Elvis Dumervil fits well in the scheme he is in - he would not be a good fit for the Giants. Every team runs different defenses and tries to find players that match their schemes. The Giants have never had a 6-1 DE with 30 inch arms on their team - so I doubt they will be looking at Graham. Instead they look for 6-5 guys with long arms and wingspans - which is Pierre-Paul.
Pierre-Paul is the son of Haitian immigrants. Upon coming to this country, the language barriers prevented him from enrolling in four year colleges. He spent several years in community and junior colleges before enrolling at South Florida for his senior year. As evidenced by his 45 tackles, 6.5 sacks and First Team All Big East selection - he is more than just a gymnast. Granted, there is not a four year body of work to measure him by - thus the boom-or-bust tag is well deserved. But seeing that he didn't even start to play football until his senior year in high school, and given his prototypical body type - his best years are probably ahead of him.
Once again - it is not all about "production" and numbers. If it was, then Tim Tebow would be the #1 pick in the Draft. The NFL is full of busts who put up big numbers in college but whose skill-set does not translate into success at the Pro level.
Kindle has been a DE at Texas - so with his hand on the ground all those years, he may have a hard time learning his coverage responsibilities at the Sam LB position. Being that the Giants already have someone like that, I just don't see them picking another conversion project.
Pierre-Paul is the son of Haitian immigrants. Upon coming to this country, the language barriers prevented him from enrolling in four year colleges. He spent several years in community and junior colleges before enrolling at South Florida for his senior year. As evidenced by his 45 tackles, 6.5 sacks and First Team All Big East selection - he is more than just a gymnast. Granted, there is not a four year body of work to measure him by - thus the boom-or-bust tag is well deserved. But seeing that he didn't even start to play football until his senior year in high school, and given his prototypical body type - his best years are probably ahead of him.
Once again - it is not all about "production" and numbers. If it was, then Tim Tebow would be the #1 pick in the Draft. The NFL is full of busts who put up big numbers in college but whose skill-set does not translate into success at the Pro level.
Kindle has been a DE at Texas - so with his hand on the ground all those years, he may have a hard time learning his coverage responsibilities at the Sam LB position. Being that the Giants already have someone like that, I just don't see them picking another conversion project.