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The 2023 NY Giants draft can be distilled for me in 3 words. John Michael Schmitz. The older I get, the more I believe that the game of professional football is all about the Offensive Line. So I watch the Jets pick up Tippmann and Warren and I see what Douglas is doing for Rodgers. I listen to these meathead analysts yap about having skill players and I laugh. Skill players … [Read more...] about Review of the 2023 NFL Draft

The story of the NY Giants 2023 Draft is how GM Joe Schoen addressed team needs in sequential descending order. The Giants most acute need was CB. The Giants traded a R5 and R7 pick to get the certainty of moving up from 1.25 to 1.24 and took CB Deonte Banks. The Giants second most acute need was C. The Giants watched Tippmann get taken by the Jets earlier in the … [Read more...] about Schmitz and Hyatt added on Day 2

Let’s go straight to the pre-draft comment on Banks….“CB Deonte Banks Round 2 value. Might be R1 this year but not last year. COMP: Jason Sehorn.” In the 2023 Draft, Banks is going Round 1, so not an overdraft this year. Considering that Banks, Branch and Porter were all available when Jacksonville was on the clock at 1.24 made the move to trade up (costing a R5 and R7) a … [Read more...] about Deonte Banks taken 1.24

Let’s summarize in tabular form what we have. Remember, this does not mean these are the only players worthy of selection. These are the preferred players of our Draft analyst based on the opportunity for value. Since the draft is weak, this means more players will get drafted higher, all else equal. The players below represent decent value (unless mentioned otherwise) for the … [Read more...] about 2023 Draft, Part II

Yes, it is that time of year when we need some night vision goggles on what is going on in the NFL Draft. We have been truly blessed to have the assistance of Wonder, UltimateNYG’s Draft analyst. If you do not think Wonder has added value in his insights over the years, think again. Few, if any, are willing to share any historical record of what they said about the Draft and … [Read more...] about Wonder: 2023 NFL Draft