must do. IMO, you don't pick a Floyd clone at 4.
Even if we're multiple on defense, I want different beasts in the front seven, JS doesn't fit mine.
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and I get what you're saying but it doesn't happen as often as your post would indicate. It's not about fear of picking an OT, I just don't see one that will be the 4th best player in this draft. Probably not even 10th best, at this point.
The draft is a puzzle with precious few resources provided to you. You need to evaluate, grade, and make wise choices regardless of position. We wasted a top 10 pick on Flowers and another on Apple. NYG has an extremely poor track record on OL in recent history, got to be wise here. Hope they fix it. Apple was a surprise, that regime did well picking DBs but they blew it not doing their due diligence on his ten cent head.
Jerry Reese and company were terrible evaluators of OL. I have confidence with Garrett's input in the draft, that will change.
I just noticed, Garrett was the guy spreading the virus at the airport in 12 Monkies! Wish I noticed it before, could of had more fun with that when he was at Dallas. Dammit.
haha. ok, deal!
Totaly different builds. Same weight but simmons is 4 inches taller
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Into a Derrick Brooks Tampa 2 Will.
Totaly different builds. Same weight but simmons is 4 inches taller
Still can see Simmons in a similar role, others take on the blocks and leave Simmons to fly all over the field making clean tackles. And a big + in coverage to boot.
Just for the record, although it’s my opinion .
I don’t see the benefit of just sliding down a spot or two. There’s no one I really Love projected to top 10.
Getting 12 and 19 opens up the Giants draft to get two quality players at positions of need.
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But some other team will trade up to get him
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You cant draft players that aren't there. Meaning, if you take a OT at number 4 that in itself doesn't make him an elite OT.
You cant draft players that aren't there. Meaning, if you take a OT at number 4 that in itself doesn't make him an elite OT.
Unless their value is there for an OT in which case the Giants need to select one.
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happens every year...but you can't do it unless a team is willing to give you a solid deal. Trading down just to trade down is silly. If the deal is a good one I have no issues with it, ask for a 2020 2nd and 2021 1st. If the team wants a QB, they should be willing to offer more.
Add in the fact that Gettleman has never traded down and the Giants historically haven't either, I would say the chances are very strong they draft with their pick at #4.
You are probably right, but this draft presents a rare opportunity with the Giants drafting at #4, and a team that is very clearly coveting a franchise QB drafting at #5, with others that will undoubtedly want to leapfrog (the Dolphins) to get their guy, whether it be Tua or even potentially Herbert. And to boot, these teams have, in some cases, tremendous draft capital.
Situationally speaking only, this is a unique and rare position that, especially if Detroit stays home at #3, could prove VERY profitable for the Giants to move out of #4. It's almost a given the offers (very strong offers) will come in should Detroit stay home and take a non-QB.