Loading ...After The Donovan McNabb trade, many of the cards have been shuffled with respect to the top of the draft. That said, I have rounded up a number of mock drafts in order to see who the blog sphere has landing in New York.
Walter Football: C.J. Spiller
General manager Jerry Reese is a big believer in taking the best player on his board. With rumors circling that several teams are thinking about trading up for C.J. Spiller, it’s clear that many believe that the Clemson product is a borderline top-10 talent. If Reese agrees with this notion, he will look into drafting Spiller if he sticks with his BPA strategy.
Some may be opposed to taking a running back in the top half of the NFL Draft, especially one who won’t be able to carry the ball 20-plus times per game. But Spiller is a dynamic weapon and a home-run threat. The Giants need an explosive player like him on offense, especially with Brandon Jacobs being injury-prone and Ahmad Bradshaw unable to assume Derrick Ward’s role as a reliable pass-catcher.
NFL.com (Charles Davis): Rolando McClain
He’s awfully skilled, will strike, and has the smarts and savvy to run an NFL defense. The Giants will be fortunate if he is still available at this pick.
CBS Sports (Pete Prisco): C.J. Spiller
Sports Illustrated (Don Banks): Sean Weatherspoon
With the coveted McClain gone, the Giants shift their focus to Weatherspoon to fill their need at inside linebacker. This is higher than we’ve had Weatherspoon going in previous mocks, but he can play both inside and outside linebacker. New York is not stretching to give him a mid-round grade.
Weatherspoon and McClain seem to be consensus picks for those who think The Giants will draft for need.
The only way I see The Giants landing McClain is if they trade up. I am convinced that he will not be there at 15.
The fact that Antonio Pierce was cut so quickly tells me that The Giants have a contingency plan in place for the middle linebacker position on the roster. There are no sure things in the draft, and I am sure Reese and company had not even begun to scratch the surface of their draft preparation when Pierce was cut.
Clearly they are okay with what they have to some extent.
This leads me to believe that they will indeed select C.J. Spiller should he be available at 15.
San Fransisco is a threat to select both Spiller and Haden, and I could see Big Blue jumping them and Seattle to land one of those 2 players. San Fransisco holds most of the cards in the Spiller/Haden Sweekstakes. Both The Niners and Seahawks have 2 first round picks, meaning that they dictate the top of the draft board.
We may see Jerry Reese’s first trade up in this draft to secure one of those two players.
All that said, I would love to see Weatherspoon in Blue as well.
Should be a great day for The Giants.
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I expect Kyle to be all up in FF55′s grill with a cell phone camera…TMZ style! I dunno about you guys, but I’m hoping we don’t get a crotch-shot ala Britney Spears.
In thinking about it I’ve come up with one trade-down scenario that makes sense and could happen.
New England has three second round picks, including the #44 and, I think, the #48. They’re at #22 in the first round. They also clearly covet Graham or Kindle, but one or both might be gone by pick #22 but probably won’t be by #15. Why not trade down to #22 in exchange for the #44 pick if Reese’s top target is already gone, or do it early in the draft and then package #15 and the extra pick from the Pats to move up to get the guy he wants in the first round?
If he can’t make the trade back up (or doesn’t want to) he still has two high picks in Round 2 and the #22 pick, where he can probably get one of his top 3-4 targets. Take his #46 pick in Round 2 and perhaps his Round 3 pick to trade up to the top of the second round and get another of his top targets while retaining the #44 pick at which he takes their best-rated remaining defensive tackle.
The Pats would still have two second round picks left so the deal works for them. I think everyone wins.
I think I can PROBABLY live with Goff at MLB next year, assuming we bolster the line. If we can grab a steal like Haden or Wilson in the 1st, and then someone like Houston in the 2nd…I think I’d be happy with that. I’d also be happy with someone like Morgan. This is seriously the first draft that I can remember where there’s not a straight up, general consensus between 1-2 guys. A few years back it was Revis, Hall and Ross. Then Kenny Phillips. Then Bey, Nicks, Britt. This year it’s McClain, Haden, Spiller, Morgan, D. Williams, Weatherspoon, Pouncey, etc etc. Mind blowing.
ff55- So who do you draft at 22?
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