Authentic Deandre Baker Jersey , N.J. (AP) — After making three picks on the opening day of the NFL draft, New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman was
quick to say how great it is when need and value match.It ended up being the
story of all three days of the draft for the Giants, who are in a serious
rebuilding mode after winning eight games over the past two seasons.Much had to
be replaced with the trades of star receiver Odell Beckham Jr and top sacker
Olivier Vernon to Cleveland, the loss of Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins to
Washington in free agency, and a roster that had holes and a lack of
depth.Gettleman got top-quality players with three first-round picks, but he
also put his job on the line taking Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the No. 6
pick overall.The Giants aren’t going to shove Jones into the starting lineup. He
is going to learn for a year or so behind two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning,
who is 38 years old and entering the final year of an $84 million
contract.However, that’s a big sacrifice. The Giants need a quarterback for the
future. Their fans also want them to win now, especially after missing the
playoffs six of the past seven seasons and finishing 5-11 last season.The
problem is there is no guarantee Jones is going to be a sure thing. He was rated
by some as the fourth-best quarterback prospect in the draft. Gettleman and
coach Pat Shurmur believe he can be a franchise player.“I have to think short
term and I have to think long term,” Gettleman said of using a No. 6 for a
player who probably won’t see much action in 2019.“That’s the box I am in.
Coaches have to win now and I ask myself a million times
Deandre Baker Jersey Boys , ‘Have I given Pat and the guys enough players to win?’ It’s tough.”Gettleman said he knew two teams would have taken Jones had he
not done so at No. 6, adding it was not easy to pass on Kentucky edge player
Josh Allen, who was taken at No. 7 by Jacksonville.“But I think that much of
Daniel Jones and his future as an NFL quarterback,” he added.Time will tell, but
there is a lot riding on it for the 68-year-old Gettleman, who just finished his
second draft since replacing Jerry Reese.Here’s the quick takeaway from the
draft:WHO THEY GOTIn addition to Jones, the Giants drafted seven players on
defense, a speedy wide receiver and an offensive tackle.The defense needed the
most help after finishing 24th in the league and registering 30 sacks, tied for
second lowest in the league in 2018.The D line and the secondary got the most
help.Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence of Clemson was the 17th pick overall. He
is a run stuffer at 344 pounds who can get a push in the middle to help the
rush.Cornerback Deandre Baker of Georgia was the third of New York’s three
first-round picks, No. 30 overall. The Giants feel he was the top cover
cornerback in the draft.Defensive end Oshane Ximines was taken in the third
round. He is the first player drafted out of Old Dominion
Infant Deandre Baker Jersey , where he had 33 sacks.Notre Dame cornerback Julian Love was taken in the fourth round. He is fast and can play both the slot and
the outside in coverage.Wisconsin inside linebacker Ryan Connelly was the first
of two fifth-round picks. He is a fast sideline-to-sideline player who had 89
tackles before his season was ended by hernia surgery. Auburn wide receiver
Darius Slayton is a sprinter who averaged 20.3 yards per catch in his career.New
York grabbed another speedster in the sixth round, taking Washburn University
cornerback and return man Corey Ballentine.The Giants wrapped up the draft by
picking Kentucky tackle George Asafo-adjei and Syracuse defensive tackle Chris
Slayton in the seventh round.Asafo-adjei was the feel-good story. He was born in
New York City and raised by a single mother who worked three jobs. He didn’t get
a chance to meet his sister until he was 14 years old because she was living in
Ghana and the family could not get her to the United States.SURPRISE MOVEPicking
Jones at No. 6. It’s going to be debated for some time.HOW THEY DIDThe Giants
met every major need, except drafting a young safety.WHAT’S NEXT?Right tackle is
the big issue. Asafo-adjei will be given a chance to challenge incumbent Chad
Wheeler. There is a chance veteran free agent right tackle Mike Remmers will be
signed. He visited during free agency and is currently rehabbing an injury. Good
morning, New York Giants fans! Let’s get right to your Wednesday
headlines.Saquon already becoming a leaderSaquon Barkley is a rookie, but his
talent and his personality have already made him a leader in the Giants’ locker
room.“I spent a few minutes sitting with him on the plane after the game. I
really think some of your younger players can be your best leaders,” coach Pat
Shurmur said. “He displays humility, he says the right thing but when he says
it, and you all write about it and report on it, don’t you sense a genuine
nature to what he says? You’ve got a genuine, competitive guy that can do really
great things on the football field
Deandre Baker Jersey Draft , and so those guys can lead naturally by just being themselves. If Saquon comes in every day and every day becomes the best version
of Saquon he can become, and he sticks to those principles and that integrity,
then of course, he’ll be a terrific leader, and he already has established
himself that way.Barkley said Tuesday he felt as if he was in a position to be a
leader and is trying to earn the role.“It’s just the way you carry yourself, the
way you work. Come to work with your head down, try to do anything you can
possible to help the team. That stuff goes a long way,” Barkley said. “Obviously
your play on the field goes a long way too, but try to be one of the first
people in here, working your butt off in the weight room
Deandre Baker NFL Jersey , asking questions, try to prepare yourself like a pro, like a vet. Stuff like that is what sits well with your team and that’s how I try to
continue to grow into that role.”Shepard explains outburstAfter an Eli Manning
interception on Sunday, Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard had an
uncharacteristic sideline temper tantrum. “I really wanted to win that game.
That’s the bottom line. I felt it kind of slipping away right there, and some
other stuff going on too,” Shepard said. “Everything is OK. I’m getting through
it. It’ll be alright.”Like many of his teammates, Shepard said Tuesday that he
feels like the Giants are heading in the right direction despite being 1-4.“I’m
so proud of the team. The way that we fought through adversity (vs. Carolina),”
he said. “That’s the best I’ve seen the team in a while. We’re taking steps in
the right direction every week, and guys are doing a great job taking steps in
the right direction.”‘Snacks’ on the Eagles’ slow startThe defending champion
Eagles might have been expected to run away with the NFC East. So, why a 2-3
start for Philadelphia? Giants’ defensive tackle Damon Harrison isn’t sure.“I
don’t know. I think they’re just still searching for – it’s tough to put a name
to it
Deandre Baker NFL Draft ,” Harrison said. “I don’t know, they just haven’t looked the same.”Around the Inter-GoogleWelcome to the NFC East where .500 is good enough
to be in first placeEven if Washington loses Monday night and falls to .500,
it'll be in first place of an NFC East in which nothing is ever simple,
predictable or routine.NFL tells Giants they got crucial Landon Collins penalty
wrong against PanthersThanks for nothing.That is essentially what the Giants
have to say to the NFL office after receiving confirmation about something they
already knew: Landon...6 reasons why the Eagles will still win the NFC East over
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in control of their own destiny in the NFC East.Sterling Shepard on his sideline
implosion: ‘That’s not me’Sterling Shepard took a look at his actions on the
sideline during last Sunday’s 33-31 loss at Charlotte and did not like what he
saw. Not at all.“That’s...Giants have become butt of joke and it started with
Beckham talkThere was a time when the circus supposedly resided in the locker
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