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Previous Five Picks26) Jacksonville Jaguars: Quentin Groves, OLB/DE, Auburn27) San Diego Chargers: Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh28) Dallas Cowboys: Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina29) San Francisco 49ers: Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan St...

2008 NFL Mock Draft: New York Giants

by Sean Crowe (Senior Writer)

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March 29, 2008


Previous Five Picks

26) Jacksonville Jaguars: Quentin Groves, OLB/DE, Auburn

27) San Diego Chargers: Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh

28) Dallas Cowboys: Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina

29) San Francisco 49ers: Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan St.

30) Green Bay Packers: Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona

31) New England Patriots: Forfeited as punishment for Spygate.

Click here to see the entire Mock Draft. 

 

The Longest Mock Draft in NFL History Continues...

That’s right. 

I’m going to beat my own self-imposed deadline of April 1st by a whole day.

 

Pick No. 32: New York Giants

The New York “Football” Giants.

As a Patriots fan, I knew they were picking last in the draft BEFORE the Super Bowl.  I just assumed the reason was because the Patriots lost their pick. 

The Super Bowl results STILL hurt. 

I still don’t understand why the Patriots didn’t stop the five- and seven-step drops after the very first double-fake handoff play didn’t work. 

I still don’t understand why they didn’t roll Brady outside the pocket at all until the fourth quarter.

I still don’t understand why they didn’t use the shotgun more once they figured out the offensive line couldn’t block the Giants’ defensive line. 

It was interesting, because I’m not used to rooting for the big, evil empire that everyone wants to lose.  I’m used to rooting for the scrappy underdog who knows that if they land a few big punches, the bully will wilt.

And that’s just want the Giants did.  They punched the Patriots offense in the face, and for the first time in the Belichick era, the Pats had no answer.  They couldn’t run the ball.  They couldn’t protect Brady. 

They were powerless.

The Giants’ defense had one of the best games I’ve seen in AGES.  They were tremendous. 

There’s something to be said about stepping up in the playoffs, but you have to wonder where this team was during the regular season.  I saw plenty of the New York Giants, and it was a different team that showed up and beat the Patriots. 

The offense was clutch (a little lucky at the end, but certainly clutch), and the defense was dominant. 

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  1. Anonymous about 1 year ago

    2) Eli Manning is still Eli Manning. He may have had a few good playoff games, but they were just OK playoff games. Outside of one drive in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, Eli wasn’t good. He didn’t kill his team in any of the playoff games, which is a huge step up from where he was for most of the regular season. But he’s a lot more Trent Dilfer than he is his brother.

    Just OK? Eli posted back to back 100+ QB ratings (117 and 132. Tampa, the 117 game, was against the #1 pass defense).

    Overall in his 4 playoff games he posted a 60% completion rate and a QB rating of 95.

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  2. Anonymous about 1 year ago

    With the addition of Sammy Knight at safety, the Giants won't bother with drafting there- Knight is a proven starter in the NFL, and with a d-line better than the one Knight played with in Jacksonville, expect the vet to have a much more productive season.
    Any of the safeties this year in the draft aren't even first-round worthy. Kenny Phillips out of the U should be an early second round pick, and then maybe Reggie Smith.
    Giants have much bigger needs at cornerback. Due to the weak performance at this year's combine, Brandon Flowers could still be available to the Giants in the first round. Mike Jenkins from South Florida also looks attractive with additional benefits as being a KR specialist. If the Giants manage to shore up the d-back position after the draft, expect the Giants defense to lead the team to more playoff appearances.

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  3. Devlan Sheahan about 1 year ago

    It's kinda scary when you look at the Super Bowl teams from past years, and how big the drop off has been the next year.

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    • Roy MacB about 1 year ago

      Except in New England. I will also think that the Pats will be in hot pursuit of the SB again and draft some defensive corners to replace AS. Could be another big season like last year.

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    • Joe Willett about 1 year ago

      The Bears were supposed to have another strong season and SB run after going in 06, just a warning from somebody who has been through it. Also, ask a Raiders fan, they did the same thing a few years ago.

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  4. XXX XXX about 1 year ago

    This was some achievement, congrats Sean on the conclusion (for now) of this series...

    The Giants D, I still shiver at the thought of what went down at the Superbowl, that and the image of Pierce holding off three players against Green Bay in the Championship game those guys (enough to make a difference anyway) for some odd reason just wanted it more.

    Eli, roll the dice we aint got a clue what he'll be like it is going to be exciting to watch what the big win will do for him. I think he is gonna be a mix of old and new which will no matter what be a good thing for the Ginats...

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  5. John Fennelly about 1 year ago

    I agree , the secondary will be addressed

    whether it's in the 1st round or not is the question

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  6. Michael Fitzpatrick about 1 year ago

    You're correct, the secondary should be the Giant's top priority in the draft. The secondary played well in the post-season but they cannot rely on their current secondary to play well throughout the course of an entire season. That is one area of their defense they need to improve this off-season.

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  7. scott serles about 1 year ago

    Although I disagree with your mock draft immensely, I enjoy reading your reasoning behind each pick. I am willing to bet you a case of St. Louis' finest beer (Budweiser) against Boston's finest ale, (Sam Adams?) that my final mock will be more accurate than yours.

    I don't drink anymore, so I am willing to bet St. Louis Toasted Ravioli against some of Boston's local fare. Probably cheaper to ship?

    What do you think, SeanMC?

    Will an Irishmen take a bet from a Cherokee?

    I got the Giants going with Dan Connor in the first to replace Kawika Mitchell, they took Aaron Ross, #1 last year and Corey Webster pretty high a few years back. Webster played well down the stretch and Ross will be a stud. Unless you believe Smith can play safety to replace G. Wilson?

    I will add you as my 1 and only favorite writer soon as I figure out how to do so.

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    • Sean Crowe about 1 year ago

      I'll take any bet you're willing to make, but not on this version of my mock. If you wrote one back in late January, which is when this was technically put together, than sure.

      I'll take my chances with Mock v2, which will be out sometime in the next few weeks....

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  8. JJ Stankevitz about 1 year ago

    Congrats on finishing! And Smith was one of about seven OU defensive players who scared the crap out of me on two nonconsecutive occasions this year.

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  9. Marcus Hagness about 1 year ago

    Yeah I must congratulate you as well Sean. You did probably the hardest thing a sportswriter could do in making a mock draft. The only difference between this is that you wrote roughly 1-1/2 pages about why each player is going to be selected. You had 31 chances to be berated, ridiculed, or teased by fans of each respective team. However, the only ones that drop negative feedback are all named Anonymous. I wonder if they are all somehow buddies or if they just all just share half a brain? Even if you're mock draft goes completely to the crapper, who cares? The NFL draft is usually one of the most unpredictable days in the sports calendar and you have 31 predictions. If you get 1/2 of them right I'd say it was a job well done. I still can't wait until Oakland takes DeSean Jackson with the fourth pick to see RaiderNation be disappointed once again.

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  10. Debby Franklin about 1 year ago

    Hmmm. Sean is a Patriots "sour grapes" fan, so who really cares what he thinks about Eli Manning.

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  11. Anonymous about 1 year ago

    Hmmm. Sean is a Patriots "sour grapes" fan, so who really cares what he thinks about Eli Manning.

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  12. Anonymous about 1 year ago

    eli manning goes 2 hard. i dont know what ur talkn bou. probly cuz u cant throw

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  13. Dave Jones about 1 year ago

    Trent Dilfer? Ouch... I could have sworn Dilfer was in his 7th season at the time with the Ravens when they won, after which he would merely be a back-up in Seattle, Cleveland, and San Fran... (well, maybe the 49ers could use him). But Eli is going into his 5th season, with a team that has no other starter-worthy QB (Jared Lorenzen need not apply), with a Super Bowl win to boot. Unfortunately, it's always difficult what to expect from Eli (20 interceptions and 13 fumbles in '07). If Shockey and Plaxico stay healthy, and Smith becomes a reliable target, Eli might just have his rating up in the high-80's in the upcoming '08 season.

    And he might just win another playoff game (sorry Trent).

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  14. Osi Umenyiora about 1 year ago

    I love -- LOVE -- the idea that the Giants will hear people dissing them even though they won the Superbowl. It's exactly what they need to keep the team focused, so please world, keep it up. They thrive on that stuff (in case you haven't noticed).

    BTW, of course NE is going to be in contention again next year -- they play perhaps the easiest schedule in the history of modern football. Their next year's opponents had a winning percentage last season below .400, and they play in a pathetic division that guarantees them at least six wins and a division title. Problem is, the easy road isn't always the one that gets you to the mountaintop.

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  15. Andrew Schiff about 1 year ago

    I don't agree with several points you made. Eli Manning outplayed Brett Favre in that figid air in Green Bay. He's not a great QB. But to say he didn't play well is not true. I don't think you actually watched the Giants play in the playoffs.

    Tom Coughlin has a much better track record than Brian Billick, see his successful run at Jacksonville and had great success at BC. The Giants run was impressive because they lost Shockey, Ward, Kiwanuka and still won Super Bowl XLII, unlike San Diego who couldn't overcome their injuries.

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