Mock Draft Monday, 3/22/10

I would not be disappointed in the least if Price was the pick. I’m not as big a fan of Morgan as most, and I think Price will be the better pro with his quick first step. I’d be thrilled with a guy like Weatherspoon as well.

i’ll be happy with McClain, Spoon, Price, Morgan or one of the stud OTs. I don’t want to see a trade down.

Mcclain said in an interview that he wants to play in a 3-4 defense.
Brian price is a gap penetrator. We have that in canty and Alford. We need a fat athletic guy like Dan Williams who will create double teams and let our highly paid defensive ends make plays.

I think we could trade down and get him. The risk is we miss him, but as long as we don’t trade down too far, we still get someone both very good, and probably better than we should as it looks like a lot of questionable choices or need picks will be taken, which will be players the Giants have no interest in anyways. Maybe McClain will drop, I’d still think it’s a 33% chance, but if we’re picking at #15, and the choices are what we had in this mock, I’m all for Morgan. I’d also consider Spiller and Thomas along with Price if both McClain and Morgan were gone and we took the pick at #15, with the assumption that the additional player available (instead of Morgan) would be someone like Campbell or one of the quarterbacks, whom I don’t think make the Giants board. All that said, I’d be shocked if Reese took Spiller, if only because of the public relations problem of going offense and I suspect a desire to give Fewell a new item or two to make an impression with. If the Giants end up with Price, I won’t have a fit about it, but I don’t see any need to take him at #15.

if we took price at 15,(No need to say I’m still on Spoon’s bandwagon) but I would rather have Dan Williams if anything. Isn’t price another pass rusher? How was he against the run? I Haven’t heard much about his run stuffer abilities. I’m really big on the Fat Tack as I’ve heard them called. Spagnolo’s defense was gap control and he did a great job of calling plays. Now it’s a new era, but like I’ve said before I really love Jerry Reese as a GM and I will back whatever he does until he proves me wrong.

Barry Cofield, Chris Snee, Aaron Ross all started their rookie year. Kiwi, Manning, Steve Smith, Beatty, Jacobs, Bradshaw, Alford, Boss all got considerable playing time their rookie season. The Giants will play rookies if they are good enough.

Even though I would prefer someone like Dan Williams or any larger, run stuffing tackle.

I guess its personal preference, but to me its so hard to watch the game when teams are jamming it over C/G for 7 yards a pop. I just can’t stomach seeing that.

The Giants have never typically played with a Ngata or Wilfork or Sam Adams type (although Jim Burt kind of played that way in a different era with smaller players), I would really like to see it versus “athletic” tackles who try and rush the passer. My contention is we have guys that can rush the pasher from the edge, lets try and hold the line in the middle, control the gaps or push the pocket.

John Mendenhall used to play that “aggressive” DT style, and despite some big plays, what my memory leaves me with most is these giant holes left in the middle of the defense.

Just had the Gmen taking Spiller…

Oh god. I am sure Free is signing up for that board righ now.

Although I understand that our return game sucks and that we can always use another RB – I don’t understand the conversations about how our offense needs this and our offense need that when our D is surrendering 45 points a game. So our remedy is that we need to try and score 50?

This formula has NOT worked in the NFL. Itsbeen a proven, failing formula to win championships. Yes, teams are more high-powered now and you need to be able to score to keep up the Colts and such – BUT – the only highpowered team that won anything because of their offense was the Vermeil Rams and the Greatest Show on Turf – ONE ring. With the Colts dynamic offense, Peyton only has ONE ring and it is because that year Bob Sanders and the Colts D rose up and became the best DEFENSE in the postseason – that is why they won.

The Tom Brady Super Offense – LOST to the Gmen, with a real D, coordinator and scheme

The Randy Moss Super Offense of the Vikes – Blown out by the Gmen and John Foxes D.

Phillip Rivers and LT in his prime – NOT

And the main fact most of the offense lovers miss is that the more you try to score, the more you open yourself up to TURNOVERS – which will be the death of any team. Ask Mike Martz…….

Defense wins Championships. That dynamic has not changed. Our D does not even meet MINIMUM standards right now, and we are going to take an undersized RB with our first round pick?

I don’t see Jerry trading down he seems to prefer to stand pat and draft the best need players available at their pick. From everything I have read there is no sure thing at LB for a 4-3 def. I see Jerry taking the best DT or safety. I wouldn’t be surprised if the #1 RB is still available that he takes him. The only thing I am sure of is that Jerry has proven to be a great judge of talent on draft day so I am excited not worried.