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Yikes...looking back @ 2021 Giants draft.

SFGFNCGiantsFan : 4/29/2024 6:53 pm
KT89, Azeez, Aaron Robinson, Elerson Smith, Brightwell, & Rodarius Williams. Well, it's been 3 years & I'd give this draft a D+, & that might be me being kind.

Kadarius...nothing needs to be said.
Azeez: the best player in this draft class, though he's never on the field.
Aaron Robinson: Another guy who is always injured & I seemingly have to remind myself he's on the roster.
Elerson Smith: Now on LVR & I'm hard pressed to think of one play he made as a Giant. Can you?
Brightwell: Good ST player.
Rodarius Williams: No longer in the league.

I wish  
larryinnewhaven : 4/29/2024 6:54 pm : link
you graded my papers in College. Youre very generous Haha
This is why the QB or bust crowd  
JT039 : 4/29/2024 6:55 pm : link
Needs to look at. When you go an entire draft. One that you have a top 12 pick and don’t get ONE reliable starter yet alone a good one…

Your team is going to suck.
you can add Evan Neal and Cordale Flott from trade downs  
Eric on Li : 4/29/2024 6:56 pm : link
feel better now?
There was speculation  
Lines of Scrimmage : 4/29/2024 6:59 pm : link
Dave wanted Darrisaw.
Crazy how Giants completely fummeled the bag  
Modog : 4/29/2024 7:00 pm : link
By all accounts they had their sights set on Devontae Smith. But when Howie Roseman struck, as he tends to do, trading with Cowpokes no less, grabbing Smith in front of our eye . What does DG and Mara do, drop to 20... forget drafting Micah Parsons or OT Slater both major position of need, let's grab the headcase who can't read a playbook. To be fair, no one could of predicted Micah would become the pass rusher he did since he was not used like he is now, but still there was a reason he was considered a top pick 15.
Not good  
jeff57 : 4/29/2024 7:01 pm : link
One of the reason the team is in the shape it is.
RE: This is why the QB or bust crowd  
ThomasG : 4/29/2024 7:02 pm : link
In comment 16499884 JT039 said:
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Needs to look at. When you go an entire draft. One that you have a top 12 pick and don’t get ONE reliable starter yet alone a good one…

Your team is going to suck.


Ummm, would think this is more of a reason why they should take some risks on drafting QBs more often. It's not like they are nailing it with position players.
Brutal  
eric2425ny : 4/29/2024 7:09 pm : link
This draft started off as a nightmare, and the results confirm it wasn’t just a nightmare that evening.
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BleedBlue : 4/29/2024 7:11 pm : link
dogshit but you can do this legit with every team at one point or another.

the draft isnt easy...

also, SOMEONE was drafting toney in first round so SOMEONE was getting that bum. does it make that guy a bad GM?

I only really kill GMs if they try to be smarter than everyone and force a pick like christian ponder at 7 or jones at 6(less so because lots of reports, he was going around 10).


point is SOMEONE is taking those guys... easy to pile on in hindsight. MANY people loved the ojulari pick at 50. great value there
RE: Brutal  
ThomasG : 4/29/2024 7:12 pm : link
In comment 16499901 eric2425ny said:
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This draft started off as a nightmare, and the results confirm it wasn’t just a nightmare that evening.


If Neal doesn't pull it together this season, the nightmare from that 2021 draft/deals will have reached 4 long years.
RE: RE: Brutal  
BleedBlue : 4/29/2024 7:14 pm : link
In comment 16499904 ThomasG said:
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This draft started off as a nightmare, and the results confirm it wasn’t just a nightmare that evening.



If Neal doesn't pull it together this season, the nightmare from that 2021 draft/deals will have reached 4 long years.


again... easy to shit on Neal and schoen for making the pick but he was a consensus top 3 OT in the entire draft. someoone was taking him top 10... some people had him top 5.

hindsight is perfect vision
Modog  
ColHowPepper : 4/29/2024 7:15 pm : link
You had to remind me? Definition of tunnel vision: we didn’t get our receiver? WE MUST HAVE A RECEIVER
Wanted Parsons  
Dave on the UWS : 4/29/2024 7:17 pm : link
in that draft. He had the look of an impact player coming out. What he became NO ONE foresaw.
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Go Terps : 4/29/2024 7:25 pm : link
I'd say this draft is a good reminder for those that get excited by shiny toys.
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eric2425ny : 4/29/2024 7:25 pm : link
In comment 16499903 BleedBlue said:
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dogshit but you can do this legit with every team at one point or another.

the draft isnt easy...

also, SOMEONE was drafting toney in first round so SOMEONE was getting that bum. does it make that guy a bad GM?

I only really kill GMs if they try to be smarter than everyone and force a pick like christian ponder at 7 or jones at 6(less so because lots of reports, he was going around 10).


point is SOMEONE is taking those guys... easy to pile on in hindsight. MANY people loved the ojulari pick at 50. great value there


The fact that DG drafted Jones at 6 and then did this makes total sense. He sucked balls as a GM.
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eric2425ny : 4/29/2024 7:28 pm : link
In comment 16499918 Go Terps said:
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I'd say this draft is a good reminder for those that get excited by shiny toys.


I’m not a Schoen apologist, but looking at Nabers and the stream of phenomenal receivers LSU has turned out the past decade he was a good pick after we got boxed out of the top 3 QB’s.

It’s not like he picked Nabers between 1-3 and passed on Caleb Williams, Daniels, and Maye.
Ellerson Smith  
jmdvm : 4/29/2024 7:30 pm : link
Didn't he block a punt that resulted in a TD?
RE: ...  
Mr. Nickels : 4/29/2024 7:32 pm : link
In comment 16499903 BleedBlue said:
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dogshit but you can do this legit with every team at one point or another.

the draft isnt easy...

also, SOMEONE was drafting toney in first round so SOMEONE was getting that bum. does it make that guy a bad GM?

I only really kill GMs if they try to be smarter than everyone and force a pick like christian ponder at 7 or jones at 6(less so because lots of reports, he was going around 10).


point is SOMEONE is taking those guys... easy to pile on in hindsight. MANY people loved the ojulari pick at 50. great value there


Toney was not a 1st rd player
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JT039 : 4/29/2024 7:38 pm : link
In comment 16499918 Go Terps said:
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I'd say this draft is a good reminder for those that get excited by shiny toys.


Like Malik Willis?
Who had a good draft?  
armstead98 : 4/29/2024 7:39 pm : link
Not defending ours but if you look back, seems like a pretty weak class.

Detroit getting Sewell and then St. Brown in the 4th looks great.
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Bad drafting is how we got here  
Chip : 4/29/2024 7:45 pm : link
It goes back to Jerry Reese and Gettleman who drafted a little bit better but he had higher picks most of the time. George Young and Ernie Accorsi were much better. Schoen did a Gettleman with the Brian Burns trade getting the right to pay a guy (Burns) and giving up a 2nd and 5th. Sound familiar it was the same deal as Williams which was criticized here.
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UberAlias : 4/29/2024 7:47 pm : link
In comment 16499918 Go Terps said:
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I'd say this draft is a good reminder for those that get excited by shiny toys.


Um, and your point is, we should have sat there and drafted Justin Fields? Mac Jones? Great point! I'm sorry, Parsons was the right move there, not QB --and by a mile.
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BleedBlue : 4/29/2024 7:50 pm : link
In comment 16499929 Mr. Nickels said:
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dogshit but you can do this legit with every team at one point or another.

the draft isnt easy...

also, SOMEONE was drafting toney in first round so SOMEONE was getting that bum. does it make that guy a bad GM?

I only really kill GMs if they try to be smarter than everyone and force a pick like christian ponder at 7 or jones at 6(less so because lots of reports, he was going around 10).


point is SOMEONE is taking those guys... easy to pile on in hindsight. MANY people loved the ojulari pick at 50. great value there



Toney was not a 1st rd player


You can debate it but many will disagree.
RE: RE: RE: Brutal  
ThomasG : 4/29/2024 7:56 pm : link
In comment 16499905 BleedBlue said:
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This draft started off as a nightmare, and the results confirm it wasn’t just a nightmare that evening.



If Neal doesn't pull it together this season, the nightmare from that 2021 draft/deals will have reached 4 long years.



again... easy to shit on Neal and schoen for making the pick but he was a consensus top 3 OT in the entire draft. someoone was taking him top 10... some people had him top 5.

hindsight is perfect vision


I probably would have picked Neal too so not crapping on the decision. Just relating all back to the draft of 2021 and how nothing went well from it, even future picks we got from it.

Curse of Gettleman.

Move on  
Snorkels : 4/29/2024 7:58 pm : link
C.mon guys: That was three years ago; move on. Or do you guys just enjoy making yourself and everyone else around you miserable. You must be fun at parties.
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UberAlias : 4/29/2024 7:58 pm : link
In comment 16499936 UberAlias said:
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I'd say this draft is a good reminder for those that get excited by shiny toys.



Um, and your point is, we should have sat there and drafted Justin Fields? Mac Jones? Great point! I'm sorry, Parsons was the right move there, not QB --and by a mile.
Plus, the shiny toy WRs in that draft look a hell of a lot better than the QBs do, outside of Trevor Lawrence, and even he's performed well short of expectations.
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ThomasG : 4/29/2024 8:05 pm : link
In comment 16499940 BleedBlue said:
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dogshit but you can do this legit with every team at one point or another.

the draft isnt easy...

also, SOMEONE was drafting toney in first round so SOMEONE was getting that bum. does it make that guy a bad GM?

I only really kill GMs if they try to be smarter than everyone and force a pick like christian ponder at 7 or jones at 6(less so because lots of reports, he was going around 10).


point is SOMEONE is taking those guys... easy to pile on in hindsight. MANY people loved the ojulari pick at 50. great value there



Toney was not a 1st rd player



You can debate it but many will disagree.


2 cent head trumps whatever football value he had. You can’t draft guys like this.
D+  
pjcas18 : 4/29/2024 8:07 pm : link
is a grade we don't like to give out.
Toney  
Toth029 : 4/29/2024 8:16 pm : link
Was consistently in the 1st round projection and mostly pegged to go to the Titans in that draft.

Of course this is the projection and doesn't include what teams thought about him when they brought him in for an interview.

Still remember a large number saying he'll succeed in a great situation with Reid and Mahomes. Blaming Jones, Judge, Dave, etc. for his failures.
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Go Terps : 4/29/2024 8:17 pm : link
In comment 16499936 UberAlias said:
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I'd say this draft is a good reminder for those that get excited by shiny toys.



Um, and your point is, we should have sat there and drafted Justin Fields? Mac Jones? Great point! I'm sorry, Parsons was the right move there, not QB --and by a mile.


I'll never argue with drafting a pass rusher or an offensive lineman.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 4/29/2024 8:20 pm : link
KT89 was going in the first. Urban loved him. They took Etienne @ 25 after Toney was off the board.
It would not have mattered who was drafted that year. Judge couldn’t  
Ivan15 : 4/29/2024 8:45 pm : link
Coach them.
RE: RE: This is why the QB or bust crowd  
Mike from Ohio : 4/29/2024 8:51 pm : link
In comment 16499894 ThomasG said:
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Needs to look at. When you go an entire draft. One that you have a top 12 pick and don’t get ONE reliable starter yet alone a good one…

Your team is going to suck.



Ummm, would think this is more of a reason why they should take some risks on drafting QBs more often. It's not like they are nailing it with position players.


Yeah it isn’t often someone refutes their own point in their post.

How bad would one of those busts be if it were a QB? Exactly the same. In many cases position players bust too.

What you did was make an argument for occasionally taking a stab at a QB.
RE: This is why the QB or bust crowd  
bwitz : 4/29/2024 8:55 pm : link
In comment 16499884 JT039 said:
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Needs to look at. When you go an entire draft. One that you have a top 12 pick and don’t get ONE reliable starter yet alone a good one…

Your team is going to suck.


No. This is what happens when you have a moronic GM like Gettleman. Plain and simple.
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bwitz : 4/29/2024 9:01 pm : link
In comment 16499940 BleedBlue said:
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dogshit but you can do this legit with every team at one point or another.

the draft isnt easy...

also, SOMEONE was drafting toney in first round so SOMEONE was getting that bum. does it make that guy a bad GM?

I only really kill GMs if they try to be smarter than everyone and force a pick like christian ponder at 7 or jones at 6(less so because lots of reports, he was going around 10).


point is SOMEONE is taking those guys... easy to pile on in hindsight. MANY people loved the ojulari pick at 50. great value there



Toney was not a 1st rd player



You can debate it but many will disagree.


Debate what? He’s not good, at all, and it’s been proven.

Coming into THAT draft, maybe. But now, the guy is the definition of a bust.
This is the draft that everyone complains we didn't pick Parsons in  
BestFeature : 4/29/2024 9:06 pm : link
and traded down and then you still see people complaining we didn't trade down this year. Nabers was a better prospect than Parsons.
RE: RE: RE: This is why the QB or bust crowd  
ThomasG : 4/29/2024 9:22 pm : link
In comment 16500059 Mike from Ohio said:
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Needs to look at. When you go an entire draft. One that you have a top 12 pick and don’t get ONE reliable starter yet alone a good one…

Your team is going to suck.



Ummm, would think this is more of a reason why they should take some risks on drafting QBs more often. It's not like they are nailing it with position players.



Yeah it isn’t often someone refutes their own point in their post.



Dep refutes others so often, he must have gotten carried away.
RE: Who had a good draft?  
ThreePoints : 4/29/2024 9:32 pm : link
In comment 16499933 armstead98 said:
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Not defending ours but if you look back, seems like a pretty weak class.

Detroit getting Sewell and then St. Brown in the 4th looks great. Link - ( New Window )


For all the "Philadelphia always drafts well" take a look at their draft. They have a great first pick, sure, but everyone else is either unproven, meh or out of the league.
I hated that draft  
Sean : 4/29/2024 9:55 pm : link
NYG gets boxed out by Smith due to Philly & Dallas making a trade. Rico reports that NYG was not prepared when they traded down and didn't know what to do. Smith would have solved a big WR issue at the time. Oh and the first acquired in 2022 turned into Evan Neal.

That draft was a disaster and Philly & Dallas added blue chip talent.
RE: RE: RE: RE: This is why the QB or bust crowd  
JT039 : 4/29/2024 9:59 pm : link
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Needs to look at. When you go an entire draft. One that you have a top 12 pick and don’t get ONE reliable starter yet alone a good one…

Your team is going to suck.



Ummm, would think this is more of a reason why they should take some risks on drafting QBs more often. It's not like they are nailing it with position players.



Yeah it isn’t often someone refutes their own point in their post.





Dep refutes others so often, he must have gotten carried away.


Googs - your meltdown over from the draft? You were embarrassing before the draft and during it. It’s pathetic when the owner of the site says your posting is garbage.

But it has been for years under many handles.
I mean, the draft gets an F  
barens : 4/29/2024 10:10 pm : link
because both the Eagles and Cowboys improved greatly at our expense. Just a really good kick to the nuts.
RE: Wanted Parsons  
Fifty Six : 4/29/2024 10:21 pm : link
In comment 16499910 Dave on the UWS said:
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in that draft. He had the look of an impact player coming out. What he became NO ONE foresaw.


Parsons would have been a perfect way to fuck the cowboys for trading with the eagles. Dave sucked hard.
I don't think anyone could have predicted how Parsons  
barens : 4/29/2024 10:27 pm : link
turned out, but it kills me that what you hear is the Giants didn't want to take him because of character concerns, yet...Toney.
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ThomasG : 4/29/2024 11:13 pm : link
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Needs to look at. When you go an entire draft. One that you have a top 12 pick and don’t get ONE reliable starter yet alone a good one…

Your team is going to suck.



Ummm, would think this is more of a reason why they should take some risks on drafting QBs more often. It's not like they are nailing it with position players.



Yeah it isn’t often someone refutes their own point in their post.





Dep refutes others so often, he must have gotten carried away.



Googs - your meltdown over from the draft? You were embarrassing before the draft and during it. It’s pathetic when the owner of the site says your posting is garbage.

But it has been for years under many handles.


If only I had some Kleenex to wipe away the tears from your mean words. Haha.
Aren’t enough tissues  
JT039 : 4/29/2024 11:34 pm : link
In this world for your bitching and crying. Biggest baby (or bitch, whatever you prefer)on this site. Under at least a dozen handles.
RE: There was speculation  
sb from NYT Forum : 4/30/2024 12:11 am : link
In comment 16499890 Lines of Scrimmage said:
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Dave wanted Darrisaw.


Stop posting lies. Gettleman wanted Toney, multiple insiders confirmed this.
To sum it up  
Modog : 4/30/2024 9:00 am : link
Both Eagles and Cowboys had excellent picks. Giants got caught with their pants down when Howie grabbed their guy, and moved down to 20. The pick they got from the Beads turned into Evan Neal. Bears drafted Fields and moved on from him in three years. Now in 2024 it's come full circle for them.

Meanwhile Giants are more or less in the same position rolling out a bad QB now in year 6. Bad drafting and failure to pivot off those bad draft picks, in this case Dan Jones at 6 overall in 2019, is how the Giants have been bad for years now
The Biggest Mistake  
Samiam : 4/30/2024 9:05 am : link
We had a crappy OL for a number of years (still do). I don’t have a problem trading down and getting that extra 1st round pick especially given the probability that it would be a high #1. But, not taking Darrisaw was a major mistake given that we ended up with Toney. And, it’s hard for me to believe that there were not warning signs about Toney and his issues. By all accounts, Darrisaw is a very good OT who has been pretty healthy.

Add in taking a QB like Jones over a pass rushing playmaker like Josh Allen and it’s a few reasons that Gettleman was the worst GM .
Would be Interesting to see  
DaveInTampa : 4/30/2024 9:08 am : link
How all the supposed experts graded this draft at the time
RE: Would be Interesting to see  
jestersdead : 4/30/2024 9:15 am : link
In comment 16500461 DaveInTampa said:
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How all the supposed experts graded this draft at the time

Not hard to look up...here are 2

https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/big-blue-plus/giants-2021-draft-class-still-a-lot-to-like-says-pff
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"shiny toys" is an interesting metaphor Terps. It seems like the  
Victor in CT : 4/30/2024 9:27 am : link
Giants are chasing the "shiny toy" or the latest hot trend every year rather than having a plan of what type of team they want to be acquiring the types of players and coaches to get there while removing the ones who don't fit the profile.

This George Young/Perkins/Parcells 101. The model is in the building.

The Giants to me seem rudderless with no idea what they want to be or how to get there. I hope I'm wrong. Another regime change is another 5 years of mediocre to bad teams.
The last Gettleman draft  
cjac : 4/30/2024 9:42 am : link
That guy put this team backwards a decade
Still Relevant b/c It Points to NYG Scouting Dept Failures  
MojoEd : 4/30/2024 9:43 am : link
It wasn’t just Gettleman. NYG drafting failures were systemic. Objectively, NYG scouting department was the worst in the division. Schoen has made changes, but jury is still out if that problem has been fixed.
Could lack of player development  
compton : 4/30/2024 9:58 am : link
be a contributing factor in those draft picks failing? I think so. The Giants have been dreadful in developing rookie players.
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