2023 NFL "steals"

I remember the consensus that Prince falling to us in '11 was a 'steal' & he was meh.

Grading drafts or talking about 'steals' less than a month after the draft...fool's errand.

73rd over-all pick; I hope he makes his doubters pay !

I am too, but time will tell. He wowed me in the 'Bama game.

In comment 16123919 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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I remember the consensus that Prince falling to us in '11 was a 'steal' & he was meh. Grading drafts or talking about 'steals' less than a month after the draft...fool's errand.

Prince may not have been great but any player that plays as long as he did was a good pick.

Jaylin Hyatt is somewhat of an unknown, but could big time potential. I really think that Deante Banks could be the best CB taken in this draft class. Time will tell, though. I’m thinking that this could be a steal. I’m really hoping that Trey Hawkins could be a Richard Sherman type ball player. That would be a coupe.

Ironically, Banks is the one Giants' selection rated as a reach, -1, which I guess means The Athletic scout had him rated as the 25th best player, woo-hoo

hope the Giants get an A+ for this draft in 3 years.

on that list.

often mean players that the media had rated much higher than actual NFL talent evaluators.

In comment 16123971 JohnG in Albany said:

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often mean players that the media had rated much higher than actual NFL talent evaluators.

Yup… well said.

Jalen Hyatt the lone "steal".

"Total selections: 7 (6 better than projected, 1 worse than projected)"

Deonte Banks the one "reach" and the "worse than projected" player...go figure.

I like the Tre Hawkins pick, but we took him in the 6th round (209 overall), and I haven't found a single site that ranked him higher than 446, with an average ranking of over 500. In fact, 90%+ sites don't even have him ranked at all, including The Athletic. That would be a reach compared to Banks at 24.

Shows just how asinine player evaluations and journalists' opinions on grading drafts, can be.

In comment 16123923 robbieballs2003 said:

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In comment 16123919 SFGFNCGiantsFan said: Quote: I remember the consensus that Prince falling to us in '11 was a 'steal' & he was meh. Grading drafts or talking about 'steals' less than a month after the draft...fool's errand. Prince may not have been great but any player that plays as long as he did was a good pick.

He was misused here too, very awkward just watching a man press corner like him squat in zone, as bizarre looking as Dex rushing around the edge - or trying too. Just some weirdass drafting and coaching decisions.

In comment 16123957 US1 Giants said:

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on that list.

Typical "journalists" and their gold standard Dream Team fluffing.

In comment 16123919 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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I remember the consensus that Prince falling to us in '11 was a 'steal' & he was meh. Grading drafts or talking about 'steals' less than a month after the draft...fool's errand.

Prince was pretty solid for us. Sure, maybe not a "steal", but definitely not a bust. So yeah, I guess I agree with you, though I'd say he was slightly better than meh.

In comment 16124077 Spiciest Memelord said:

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In comment 16123957 US1 Giants said: Quote: on that list. Typical "journalists" and their gold standard Dream Team fluffing.

If you clicked the link and read the article, you'd see that the rankings have the Giants overall draft above the Eagles. Anything to put the word journalists in quotes though, amirite?