Training Camp 2015: Recap

Labor Day Weekend has come and gone. School buses have flooded the roads, Halloween decorations are creeping in the aisles of stores everywhere, pumpkin spice is invading all of our senses. This only means one thing... football is finally here.

This time of year you can find Pumpkin Spice in coffee, cookies, guacamole, french fries, toothpaste, ...

After months of practicing, training, and playing preseason games, I didn’t find much to be optimistic about. I know the Giants’ game plan in August won’t resemble their game plan in September. It looked like Eli and the some of his fellow teammates were just going through the motions like a little league team who care more about going to Pizza Hut after the game than they do about winning.

"Guys! Only two quarters left until we get our personal pan pizzas!"

There actually were things during preseason that were encouraging. The offensive line looked better than I thought it was going to. They all did a good job creating a pocket for Eli.
Rookies Landon Collins and Owamagbe Odighizuwa were both impressive during their time on the field.
Defensive end Robert Ayers has stepped up and looks to be the anchor of that defensive line. That is until JPP comes back... if he ever comes back.

Time To Buy Stocks In Bandages And Crutches
Training camp and preseason left behind a crazy number of casualties in its wake, and the Giants, just like every other team, got banged up like Detective Nordberg.

"Doctors say I'll be back on my feet in two weeks..."

Victor Cruz injured his calf, and hasn’t played any snaps of preseason football. It looks like we’ll have to wait to see how this “high powered” offense will look.
Left tackle Will Beatty got injured early in camp and will be out until week six. This lead to rookie OT Ereck Flowers getting thrown into the deep end of the pool at left tackle. Fortunately, it looks like the big guy can stay afloat.
Newly acquired center from the CFL, Brett “The Hitman” Jones, is on IR with a knee injury.
Nat Berhe, Justin Currie, Josh Gordy, Jackson Bennett, and Mykkele Thomspon are also on IR this year. What makes this interesting is that all the guys I just listed are safeties. I don’t know if the safety's film room was built on an Indian burial ground, or if safety coach, David Merritt, angered a witch doctor, but this situation is terrible. Ironic that the position titled “safety” is the most banged up.

All things considered, the Giants got off light in terms of injuries. They didn’t lose anyone of great importance for the season. Just ask the Packers how they feel about losing Nelson for the year, or ask the Cowboys how they feel about Orlando Scandrick missing the entire season. I bet they would rather suffer the losses that the Giants had to deal with.

I Left My Finger In South Florida
Jason Pierre-Paul, who is one finger short of a high five, met with the Giants’ organization about his return. However, it didn’t go well, and JPP is back in Florida for maybe another month. It’s frustrating to see that the Giants didn’t think he was healthy enough to play at a competitive level, but I have no choice but to trust their decision. There is nothing that Giants could gain by sending him home when he can make a contribution to the team.
Right now, JPP is in NFL limbo. He’s floating around the periphery of the NFL aimlessly like a big, athletic, nine-fingered ghost. Hopefully, he can get his hand back to one hundred percent so he can go to the light, which coincidentally is located in East Rutherford, as soon as possible. 

Released/Replaced
The Giants have released the most jacked punter in the league, Steve Weatherford. The marble-sculpted booter was having issues with his directional punting this pre-season, plus Weatherford was due to make over three million dollars this year.

They also got rid of fullback Henry Hynoski. Unfortunately, it looks like we’ll never see his cool Hynoceros touchdown dance ever again.

New Faces And Not So New Faces
To replace Weatherford, the Giants traded a seventh round pick to the Steelers for Brad Wing. He is younger and is going to make five hundred thousand this year. You may not be able to create a topographical map of this Aussie's torso, but he frees up some cap space.

Nikita Whitlock is the Giants’ new fullback. He played nose tackle at Wake Forrest, even though he’s under six feet tall, and converted to fullback when he got into the NFL. He loves making contact, and hopefully this translates into him being a solid lead blocker for the running backs.

The injury issues at the safety position is so bad that the Giants were forced to sign former Redskins’ safety Brandon Meriweather. This guy hands out more cheap shots than a Ft. Lauderdale bartender during spring break. He’s a walking personal foul penalty who, unfortunately, is the Giants’ best option for the safety position. The G-Men also tried out former safety, Stevie Brown.They ended up releasing Brown, but signed safety Craig Dahl, who was with the Giants during their Super Bowl XVII run. He also played for the Rams when Spags took the reigns there. His familiarity with Spags’ defense will hopefully help out a paper thin secondary.

SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! SHA SHOTS! EVERYBODY!

What I Expect From This Season
In my last entry I made a list about everything that needed to go right for the Giants to get into the playoffs. The items on that list are now even harder to obtain. I don’t feel feel that great about the upcoming season. I think the feeling that I have the most is dread. Like when you realize you’ve forgotten all about a high school project only to be reminded of it an hour before it’s due.

Even though I feel this way, there is a reason why these games are played every Sunday. Anything can happen. I’d be surprised if they make the playoffs, but I’d be even more surprised if they didn’t win more games than they did last year. This team has a knack for playing their best when everyone counts them out, and it seems like this season, everyone is counting them out. I know it really doesn’t mean anything, but maybe this can be the chip on their collective shoulder that propels them to success.

On To The Next One
The Giants open their season in Dallas against the Cowboys. On Sunday night, because why go to sleep when you can get disappointed with your team? Whenever these two team meet, they play each other with a Rocky-Balboa-like ferocity. I don’t expect this game to be any different.
It’s gonna be an offensive showdown. Both teams are primed to score a lot of points here. It’s gonna come down to what defense is gonna step up and make that one play to put their team in position to win.
I hope the Giants can head back home with a road win against Dallas under their belt. A division win in week one will definitely ease the pressure for the upcoming season.

Traning Camp 2015

The G-Men are back. They have suited up again in hopes to improve themselves for the 2015 season. This time of year, it’s reasonable for any fan of any team to pick and choose parts of their team and say “See? If things break our way, we can make the playoffs.” Except for maybe the Browns. They need a Sonny Weaver like miracle to become relevant, even though they made some waves last year. But, again, you never know in August. Remember when this time last year a lot of people were convinced the Cowboys would finish last in the division? You can’t count anyone out. Especially in the NFC East.

Sorry, Sonny Weaver Jr., it'll take more than Vonte Mack, and Ray Jennings to save your season. 

The Giants are no exception to this unbridled optimism. Granted, the only way they’re playing in January is if they win the division. Would anybody really be shocked if they won it? Yes, I know, A LOT of things need to go right for them to win the division. Let’s make a list of what needs to go right.

The offensive line needs to protect Eli and create lanes for the running backs consistently. There were too many times to count last year when Eli was under a Black Friday pass rush, and when the running backs couldn’t get the room to rush for four yards to score a touchdown.

Victor Cruz needs to be healthy. We’ve seen what Cruz and Beckham can do individually, but I’d really like to see what they can do together. Hopefully Cruz’s patellar tendon is healed and he can be as close to his old self as possible.

The defensive line needs to put pressure on the quarterback. I remember a few years ago, when the Giants would play the Cowboys, and in some games by the fourth quarter, you’d see Tony Romo start throwing a fit and yell at his offensive line. I miss seeing that. It would certainly help if Jason Pierre-Paul wasn’t missing from training camp, as well as his index finger. This new, yet familiar, Spagnuolo defense would be perfect for JPP. His strength is just trusting his instincts and running after the ball carrier like a madman, and I think Spags would just give him free range to get after it while the secondary covers. It looks like Damontre Moore might have to take on that mantle. He should fill in nicely considering he’s another physical freak that’s a knucklehead.

Jon Beason needs to stay healthy. This kiddie pool deep linebacking unit is, at best, suspect. If one of the starters goes down, the whole middle of the field might be compromised. The most important person in this unit is Beason. He is the best lineback the Giants have, unfortunately, he is as healthy as an ox... who is always injured.

The secondary has to be reliable. This might be the best secondary Spags has ever had with the Giants. What we might see is an inverted scheme from what we saw back in 2007. This time around, he might have to rely on coverage to give the pass rush more time to make a play, other than using a fast pass rush to mask a weak secondary. This will only work if the secondary stays healthy and does their job. I'm looking at you, Prince and DRC. 

So yeah, if all of those things go right, if the planets align, if the groundhog sees his shadow, etc, etc, the Giants have a shot. But if I realistically look at the Giants this year, if I take off my homer glasses, I’ll be happy if they win eight games this year. I know they can win more than that, though.

Now all he needs is a Rainbow Star so he won't run around like a wounded deer.

What’s my reason for this optimism? The offense. This could very easily be the best offense in the Coughlin/Manning era. According to reports, Eli has been flinging heat like he’s on a steady diet of Super Mario Fire Flowers. This will be the second year under the McAdoo system, and under that system last year Eli’s game improved significantly. I’m excited to see how much more he’ll improve this year.
Everyone talks about Odell being there for all sixteen games, but the addition of Shane Vereen might be a bit overlooked. I think this will play a huge role in the Giants’ success. Eli hasn’t had reliable hands out of the backfield since Tiki Barber, and I don’t think Vereen is a condescending ass-hat like Barber is. With this new piece of the offense, I won't be as nervous on third downs anymore, now that Eli has a reliable safety valve.

Well, I guess I can’t write a blog about Giants’ training camp without talking about Jason Pierre-Paul. I suppose I feel the same way about JPP as Colin Cowherd feels about Dominican ballplayers. Playing with fireworks when you are on the path to signing a sixty million dollar deal, is a worse idea than... well, I guess jumping rope with electrified barbed wire is a worse idea, or maybe feeding a T-Rex cookies from your mouth is worse. But still, in the real world, there may not be a worse idea then messing with explosives while looking at a huge payday. Wait! Punching your quarterback in the face and breaking his jaw! That’s worse!
However, I understand why JPP won’t go to training camp. The Giants hold all the cards now. They could easily evaluate his hand, and send him packing without so much as cab fare. All we can do is hope is gets better, and hope he does it quickly. He’s got a lot to prove to the Giants, and the thirty-one other teams who might want to sign him after this year.

This season could be disappointing. I just hope it’s not True Detective Season 2 disappointing. Otherwise, I’m liable to become a miserable and brooding malcontent like Velcoro, Bezzerides, or Woodrough. I’ll get a corner booth in a dimly lit bar, drink whiskey that’s served to me by a waitress with striking facial scars while some tragic young singer is singing songs that make you want to take a bath with your favorite toaster oven. There I’ll groan about Eli Manning interceptions, opposing QBs getting all day to complete a pass, and inaudibly refer to names and places that nobody remembers or even cares about.

"Pain is inexhaustible. It's only people that get exhausted." Sometimes my loathing for this season was inexhaustible.

Regardless of how this season pans out, I couldn’t be happier now that football is back.

2015 Draft Recap

The 2015 NFL Draft is over. All of the mock drafts, all of the the educated guesses, frankly all of the boring television is behind us. But when you thought you were out, the draft analysis and grades have arrived just in time to pull you back in. These draft grades won’t mean anything until a few seasons have passed, but that won’t stop the great sages of NFL coverage from pelting you with their two cents. But why should those big shots have all the fun? I might as well act like people care what I think, and pelt you with my two cents, too. 

But I’m not going to use the typical A through F grades, those are for squares. Instead I’ll use a much more effective scale for grading. Since Star Wars Day passed recently, I’ll use Star Wars movie grading method. It’s a pretty simple idea. The better the movie, the higher the grade, and for the most part, we can all agree of the rankings of the Star Wars canon.

Here’s the breakdown from best to worst:
Episode V: Empire Strikes Back
Episode IV:A New Hope
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Episode I: The Phantom Menace

So with this in mind, let’s review Big Blue’s draft...

Round 1: Ereck Flowers - OT - Miami

Good luck, getting past this guy.

We were all expecting the Giants to go offensive line with their first pick, and they did just that with Flowers. Brandon Scherff was taken a few picks earlier by the Redskins, but I honestly think if both of them were available, the Giants would still select Flowers. Jerry Reese feels that Flowers can become a franchise left tackle.
The good thing about drafting Flowers is that he immediately makes two positions on the offensive line better. He’ll line up as right tackle and move Justin Pugh to either right or left guard. Given the struggles Pugh had last year at tackle, we can expect him to have a much better year.
This twenty-one year old kid is also a monster. He’s 6’6” and weighs 330 pounds. Not only that, he’s a mauler. He’s pretty much Bane. The cool comic book Bane that almost killed Batman, not the Tom Hardy gas mask Bane that talks like Sean Connery.
He still needs to work on his pass protection, but once he does, he’ll get moved to left tackle.
Grade: A New Hope

Round 2: Landon Collins - S - Alabama
In the second round, the Giants got real aggressive. They traded their second, fourth, and seventh round picks to move up to the first pick of the second round. With that pick they landed Landon Collins. This was a steal for the Giants, and the pick completely justified the trade. He was projected to get drafted in the first round, but for some reason he fell to the second.
This guy will be ready to play in September. After spending his college years under Nick Saban and his pro style defense, he is more than ready to take the next step to playing on Sundays.
This guy is exactly what the Giants have been missing on defense for the past few years, an enforcer. Someone that makes the opposing offense shake in their jockstraps.  Someone so badass that his opponents run away just because they heard he was coming. In short, the Giants needed an Omar, and they got an Omar.

"Omar's comin'!"

Now, he isn’t a ball hawk, and he won’t play centerfield, but he could really help out in run defense, and he’ll punish any receiver that he comes across. Plus with getting passed up by every team in the first round, you can bet he’s motivated to prove to the other thirty-one teams that they made a mistake to not pick him.
Grade: Empire Strikes Back

Round 3: Owamagbe Odighizuwa - DE - UCLA
Pronounced Oh-wah-MAH-bay Oh-DIGGI-zoo-wah, this defensive could have been drafted earlier than the third round, but surgery on both of his hips scared teams enough to have him drop to the Giants.
Diggy (I’m calling him Diggy) is going to be a great fit for the G-Men. He has a tireless motor on him. He gives the team everything he’s got from the snap to the whistle. He was a team captain, plus he was happy to the point of tears to be a part of the Giants.
He’ll serve as a nice compliment to JPP, who just got franchised tagged. Diggy better suited to be a run stopper, so he might be placed all over the defensive line to plug up the running lanes until he develops fully as a pass rusher.
Diggy’s got a lot of raw talent, and with his crazy work ethic, he could easily develop into a great defensive end.
Grade: A New Hope

Round 5: Mykkele Thompson - S - Texas
This pick is the biggest head scratcher of all of the picks. This was a guy that wasn’t on a lot of people’s draft boards. He seemed to be a guy you can get as an undrafted free agent, but it’s never a guarantee that you’ll get him. But picking him in the fifth round is a reach too big even for Mr. Fantastic.
There are reasons why the Giants like this guy, however. He played every defensive back position in college. That’ll come in handy especially if they get thin at cornerback. Coach Coughlin thinks he’ll play well with Landon Collins, he would be more of the centerfield safety while Collins brings the pain. But what Thompson lacks in thumping receivers, he more than makes up for in sound fundamental tackling. He won’t make highlight reels, but he won’t let guys get away from him.
I still don’t know if I like this pick. He could be good for the Giants, but they really overpaid for him.
Grade: Attack of the Clones

This pick was bad, but it was not Jar Jar Binks bad.

Round 6: Geremy Davis - WR - UConn
This guy is a beast of a wide receiver. With being 6’2” and weighing 216 pounds, he’s a hard nosed, physical receiver. He was tied for the most combine reps of 225 lbs amongst wide receivers with twenty three. No doubt he’ll be used on special teams until he get’s acclimated in the passing game. However, I don’t think that will take too long. He is a great route runner, and has really reliable hands. I’m sure that gives him a big boost in the eyes of Eli and the new offense he’s running. He’s basically the bizarro Rueben Randle.
There is a lot of clutter at the bottom of the wide receiver pile. If Davis can climb out of there like Bruce Wayne leaving that weird desert prison, he has a good shot of being a move-the-chains kind of possession receiver.
Grade: Return of the Jedi

Round 7: Bobby Hart - OT - Florida State
This pick will come in handy as depth for the offensive line. He blocked for the Heisman Trophy winning, and crab leg enthusiast, quarterback, Jameis Winston. Also, FSU uses a pro-style offense that will make the transition from college to the pros a little bit easier.
Now he’ll most likely be used a guard instead of a tackle when September rolls around, but he is a rugged mountainous man that could help Eli keep his jersey clean.
It’s the seventh round pick, so I don’t Hart will be inducted into the Giants’ Ring Of Honor, but a little o-line depth never hurt anybody.
Grade: Revenge of the Sith

After seeing the draft play out for Big Blue, it was obvious what one of their main objectives was. That objective was to get their balls back, and make to make teams cringe when they see the New York Giants on their schedule. They certainly took massive strides to achieve that goal that with most of their draft picks this year. They still have work to do to make them better, but even when they lose games, the Giants will still give out ass kickings like they are Oprah's favorite things.

"YOU get an ass kicking! YOU get an ass kicking! EVERYBODY GETS AN ASS KICKING!"

So What Have I Learned?

It’s so early, there’s really no point of speculating, but it seems that Jerry Reese has finally found his Draft Day groove.

This draft made me more optimistic about the upcoming season. Now, I know to not get ahead of myself. Everyone gets optimistic about their team after the draft. But the NFC East is impossible to predict, any team can win it.

2015 Offseason Recap and Draft Preview

In only a few days, representatives from all thirty-two teams from the NFL will congregate in Chicago, much to the dismay of angry Jets’ fans everywhere, with the hopes to draft a bunch of twenty-one year old kids who could make their teams instantly better. Well, that's the idea, anyway.

And in this year’s draft, the New York Giants will try to rebuild their dilapidated house of a team. Unfortunately, it would probably take a super powered lovechild of Bob Vila and Al Borland to rebuild this team into playoff ready condition in one year. That’s a lot of beard, and a lot of flannel.

But, before we dive into the draft, let’s talk briefly about free agency. For the most part, the time between the end of the regular season was as drawn out an uneventful as Eli’s post game interviews.

A huge hole for the G-Men if their offensive line, and they certainly left no stone unturned when they signed a center from the Calgary Stampeders named Brett Jones. I know what you’re thinking, “A guy from Calgary named Bret(t)? He must be the excellence of execution!”
Well, he comes to the Giants off the heels of a very successful season. His team won the Grey Cup, he was an all-star, and he won the league’s Most Outstanding Lineman Award. I know Jones won’t be the best there is, was, and ever will be. The competition in the CFL is nowhere near the caliber of the competition in the NFL. But the best in an inferior league probably equates to good in a superior league, right?

Hopefully our new lineman will give his sunglasses away to young kids in the front row when he's leaving the tunnel.

With losing two big defensive players in Antrel Rolle and Mathias Kiwanuka, the Giants tried to revamp their defense a bit through free agency. Big Blue gave it a shot, I guess, by signing linebackers Jonathan Casillas, and J.T. Thomas. They also signed defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis.

The biggest free agent acquisition for the Giants this off-season has to be Shane Vereen. The former Patriot really excels as a pass catching running back, which is perfect for Ben McAdoo’s system. Especially since Rashad Jennings can have trouble staying healthy, and Andre Williams takes to the passing game like Dracula takes to sunbathing.

So after this period of relative free agency sleepwalking, the Giants still have a lot of holes to fill. Luckily, the Giants have the unfortunate fortune of having the ninth pick in this year’s draft. Because when you lose enough games to obtain a top ten pick, chances are you aren’t exactly playing with the ’92 Dream Team.

Yeah, they were pretty good at basketball, but NOBODY could touch them in the hula-hoop event.

Now, I’m not a draft expert for ESPN. I don’t look like Count Von Count, or the douchey frat boy spawn of Craig Kilborn, so nobody will take my opinion seriously. I mean, the son of Kilborn had the Giants taking Todd Gurley with their first pick in a recent mock draft. That’s the kind of outside-the-box thinking that earns you the title “Draft Expert”, because if there’s one thing the Giants need, it’s four running backs.
In all honesty, I would’ve probably said the same thing last year about the Giants’ draft needs. I was blown away, and let’s face it, annoyed, when the Giants took Odell Beckham over Zack Martin last year. I didn't think that wide receiver was a big enough priority for the G-Men. Although Martin turned out to be a great lineman for the Cowboys, I don’t regret the Giants picking ODB for a second. Regardless, Gurley is an absurd prediction, and it will never happen.

From everything that I’ve watched last season and this off-season, the three position needs where Big Blue’s first pick would be put to great use are offensive line, defensive line, and linebacker. Let’s take a look at possible candidates for this pick.

"Is the pass rush gone yet?"

It seems that the most popular pick is Brandon Scherff, the offensive guard from Iowa. This pick makes a ton of sense. There were times last year when Eli didn’t even have time to make bad decisions in the pocket. Sometimes, all he could do was drop to the ground and play dead like Woody in Toy Story when Andy was running to his room. Other times, running backs trying to run through holes that offensive line was like trying to make your way through Hampton’s traffic 4th of July weekend.
In 2014, Scherff was the Big Ten Lineman of the Year, and a consensus first team All-American. He can play both guard and tackle, which is useful for how the Giants mix and match their offensive line.
Other potential players include Ereck Flowers, and Andrus Peat.

For the other side of the trench, USC Leonard Williams will most likely be off the board before nine. So it looks like the most common pick is Washington’s defensive tackle  Danny Shelton. All you have to look at to know the Giants need defensive line help desperately is the game against the Cowboys in late November. Most people will remember that game as the Odell catch game, but I sometimes think that's the game where Tony Romo had centuries to throw the game winning touchdown pass. Romo’s pass to Dez Bryant was a direct result of the defensive line giving Dallas five seconds to make that play happen. You cannot give Romo that kind of time in the pocket, and it’s impossible to cover Dez for five seconds.
Shelton has a lot of raw, natural talent. Now that usually equates to someone who is just a physical beast that just runs around aimlessly causing havoc, like a drunk Godzilla (see Pierre-Paul, Jason). But, he is an academic All-American. That means he is wicked smaht. The idea of Danny Shelton teaming up with Steve Spagnuolo, along with his nipple-high pants, is something to be really exited about.
Other potential players include Shane Ray. 
Update: Shane Ray will not be drafted by the Giants considering that he doesn’t know how to act like a grown up and stop smoking weed while getting ready to be a professional football player. Good job, dummy.

The line backing position hasn’t really had any consistent play makers since Antonio Pierce was at the helm. Jon Beason has been great for the Giants, unfortunately, the man just can’t stay healthy. The emergence of Devon Kennard last year gives Giants’ fans a glimmer of hope for the future of this position. In this years draft, there are two edge rushers that look like they can make an immediate impact. One is Dante Fowler, Jr. from Florida, and the other is Vic Beasley from Clemson. I think the Giants have very little chance to get Fowler. Let me clarify for emphasis, Jon Beason has a better chance of avoiding an MRI machine this year than the Giants do of getting Fowler. There is a better chance of Beasley getting scooped up by Big Blue.
Either one of these guys would be a great asset to the team. However, I don’t really see these guys falling to the nine spot.

Now that we talked about their draft priorities, let’s talk about the “best available” picks that are a possibility. The Giants have always liked the philosophy of drafting the best available player. It’s this philosophy that was responsible for draft ODB instead of Zack Martin last year.

In the mock drafts that I’ve seen, Alabama’s Amari Cooper seems to be the most popular wide receiver to be drafted by the Giants. He’s the top rated receiver coming out this year, but he’s not the only receiver that’s a possibility. West Virginia’s Kevin White seems to be drafted everywhere from the fourth pick to the twelfth pick, so he can fall right into the Giants' lap.
Both of these guys have something different to offer the Giants, but one thing they both offer is insurance if Cruz isn’t as healthy as he expects to be by September. And if Cruz is healthy, the combination of Cruz, Beckham, and Cooper/White could be very dangerous. Also the tutelage of Cruz and even Beckham will be very useful for any rookie receiver, but for the love of God, keep them away from Rueben Randle.

Another possible route they can go is that of the secondary. Michigan State corner back Trae Waynes will be a great nickel back behind the Fresh Prince and DRC. He’s crazy fast, loves contact, and his mental toughness is a tremendous fit for the Giants’ locker room.

In a few short days all of this prognostication and dart board guesswork will all come into fruition, and we will be reminded once again that “expert” is only a word used to gain viewers. I am very interested in seeing what the G-Men will do during the draft.

The mechanical Batsuit looks cool, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

As of right now, I view the Giants’ 2015 season as I do the Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice trailer. There are parts of it that I’m optimistic about, but there’s a good chance it could let everyone down. Will the draft make me so optimistic that I view the upcoming season as the Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens trailer? I don’t think so, but then again, I’m no “expert”.

So What Have I Learned?

The Giants really can’t go wrong with their first pick. If they stay away from McShay’s brilliant Todd Gurley pick, they should be in good shape.

They have many different ways to make their team better, and after the amazing draft Reese had last year, I have a lot of faith they can do it again this time around.

The draft will not be the same without the rowdy, perpetually disappointed Jets’ fans. I sure hope a bunch of them travel to the Windy City for Thursday night. 

Mike from Happauge was awfully confused when he went to Radio City and saw Rockettes instead of Roger Goodell.