Lombardo "Gettleman is enamored with DeVonta Smith"

I hope this is true times a million.

This is one rumor "MOST" Giants fans can get behind

And Alabama talent over the last ten years. I’d be pretty confident in smith’s prospects here if the giants drafted him.

with ATL to get him. I don’t think this team has as many needs as some people think.

Would be a glorious day if we get to draft him.

I’m still shocked he’ll be there after 10. It’s almost as if everyone forgot his stats in the championship game:
12 receptions, 215 yards, 3 TDs.

He’s a monster.

In comment 15215992 RCPhoenix said:

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I’m still shocked he’ll be there after 10. It’s almost as if everyone forgot his stats in the championship game: 12 receptions, 215 yards, 3 TDs. He’s a monster.

That was one half also lol.

could possibly NOT be enamored with Smith. Whether or not there's someone else at your pick you're even more enamored with is another story, but c'mon.

Here's to hoping 5 QBs go before us. I think Chase, Pitts, & Sewell all are gone before 11; that gives us 2 picks between us & Smith. If Dallas goes DB, we're down to 1.

With as much inside info on Bama players as Judge appears to have with the Saban roots, I trust that Judge would be all in on this as well if he were selected; which would boost my confidence in the selection. This would also be bolstered by the whispers that Judge has earned a significant voice on player acquisitions.

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In comment 15216008 90.Cal said:

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That’s what I am worried about. I think we are going to have to move up to secure any of the top 3 WR’s. After the top 4 it’s anyone’s guess. There could be tons of trades

odds of him REALISTICALLY being there?

...Isn't this Lying Season?
How do we really know what/who Dave Gettleman really loves (other than Saquan?) I'm more inclined to think that if this topic actually was discussed between Lombardo and Gettleman, it's just smoke and mirrors...

In comment 15215999 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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Here's to hoping 5 QBs go before us. I think Chase, Pitts, & Sewell all are gone before 11; that gives us 2 picks between us & Smith. If Dallas goes DB, we're down to 1.

I'm starting to see rumors that Slater is going to go before Sewell as well. So possibly two OTs in the top 10. Also wouldn't surprise me at all to see the Cowboys go CB.

So right there you got 4 QBs (Possibly 5), Slater, Sewell, Pitts, Chase, Surtain/Horn.

If I was Gettleman I'd call Detroit, Carolina & Denver about trading up. IMO Smith is good enough to justify trading up unless the price is insane which I don't think it will be.

In comment 15216014 Big Blue '56 said:

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odds of him REALISTICALLY being there?

I think the odds are better than not that he's there @ 11. Of course I'm hoping that too so that might be clouding my thinking, Haha.

In comment 15216014 Big Blue '56 said:

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odds of him REALISTICALLY being there?

I’d say less than 10%. One of the unexpected teams like ATL, DEN, or DAL will take him. I don’t see any of the top 3 WR’s or Pitts making it to 11.

But becoming enamored with, falling in full bloom love, or anointing a prospect as touched by the hand of god are masks of a really bad GM that has his mind made up and is more likely to make a mistake.

In comment 15216014 Big Blue '56 said:

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odds of him REALISTICALLY being there?

I think the odds of him being there are pretty good to be honest. WRs always seem to go a bit lower than where they are projected to go by the media.

Be optimistic!

I think Waddle or Smith or one of them @ least will be there. I agree that Pitts & Chase will be off the board well prior to 11.

But if he’s there at 11 and the Giants don’t take him BBI will blow up, and not in a good way.

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In comment 15216022 RCPhoenix said:

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But if he’s there at 11 and the Giants don’t take him BBI will blow up, and not in a good way.

"Origin error".

In comment 15216019 Go Terps said:

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But becoming enamored with, falling in full bloom love, or anointing a prospect as touched by the hand of god are masks of a really bad GM that has his mind made up and is more likely to make a mistake.

Instead of bashing DG, can you instead say if you think he should be the pick at #11? Everyone knows you hate DG.

In comment 15216021 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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Be optimistic! I think Waddle or Smith or one of them @ least will be there. I agree that Pitts & Chase will be off the board well prior to 11.

I think a lot of people assume that teams like Atlanta and Cincy are going OL. But if we are enamored with these receivers so are other teams. Julio is old so ATL is in need of a WR, and Cincinnati hasn’t had a true #1 since pre-injury AJ Green like 3 years ago.

It will be like when the Giants passing game was unstoppable after the Engram pick and the Brandon Marshall signing.

In comment 15216027 RCPhoenix said:

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In comment 15216019 Go Terps said: Quote: But becoming enamored with, falling in full bloom love, or anointing a prospect as touched by the hand of god are masks of a really bad GM that has his mind made up and is more likely to make a mistake. Instead of bashing DG, can you instead say if you think he should be the pick at #11? Everyone knows you hate DG.

My preference is Surtain. Receivers are easy to find. Corners aren't.

In comment 15216032 WillVAB said:

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It will be like when the Giants passing game was unstoppable after the Engram pick and the Brandon Marshall signing.

Ha ha, good point. I do think Golladay and Smith would be a hell of a lot better than that duo though.

with Paye...

but honestly if teams go crazy and the 3 WR’s and Pitts go in the top 10 we will have one hell of a player fall to us at 11.

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In comment 15216037 robbieballs2003 said:

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Quote: I would absolutely love for the Giants to draft Smith. If we added him we'd probably have the best receiving corp in the NFL.

If they stay healthy it'd be hard not to think the receiving options between Barkley as a pass catching RB, Rudolph,Engram at TE,and Golladay, Shepard, Smith, Slayton, Ross at WR would not be at least top 5-10.

He reminds me of Marvin Harrison

In comment 15216014 Big Blue '56 said:

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odds of him REALISTICALLY being there?

About 50-50.

Odds of at least one of Chase, Smith, Waddle and Pitts being there: as of today I'm guessing 80%-90%. Trades could change that, but Slater's rise up the board probably pushes one more of them out of the top 10.

I think Chase and Smith are run-to-the-podium prospects. I know others feel the same about Pitts... and Slater... and Sewell... and Surtain...

at this point. Lot of rumor spreading this time of year

That aside, Lombardo isn’t great, but he’s Grantland Rice compared to that queef Pat Leonard

In comment 15216016 Big Rick in FL said:

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If I was Gettleman I'd call Detroit, Carolina & Denver about trading up. IMO Smith is good enough to justify trading up unless the price is insane which I don't think it will be.

Rick, that sounds very uncharacteristic of you, the trade up and at reasonable price?
If EE is part of the price, I think a lot of folks (not you necessarily) going to be take a cold dunk of reality for what he can (not) fetch.

Never denied the talent, but his frame. However, its not very often these wide outs get dropped. Few exceptions I can think of are Antonio Brown and Anquan Boldin and in Brown's case it was a dirty hit by a psychopath.

In comment 15216051 mfsd said:

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at this point. Lot of rumor spreading this time of year That aside, Lombardo isn’t great, but he’s Grantland Rice compared to that queef Pat Leonard

Ha ha, the “queef” reference to Leonard made my day.

along with chase, Pitts, Lawrence etc. doesn’t mean anything.

i am too

In comment 15216019 Go Terps said:

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But becoming enamored with, falling in full bloom love, or anointing a prospect as touched by the hand of god are masks of a really bad GM that has his mind made up and is more likely to make a mistake.

Agreed. I have a feeling this happens often with Gettleman, which is the sticking point with him trading down. I get the feeling, he zeroes in on his guys in certain rounds, and won't move down the board if there is value. Just a feeling you may be right, for right or wrong.

Which would you choose?

Pick anyway.

In comment 15216063 RAIN said:

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In comment 15216019 Go Terps said: Quote: But becoming enamored with, falling in full bloom love, or anointing a prospect as touched by the hand of god are masks of a really bad GM that has his mind made up and is more likely to make a mistake. Agreed. I have a feeling this happens often with Gettleman, which is the sticking point with him trading down. I get the feeling, he zeroes in on his guys in certain rounds, and won't move down the board if there is value. Just a feeling you may be right, for right or wrong.

Well now he's got JJ to tamper all that.

Gettleman's call?

Believe it when I see it.

IF true, sounds like a potential trade up. Honestly, I'm not crazy about Smith in the first place (waaaaaay too skinny to hold up in the NFL IMHO). IF Enamored = trade up, almost throw the remote time.

Hopefully Gettleman will "let the draft come to him". The Giants need a solid future starter from their 1st round pick. Given how strong the 2nd and 3rd round WR class is, I'd be completely fine with a non-WR pick in the 1st round.

I think Surtain is probably the safest pick. Pitts and Chase will almost surely be gone, as will at least 3 QBs (likely 4, possibly 5).

I think Pitts, Chase (didn't like the interview with him just replayed on NFL radio; sounded as dumb as a box of rocks) and Sewell are the top non-QBs. Potentially, all three Alabama projected top 15 players (Waddle, D Smith and Surtain) might be sitting there when the Giants pick at #11. I trust that Judge's connection with Saban will help him make the right choice.

In comment 15216018 eric2425ny said:

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In comment 15216014 Big Blue '56 said: Quote: odds of him REALISTICALLY being there? I’d say less than 10%. One of the unexpected teams like ATL, DEN, or DAL will take him. I don’t see any of the top 3 WR’s or Pitts making it to 11.

I disagree. IMO there is high percentage that he or Waddle are there

In comment 15216079 Bill in UT said:

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Gettleman's call?

Why wouldn't it be?

I get that many of us want Judge to have the gavel, but it's still hard for me to buy that Mara has changed the operations at Jints Central.