Big Blue Huddle

Other than @MightyGiants point involving adding depth, I see this whole thing differently.

The question to answer is how adding Nabers affects Wan'Dale Robinson, not Slayton. Nabers has the potential to be elite, and one position he can play is WR, and he will be paid like a #1 WR, but these coaches will not deploy him as a traditional #1 WR. 

I can't say how where all the pieces will be when the "dust" settles, but recall that Robinson played mostly out of the backfield in college, and Nabers spent a whole lot of time at LSU in the slot. I expect the Giants to move Nabers and Robinson around a lot and we'll see Robinson being used more like Barkley was. To get full value out of Nabers, they'll have to scheme him open (a lot more than if they had taken Odunze, for example). They can't just flank him out wide on every play.

Bob

PS. Ideally, (once Nabers has his feet on the ground, and assuming no injuries), Hyatt and Slayton will split time torturing defenses deep and one or both of them hopefully will have a big year (fingers crossed).

One of the smart ones.

But I'd have to meet them all to decide who I'm talking about... looks would be secondary.

If you find that difficult to believe, I don't blame you... but I'm serious.

Bob

Luckily, I had too much work to do this week and couldn't have participated in that stuff even if I wanted to. Bob

Nice job, Ceri !!!!  And thank you for offering/sharing this information. Bob

IMO the chart in the original post shows why you take Harrison over the other "good ones" if you have a choice. Bob

Jolly: IMO he's worth the money. Wish he were on the Giants. Bob

Quote from: AYM on April 21, 2024, 06:42:40 PMI don't know if I agree with this. The 2007 draft directly caused the team to win the Superbowl as every single player heavily contributed.

Going back a couple of years, the 2005 draft was light on picks but gave us Brandon Jacobs, Corey Webster, and Justin Tuck. That was a monster draft too.

AY: Great observation. I can agree that that draft was pivotal in producing a championship. But before that draft IMO Giants were already 'over the hump' and just needed to make solid selections (which they did) without trying to his any home runs, in order to finish the job of putting a Super-Bowl-capable squad around Eli. Bob

Quote from: Ed Vette on April 21, 2024, 04:03:48 PMT minus 4.
I can't believe you guys don't feel the significance and the excite level of this draft. Not since the 2018 draft. The impact? In 2018 the Giants still had Eli. In 2024, they are riding on Daniel Jones.

Ed: I get it but IMO too many of us here view this year's draft in a QB-centric manner, while I personally tend to think the Giants will draft no QB at all. With only six picks (barring some move that lands us one or two extra) IMO it's at least highly doubtful they will even take one on day three. In summation, rather than getting excited, I'm "steeling" myself for the aftermath here if my prediction is correct.    Bob

In the NFL, there exists a "hump" and you're either over or under it.

It's rare to be exactly on the hump, but I believe the owners/GM/Head Coach of the Giants believe we're on it.

I hope they're right... and I don't have to take a poll here to know where our members stand on that issue.

Bob

Quote from: MightyGiants on April 21, 2024, 10:19:18 AMBob,

For what it's worth, the rookie salary structure changed the drafting of the wrong QB narrative, in my opinion.  As long as the team drafting didn't give up too much draft capital (especially future draft capital), the swing and a miss don't cause the damage they once did, as a team can easily move on from their mistake.

Rich: What you said is true... but tell me the last time a team didn't give up "the ranch" to move up (for a QB). What you're really saying is that's it's even more dangerous for teams that move up for a QB than for teams that already own a top-3 pick. For one thing, bad drafting is likely the reason why the have a top-3 pick, so they are apt to pick the wrong guy anyways lol (adding to the danger). For another, no matter the salary rules, QB is still the most important pick so it's still the biggest mistake you can make. It's a near-death penalty rather than a death penalty. lol

Quote from: Philosophers on April 21, 2024, 10:12:27 AMRemember Mahommes was the 2nd QB drafted in 2017 and we all know he is now the best now.

Just because the Giants draft the 4th QB does not mean he wont be the best of the lot.

Phil: If you believed what I believe (i.e., none of the QB's this year is a sure-thing) then you also would have written what I wrote. I agree with your point, and that's what I mean by "lightning striking" (they Giants' view of which QB to take happens to coincide with reality a few years down the line, and not only does the "right" QB fall... they also pick him and hit the jackpot). The only way that happens is if there's a "sleeper" this year and the Giants know it AND they have the balls to pick him AND they're correct. Closest thing to the is Nix, just like @Ed Vette says (and I do not agree... at his age he should have elevated his college team this past season and he did not do so... and they were a better team than the Giants... probably lol). Bob

Quote from: MightyGiants on April 21, 2024, 10:16:18 AMBob, I made my declaration with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight.  I appreciate at the time the choice I illustrated was not the one being debated.

Rich: To my recollection, it indeed WAS for one of our members... the guy who started this thread!!! Bob

Quote from: MightyGiants on April 21, 2024, 07:15:06 AMIn terms of impactful drafts, most involved hits throughout the draft at much higher hit rates.  Rarely have such historic drafts been identified at the time they were made.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/04/06/2023-nfl-draft-greatest-classes-for-every-team

Sadly, and I mean sadly, here's the conclusion about the Giants for those who don't want to look it up:

Despite their illustrious history, the Giants are without a signature draft class. Still, in 1956, New York found a Hall of Famer who inspired a documentary in linebacker Sam Huff. Huff, who earned enshrinement into the Hall of Fame, was arguably the most iconic defensive player of his era. Alongside Huff, the Giants also selected defensive end Jim Katcavage in the fourth round, who made two first-team All-Pro appearances and is credited with 92.5 unofficial sacks.

At least we have a handful of Super Bowl wins, but how sad is it that our favorite team has never nailed a draft in 100 YEARS of drafting?  Does anyone here want to be next-in-line after Schoen? lol

Bob

I don't think there's a story there, Rich. The narrative is the same as it has been since the Giants "earned" Pick Six by stinking up the stadium last year. Even we rank amateurs know how important QBs are (especially with today's rules), so any time you get a shot at someone in whom you have great confidence, conviction and belief, you act on it. 

It's always been clear that the Giants are close enough to the top that if lightning struck, they would be hit by it. If somehow a QB no one expects to fall to six does so, of course they will pounce. I would do it even if Tom Brady were my starting QB, because a proven QB is gold. 

It's just not going to happen because (1) only Daniels IMO is worth taking the shot; (2) no way he falls that far; (3) I seriously doubt the Giants believe ANY of this year's group is a sure thing, so even if they have a different favorite than mine, these points still apply; (4) the Giants can't fail with this pick (regardless of the position he plays) or like @Ed Vette says such a mistake can set a team back a decade; so (5) they will take a more "conservative" approach by taking seconds from the WR bin rather than thirds or fourth from the QB bin (which is the most dangerous pick a team can make, for obvious reasons).

Bob

Quote from: MightyGiants on April 21, 2024, 07:15:06 AMYou could argue the 2018 draft was the most important in the sense that the Giants drafted Barkley instead of Josh Allen.

Rich: Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're NOT saying it has become known that the Giants' choice that year was between Barkley & Josh Allen.  In conjunction with the original post by @Ed Vette  you are giving an example of how one key decision in a draft (espeically if it involves a QB as one of the options) could theoretically have made a huge difference to the Giants' fortunes (and in their overall performance since the year that decision was made).  Bob