By Ryan Wilson
Only 192 days to the 2022 NFL Draft, and it can't come soon enough. The Giants have been hooked, fried and eaten, and the only thing left is for the scavengers to pick over the bones.
The good news -- this Mock Draft has the Giants selecting #5 (their own pick) and #10 (Chicago's). The latter seems just about right. But there's no way in hell the Giants are picking #5 (unless their strength of schedule works against them.) This team has the look of one that will have the #1 overall pick and no lower than 2.
At #5 the Giants take Derek Stingley Jr. (CB LSU). Given he underwent a foot "procedure" and has missed several games, he seems like a perfect fit for these injury-riddled Giants. As for the argument that the Giants have already devoted a ton of draft and free agent resources to their secondary... oh, well. Embrace the suck.
At #10 the Giants select Kenyon Green (OL Texas A& M). I like the player at a position of tremendous need. I just hope we get him into a locker room that's been swept clean of as many current players as possible.
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Dak Prescott is the same height. Corral can put some weight on.
Dak Prescott is the same height. Corral can put some weight on.
Heights are some times exaggerated
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Forcing a pick on QB is how we got Jones in the first place.
I like Corral, but he is undersized and there are holes in his game.
Agree.
Jets trade their first to either Philly or WFT who then select the QB1 that our new GM Kevin Abrams had been telegraphing. KA is completely prepared though and instead drafts a young right wing prospect from Medicine Hat.
Heard a bit about Green; analysts say he's been playing out of position as a guard having to play tackle.
I've seen a bit more of Corral than Willis. At this point I'd say Corral but I definitely want to see more of both before definitively favoring one or the other.
At this point I just think it's important to abandon the thought that picking a quarterback is forcing the pick.
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I don't remember Burrow or Murray as highly ranked QBs going into their draft years (maybe I'm wrong on this). It's too early to say it's a bad QB year.
Burrow wasn't as heralded. He exploded his last year in college. Murray was highly regarded, but was just behind Mayfield.
Thanks.
Lions may be worst of all. 0-6, and probably won't win a game in that division. Dolphins and Texans are real bad as well. Really a 6 team race.
Lots of good OLs, LBs and a few good QBs to consider this year...
OL and pass rush the way I'd go. Two h use massive problems in this current situation.
They should be able to get a top OL prospect.
I know Terps love Corral, but I'm not seeing it with him yet.
They should be able to get a top OL prospect.
I know Terps love Corral, but I'm not seeing it with him yet.
I find it hard to take a mock seriously that has no QB taken until 11. Chances are if the Lions/Texans are picking in the top 3, there will be at least 1 QB taken.
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Picking Corral isn't forcing a pick. People keep saying that. He's a top Heisman candidate on the #12 team in the country in the SEC.
This particular mock has WFT picking him at #11. "Forcing the pick" makes it sound like picking him at #10 is absurd.
Jones was a forced pick because he wasn't a first round talent, but was picked at #6 anyway because the idiots in the front office thought he'd be Eli Manning. THAT is forcing a pick.
Corral is currently one of the best players in college football. No comparison to the Jones situation whatsoever.
I dont want to argue with you because like I said I do like the player, but by your standards.... Time Tebow should have been the number 1 pick since he was one of the best college players on and a heisman winner on the number 1 team in the nation.
I get the attraction, I do. And I am ready to move on from Jones as well. But Id like to see what he measures in at and his 40 time. We have to nail the next QB. If he measures at 6'0 and 190 and runs a 4.85 - that could be really problamtic. Plus he will be 23 in a few months - he should be dominating college football. He is old by their standards.
Not just Tebow. Danny Wuerffel was a Heisman winner on an SEC team that won the National Championship in 1996. Gino Torretta won the Heisman while playing QB for the Hurricanes National Championship team. All fantastic NFL QBs. Mariota won the Heisman, Manziel won the Heisman. Winston won the Heisman. Bradford won the Heisman. Smith, Leinart, White, Weinke. Ward, Detmer, Ware. Being a Heisman winner, much less top candidate, is hardly indicative of being a standout pro QB.
They should be able to get a top OL prospect.
I know Terps love Corral, but I'm not seeing it with him yet.
You're buying the Hutchinson hype?
The most underrated pass rusher in this draft is Nick Bonnitto of Oklahoma. He's going to be terrific and I suspect he'll start to quietly climb up draft boards...
Jets trade their first to either Philly or WFT who then select the QB1 that our new GM Kevin Abrams had been telegraphing. KA is completely prepared though and instead drafts a young right wing prospect from Medicine Hat.
You apparently haven't been paying attention to the Lions. They easily could go 0-17. Look at their schedule. Atlanta, on the road no less, on Dec. 26 is their only real hope, unless Thanksgiving magic happens against the Bears. Lucky for the Giants, some of the teams with 1 win play each other.
OL and pass rush the way I'd go. Two h use massive problems in this current situation.
There is legit concern about Corral's body type. He's just not that big of a guy. But he has a plus arm, can make throws on the run and he's a tough, tough runner.
There will be some flags on his background check with some high school issues that may turn teams off. From all I have heard and read, he's matured since then and made the right move getting out of USC commitment (California kid) and going to Ole Miss.
C'mon man! Did you see Corral against Bama (and this isn't even an elite Bama D)? He looked like a HS QB. There isn't a QB in this draft worth a top 20 pick. This team is going nowhere for 2-3 years...let DJ play us into another top 5-10 pick next year, then take a QB (if the 2023 draft has any?)
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C'mon man! Did you see Corral against Bama (and this isn't even an elite Bama D)? He looked like a HS QB. There isn't a QB in this draft worth a top 20 pick. This team is going nowhere for 2-3 years...let DJ play us into another top 5-10 pick next year, then take a QB (if the 2023 draft has any?)
Losing Mingo before the game didn't help Corral. Mingo is a very good WR.
Regardless, Corral didn't play great - true. But he didn't play badly either. Ole Miss struggled with those early 4th down misses and couldn't get anything going.
Sometimes you just don't play well.
No thanks to the QB. This team sucks too much to waste on a QB this early.
I'd draft Corral because I like the player. It sounds to me like you want to draft positions.
And THAT is how we ended up overdrafting Jones.
I can buy Anderson. That front seven for Georgia is lethal. That DL with Wyatt/Davis/Walker open up a lot of opportunities for the LBs to create pressure.
Bonitto can really run and can turn the corner. Has something like 17 sacks so far through two full seasons, and this season.
As for some of the scouting knocks (I am not a scout), they size decision making, staring down receivers, prone to turnovers, and inability to move through progressions. Who does that sound like?
I know Willis and Corral are the flavors of the week. Simply because they're empty pallates. We have no idea that they're better now or will be better than what we have now. No given.
I would rather hold on to Jones for another cost controlled season, continue to add pieces around him and see where we stand next season. This isn't 2000. QB busts on their first contract aren't breaking your cap. I see no reason to jettison Jones just to take another stab in the draft at another QB prospect. If there were a sure-fire lock, I might feel differently.
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how much faith do you have in Carter, Ximines, and Ojulari to make things happen on defense and get Corral the ball?
I'd draft Corral because I like the player. It sounds to me like you want to draft positions.
And THAT is how we ended up overdrafting Jones.
He'd be wasted behind our offensive line. And our edges aren't getting any better.
Plus, you wanted to be rid of Jones back last draft and now I'm overdrafting?
Pot. Kettle. Black.
I know Willis and Corral are the flavors of the week. Simply because they're empty pallates. We have no idea that they're better now or will be better than what we have now. No given.
This is not a conversation if Jones was just a better player. And after two and a half years, he's just not reliable from game to game.
So to act like some high bar has to be met before we can move off Jones is pretty laughable.
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how much faith do you have in Carter, Ximines, and Ojulari to make things happen on defense and get Corral the ball?
I'd draft Corral because I like the player. It sounds to me like you want to draft positions.
And THAT is how we ended up overdrafting Jones.
He'd be wasted behind our offensive line. And our edges aren't getting any better.
Plus, you wanted to be rid of Jones back last draft and now I'm overdrafting?
Pot. Kettle. Black.
What are you talking about?
I think Corral is one of the ten best players in the draft. Drafting him at 5 or 10 isn't overdrafting.
I'm not targeting him solely because he's a quarterback and we need a quarterback. It's just fortunate it lines up.
But it lined up for us in 2018 and 2020 too when we need a quarterback and we were too stupid to pull the trigger.
My expectation is we stick with Jones.
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how much faith do you have in Carter, Ximines, and Ojulari to make things happen on defense and get Corral the ball?
I'd draft Corral because I like the player. It sounds to me like you want to draft positions.
And THAT is how we ended up overdrafting Jones.
He'd be wasted behind our offensive line. And our edges aren't getting any better.
Plus, you wanted to be rid of Jones back last draft and now I'm overdrafting?
Pot. Kettle. Black.
What are you talking about?
I think Corral is one of the ten best players in the draft. Drafting him at 5 or 10 isn't overdrafting.
I'm not targeting him solely because he's a quarterback and we need a quarterback. It's just fortunate it lines up.
I'd say the same for the edge rushers. It's a need and it lines up.
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Don't care who is back there, we have to have pressure coming off the edge. Is it to high for Aiden?
In this scenario, Aidan was picked third by the Texans.
We can replace the Texans, and could be in the fight for Thibodeaux or Neal.
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how much faith do you have in Carter, Ximines, and Ojulari to make things happen on defense and get Corral the ball?
I'd draft Corral because I like the player. It sounds to me like you want to draft positions.
And THAT is how we ended up overdrafting Jones.
He'd be wasted behind our offensive line. And our edges aren't getting any better.
Plus, you wanted to be rid of Jones back last draft and now I'm overdrafting?
Pot. Kettle. Black.
What are you talking about?
I think Corral is one of the ten best players in the draft. Drafting him at 5 or 10 isn't overdrafting.
I'm not targeting him solely because he's a quarterback and we need a quarterback. It's just fortunate it lines up.
But it lined up for us in 2018 and 2020 too when we need a quarterback and we were too stupid to pull the trigger.
My expectation is we stick with Jones.
I haven't seen enough of Corral to form an opinion on him. I'm not opposed to drafting a QB because I don't think Jones is the long term answer.
Going into, no, but halfway thru the season, yes.
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Nice looking throwing motion, good zip, good movement, gritty.
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Nice looking throwing motion, good zip, good movement, gritty.
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Funnily enough, I have considered him for a pick in the third or fourth round.
He’s from Monmouth County. Wonder if he grew up a Giants fan.
He’s from Monmouth County. Wonder if he grew up a Giants fan.
Oh, no. I'm out then... ;)
Seriously, I like a lot here. Pickett looks like a football player who plays QB. Good thing is Pitt has a nice remaining schedule - Clemson, UVA, UNC, Cuse. So he'll get some more TV time to showcase against quality ACC schools.
I would select as follows:
1. Offensive Line
2. Defensive Line
3. Offensive Line
4. Defensive Line
5. Offensive Line
6. Defensive Line
7. Offensive Line
8. Defensive Line
9. Offensive Line
See any pattern here?
He has had a history of fumbles in the past but seems to have cleaned that up this year.
He could end up a top 100 prospect in this coming draft.