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Dare I say it...or even think it...in "size and play style, he reminds me of watching Jason Witten" (also a day 3 pick). Could we be so lucky?

Theo, Theo, Theo       

For me: I like RB Jaylen Wright, TE Theo Johnson, DTs Mekhi Wingo and Brandon Dorlus in 4th round

Carson Steele is an interesting player. He plays RB, but is built like a FB. Made the Freaks list for unreal strength...the downside, has "Hollywood Looks"

6'1" / 230

https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/carson-steele/12740

From The Athletic


"He made the Freaks List last year before having a monster season for Ball State, rushing for 1,556 yards. Not bad for a guy who only had one FBS scholarship offer. The Bruins were elated to get him in the transfer portal. Steele, at 6-1, 233, has wowed his new teammates with his strength. He bench-pressed 450 pounds and squatted 685. His wheels have been impressive too, clocking 20.96 MPH and vertical-jumping 35 inches.

Steele, with his long flowing locks, looks like a fit in Hollywood. He also owns a pet alligator named Crocky-J.

"He's a dawg," says Bruins center Duke Clemens. "He's huge. He's like a bowling ball. I always see him in the weight room doing extra work after we're done with our workouts. You know why he is the way he is. I'm excited for him this year. He definitely can plow some people. You're gonna see that this year."

Quote from: TONKA56 on Today at 10:57:55 AMIs Singletary that guy? 🤔

Do we have a goal line running back? 

I don't think in today's NFL there is such a thing as a goal line RB. The days of Csonka and "The Bus" are long gone. Defenses are bigger, faster, and stronger so few RBs can push a line out of the way with brute force...especially when the defense knows it's coming

I think a guy like Jaylen Wright might do as well as any in the draft. He's fast, shifty, strong, and plays with a nasty demeanor and unrivaled intensity. If he sees a crease, he's already trying to thread it

Quote from: Philosophers on Today at 10:19:18 AMIf you value explosiveness and don't mind overstocking a position, why not take Troy Franklin out of Oregon as another WR.  Explosive piece.  If he's the best out there and if the Eagles were loaded up at WR, they'd still take him.  Can't have enough BPA pieces either.

I've wondered the same thing. This draft was bloated with WRs, three of the best in years, and about 30 who would be in the top 100 in any other year. It's almost ridiculous the number of good WRs there are in this draft. Franklin is good, but the two WRs that I really like are Devontez Walker (NC) and Ainias Smith (Tex A&M). Smith is a little guy, but plays three positions WR/RB/PR-KR (ST ace and Swiss Army knife and plays like his hair is on fire and even blocks like he thinks he's a lineman...big football heart)

There will be good WRs that go undrafted this year...it's that loaded

From what I can devine from the draft so far

1) Offensive linemen of note, are depleted
2) Some top notch WRs still left
3) Only a few RBs of note are left
4) Defensive lineman of note, are depleted
5) Quite a few DBs are still available
6) No love for LBs this year
7) IMO - Schoen is looking for very specific pieces to build the Giants, not necessarily BPA

From The Atlantic

39. Jaden Hicks, S, Washington State (6-1, 215)
55. T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State (6-0, 194)
57. Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas (6-3, 245)
58. Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon (6-1, 176)
72. Spencer Rattler, QB, South Carolina (6-0, 211)
78. Austin Booker, Edge, Kansas (6-4, 253)
80. Theo Johnson, TE, Penn State (6-6, 259)
83. Jaylen Wright, RB, Tennessee (5-10, 210)
84. Malik Mustapha, S, Wake Forest (5-10, 206)
85. DJ James, CB, Auburn (5-11, 175)
89. Jared Wiley, TE, TCU (6-6, 249)
90. Malik Washington, WR, Virginia (5-8, 191)
92. Brandon Dorlus, DT, Oregon (6-3, 283)
93. Devontez Walker, WR, North Carolina (6-1, 193)
95. Mekhi Wingo, DT, LSU (6-0, 284)
96. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S, Texas Tech (5-10, 197)
97. Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin (6-1, 235)
98. Audric Estime, RB, Notre Dame (5-11, 222)
99. Christian Mahogany, G, Boston College (6-3, 314)
101. Cade Stover, TE, Ohio State (6-3, 247)

The NY Post's 10 Best Players Left

1) WR Troy Franklin, Oregon, 6-2, 176 (35)
2) CB T.J. Tampa, Iowa State, 6-1, 189 (54)
3) RB Jaylen Wright, Tennessee, 5-10, 210 (57)
4) S Jaden Hicks, Washington State, 6-2, 211 (58)
5) CB D.J. James, Auburn, 6-0, 175 (67)
6) TE Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas, 6-4, 245 (69)
7) WR Devontez Walker, North Carolina, 6-1, 193 (75)
8) LB Jeremiah Trotter, Jr., Clemson, 6-0, 228 (80)
9) CB Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri, 5-11, 179 (81)
10) TE Jared Wiley, TCU, 6-6, 249 (82)

Personally, I'd be pretty happy with DT Mekki Wingo. He's undersized for DT3, but he's a ball of muscle who plays like the cartoon character, the Tasmanian Devil

Surprised CB TJ Tampa is still on the board...go figure 

Quote from: Philosophers on Today at 12:14:56 AMYeah that's a good point about DTs being picked clean.  Hope it's a very athletic TE so not Cade Stover.

Cade Stover had the highest pass block rating of any TE in college...basically an extra offensive lineman. But we picked up two "block only" type TEs in FA, so probably won't happen. I think they like Theo, but your guess is as good as mine. Personally, if there is a RB they really like, they probably ought to get him because he won't be there in round 5...most likely

Giants have 3 picks left (barring trades) 7 (107th overall), Pick 31 (166th overall), Pick 7 (183rd overall)

Courtesy of ESPN

Quote from: Philosophers on April 26, 2024, 10:48:40 PMI think we lost our shot at the best Day 1 starting Guards.  Zinter was the last.  My guess is they like their FA signings.

Looks like DT and RB are their holes they may focus on.

I think they might be looking at TEs. They brought in Theo Johnson (the only TE) for a visit. They also brought in RB Trey Benson (the only RB), but he's gone. DT's have been picked clean except for Gabe Hall. We're on the clock tomorrow with the 6th pick, I expect it could be TE Theo Johnson or TE Cade Stover, DT3 Gabe Hall, or maybe one of the RBs Jaylen Wright, Braelen Allen, or Ray Davis 

Quote from: andrew_nyGiants on April 25, 2024, 07:26:34 PMOh ye of little faith!

The Knicks are living rent free in Nurse and Embiid's head.

That combined with our NEVER SAY DIE mindset, I'm feeling VERY GOOD about tonight.


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I said it was going to be very physical, because that's what teams think it will take to stop NY. And boy was it ever - first flagrant foul within minutes of tip off with an elbow to Divi's eye - bleeding like a sieve. Then Embid got away with a flagrant foul by stiff arming Mitch and then grabbing his leg as Mitch came down, causing him to land on the back of his neck under the basket...got a foul call, but it wasn't called flagrant - and everyone could see it was flagrant. Mitch could not return to the game. Then later, Embid wrapped up Hartenstein again as he was coming down the court, and this time brought up his knee with a hard shot to the groin, laying out I-Hart. That was called "Flagrant 1" and announcers both said that both flagrant 1s should've been flagrant 2s, and the first hard foul delivered by Embid should've been flagrant

Rough game. Thought I was watching hockey for a bit. It's obvious Philly's game plan - hard fouls over and over and try to injure a Knick

https://dailyknicks.com/posts/joel-embiid-selfish-excuse-dirty-play-infuriate-knicks-fans-all-over-again-robinson?sc=be165671da3b347e2b57f31b3de62ada4335dd4eb041bc409f5188d150192a90

No-brainer, the Giants made the right pick in Nabers