Last year, the NFL announced the 32 compensatory picks at 3:30 EST on February 22nd- the Friday before the NFL Combine.
The guys over at OverTheCap do a great job for football fans interested in the picks and this year they reasonably predict that the NFL will make the picks known this Friday, February 21st-which is (like last year) the Friday before the NFL Combine.
To review what has been mentioned in many threads before, we are expecting the Giants to get:
3rd for losing Landon Collins
7th for losing Mario Edwards
7th for losing Josh Mauro
Over The Cap also states that there is a very small outside chance the Giants could get a 7th for losing Kerry Wynn (only if they are wrong on one of their 32 pick predictions).
Right now the Giants have all their picks except the 3rd that went to the Jets.
The Giants do get a New Orleans 7th for Eli Apple.
From all indications, the Giants trade of BJ Goodson to the Packers will not result in compensation. Apparently compensation would have been a swap of 7th rounders relating to a 2018 trading of Packer Ty Montgomery to the Ravens. Obviously the Ravens finished with a better record than the Giants, so no swap will occur there.
Best guess is that the Giants and Giants fans will learn this Friday afternoon, February 21st the exact slotting of 10 draft picks (6+1+3).
If OverTheCap is correct, the Giants final pick will also be the Mr. Irrelevant Pick-the last pick in the 2020 draft.
In what should be a slow week in the NFL, expect some Giants news on draft picks this Friday afternoon.
The Giants might be able to keep 11 rookies, though that is a lot; the youth movement is great for the future but bad for the present. But you can't really bring in more than about two new "redshirts" each year, and that's mostly what you get in the seventh -- projects who have upside but aren't ready to play this season. Four seventh-rounders pretty much means four redshirts, unless you get very lucky with an Ahmad Bradshaw, or draft your new kicker or punter or long-snapper.
There isn't going to be enough space to keep that many guys who aren't ready to play, unless you find a way to stash them on IR, which isn't ideal for their development either.
It looks to me like 11 or 12 picks with four in the seventh round means you'd end up having to cut either last year's projects or some of this year's draft picks or both.
I'd rather flip two of those 7ths for a 6th for 2020 or 2021.
The whole "Mr. Irrelevant" thing is outdated. The draft used to have a lot more rounds. The last guy picked in the 12th round, or later, was a huge long shot to make a roster. With fewer rounds, draft picks are more precious and the last guy picked will probably stick somewhere -- mostly likely with the team that picked him. Unless that team had 12 picks including four seventh-rounders or something.
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draft picks will be huge, even if 4 of them are 7th rounders (more chances to pick up some guys before they hit UDFA).
I feel differently, especially if they are able to trade down in the first and pick up an additional day 2 pick or more.
The Giants might be able to keep 11 rookies, though that is a lot; the youth movement is great for the future but bad for the present. But you can't really bring in more than about two new "redshirts" each year, and that's mostly what you get in the seventh -- projects who have upside but aren't ready to play this season. Four seventh-rounders pretty much means four redshirts, unless you get very lucky with an Ahmad Bradshaw, or draft your new kicker or punter or long-snapper.
There isn't going to be enough space to keep that many guys who aren't ready to play, unless you find a way to stash them on IR, which isn't ideal for their development either.
It looks to me like 11 or 12 picks with four in the seventh round means you'd end up having to cut either last year's projects or some of this year's draft picks or both.
I'd rather flip two of those 7ths for a 6th for 2020 or 2021.
The whole "Mr. Irrelevant" thing is outdated. The draft used to have a lot more rounds. The last guy picked in the 12th round, or later, was a huge long shot to make a roster. With fewer rounds, draft picks are more precious and the last guy picked will probably stick somewhere -- mostly likely with the team that picked him. Unless that team had 12 picks including four seventh-rounders or something.
Two words: practice squad.
If they replace last years hopefulls, it means that hope died
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In comment 14811876 TommyWiseau said:
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draft picks will be huge, even if 4 of them are 7th rounders (more chances to pick up some guys before they hit UDFA).
I feel differently, especially if they are able to trade down in the first and pick up an additional day 2 pick or more.
The Giants might be able to keep 11 rookies, though that is a lot; the youth movement is great for the future but bad for the present. But you can't really bring in more than about two new "redshirts" each year, and that's mostly what you get in the seventh -- projects who have upside but aren't ready to play this season. Four seventh-rounders pretty much means four redshirts, unless you get very lucky with an Ahmad Bradshaw, or draft your new kicker or punter or long-snapper.
There isn't going to be enough space to keep that many guys who aren't ready to play, unless you find a way to stash them on IR, which isn't ideal for their development either.
It looks to me like 11 or 12 picks with four in the seventh round means you'd end up having to cut either last year's projects or some of this year's draft picks or both.
I'd rather flip two of those 7ths for a 6th for 2020 or 2021.
The whole "Mr. Irrelevant" thing is outdated. The draft used to have a lot more rounds. The last guy picked in the 12th round, or later, was a huge long shot to make a roster. With fewer rounds, draft picks are more precious and the last guy picked will probably stick somewhere -- mostly likely with the team that picked him. Unless that team had 12 picks including four seventh-rounders or something.
Two words: practice squad.