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http://www.seattleseahawksteamonline.com/shaquem-griffin-jersey , N.J. (AP) Dave Gettleman and the New York Giants have to answer one question
heading into the NFL draft with the second pick overall.
Is there another Eli Manning?
If the new general manager is convinced there is a guy who can lead to the team to a couple of Super Bowls – and the Cleveland Browns haven’t taken him –
the Giants grab a quarterback.
Article continues below ... It’s that simple when you are coming off a 3-13 season and Manning is 37 years old. General managers don’t pass on quarterbacks who have the potential to
make everyone on the team better. That’s what Ernie Accorsi did in 2004, when he
engineered a blockbuster draft-day trade for Manning.
Accorsi was convinced Manning was a can’t-miss QB, and it didn’t hurt that the Ole Miss product didn’t want to play on the West Coast. So the Giants
packaged Philip Rivers, who they took with the No. 4 pick overall, their
third-round pick that year and their first and fifth-round choices in 2005 and
sent them to San Diego.
It was a big price. The return was Super Bowl titles after the 2007 and ’11 seasons. Well worth it.
”When you’re picking this high, if you make a mistake, you’re done
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hurt the franchise for probably five years. It’s a five-year mistake. Yeah, it’s
a big decision, but as long as you’ve done your homework and turned all the
rocks over, you will come to the right answer. You ask the right questions and
you will get the right answers.”
Four quarterbacks in the draft class are attractive: Josh Allen of Wyoming, Sam Darnold of Southern California
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”It’s a really a neat group to evaluate because they are all different players,” said Gettleman, who spent four-plus seasons as the general manager of
the Carolina Panthers before being fired in July. ”With the second pick, I’m
sitting at Ben and Jerry’s and I’ve got a lot of flavors to look at and they’re
all different.”
Manning seemingly has a year or two left in the tank, so there will be no rush to play a rookie if the Giants pick a quarterback.
If they decide not to, they have needs at running back
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Saquon Barkley of Penn State clearly is the top running back. He offers the added bonus of being a return man.
Bradley Chubb of North Carolina State is the top defensive end, while guard Quenton Nelson of Notre Dame is probably the most NFL-ready offensive lineman,
although guards usually are not taken this high.
The other needs can be filled in later rounds.
The release of veteran receiver Brandon Marshall will have New York looking for a big receiver for the offense being installed by new coach Pat Shurmur. He
replaced Ben McAdoo, fired less than a year after leading the franchise to its
first playoff berth since the 2011 season.
Signing Kareem Martin as a free agent and acquiring Alec Ogletree in a trade with the Rams gave the Giants outside linebackers for the new 3-4 system of
defensive coordinator James Bettcher. Gettleman needs some inside linebackers.
B.J. Goodson was good when healthy last season, but an ankle injury limited him
to seven games.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Failing to fix the offensive line was a major reason last season went south and Reese was canned in early December. Gettleman is good at finding hogs. He
signed tackle Matt Kalil as a veteran free agent and guard Andrew Norwell as an
undrafted college player while drafting guard Trai Turner and tackle Daryl
Williams in his time with the Panthers. Since joining the Giants, he signed free
agent left tackle Nate Solder
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but the rest of the linemen need to improve. Finding a good guard or two in the
draft will fix the problem.
HITS, MISSES AND BARGAINS
Tight end Evan Engram (first round, 2017) and Odell Beckham Jr. (first round, 2014) have been outstanding picks. Cornerback Eli Apple (first round, 2016) and
Flowers (first round, 2015) have been disappointments. The Giants have done well
in the second round with defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (2017)
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more often than not.
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