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are on the list

https://x.com/TalkinGiants/status/1784364601645109725

Here is a tracker

https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/2024-undrafted-free-agent-tracker

I would like to see a QB and take as many guards as they can


https://www.nfl.com/news/top-undrafted-rookie-free-agents-following-the-2024-nfl-draft

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on Today at 07:28:18 PMI actually don't believe this to be the case, myself. Pretty much everyone in the media including respected, resourceful insider types like Ian Rappaport claims the Giants tried very hard to get a deal done with the Pats, but it simply wasn't possible (without the terms being obscene to the point of not being worth it).

I think the reason they didn't draft McCarthy is not that they were unwilling to draft a QB with Jones under control. The owner (who has been perhaps the biggest Jones advocate in the building) himself said he was fine with them drafting a QB in the first round. The reason they didn't take McCarthy is because they didn't believe he was worthy of being taken sixth overall. And they couldn't get the guy they wanted. Simple as that.

One thing I heard on a podcast today.  If the Giants drafted a QB just to draft a QB, then you are keeping the team from finding the right QB for the next couple of drafts

Quote from: katkavage on Today at 06:04:38 PMYup. They were never going to draft a QB with Jones under that horrific contract. Giants are so predictable.

I actually don't believe this to be the case, myself. Pretty much everyone in the media including respected, resourceful insider types like Ian Rappaport claims the Giants tried very hard to get a deal done with the Pats, but it simply wasn't possible (without the terms being obscene to the point of not being worth it).

I think the reason they didn't draft McCarthy is not that they were unwilling to draft a QB with Jones under control. The owner (who has been perhaps the biggest Jones advocate in the building) himself said he was fine with them drafting a QB in the first round. The reason they didn't take McCarthy is because they didn't believe he was worthy of being taken sixth overall. And they couldn't get the guy they wanted. Simple as that.

I think this young man is Coughlin's replacement



Q. Could you do me one quickie on the kid from UCLA, what did you see from him?

JOE SCHOEN: Yeah, he's a good football player. He was actually with Ghoby (Michael Ghobrial), our special teams coach, they crossed paths at Hawaii. 440 career tackles, hasn't missed a game, smart, tough, dependable, instinctive. Our special teams coach, he's coached him, has a vision for him on special teams. He was at the East-West, and I would say -- Tyrone Tracy was, too. Having our coaches and Shea at the Senior Bowl with Theo. I think there's a little bit of competitive advantage in terms of -- again, going back to Dabs' staff and their willingness to sacrifice their time to help us in this process, and I would say all three of those guys that we took today, our coaches had intimate knowledge of those guys from the all-star games.

So we are excited about Darius. He's a good football player. He's a good football player.

Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 04:44:00 PMI am not asking for your favorite or most impactful (although you can factor that into your vote).  The question is which pick had the most value?

One more thing - thank you Rich for providing us with scouting reports on each pick. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.


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Q. Where does Tyrone Tracy in that kind of mold? He's going to be 25.

BRIAN DABOLL: Some of these guys are older, too, relative to what people have been through the past few years, I would say, COVID and all those other things. Some guys are a little bit older. He's a former receiver. In terms of yards per carry, he's been pretty good. He's an athlete who has played receiver and then played running back and has some good production. We'll throw him in the mix. Whether that's in the kickoff return game or whether that's at running back or the receiving part of it, we've got to do a good job of getting him in here and seeing where he's at and then trying to fit him into the things that he can do well.

Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 04:44:00 PMI am not asking for your favorite or most impactful (although you can factor that into your vote).  The question is which pick had the most value?

Bill Polian once said " teams evaluate Drafts based on the amount of value they gathered and fans evaluate Drafts based on how many needs were filled".

We don't know what the Giants' Draft Board looked like so it's difficult to assess value.  But it's essentially sticking to their grades and not reaching to fill needs. But as have discussed over the years, the mantra really is " best player on the Board at a position of need."


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