2008 NFL Mock Draft: New York Giants

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26) NFL-Jacksonville_Jaguars-Auburn_Football-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_Jacksonville_Jaguars-260308">Jacksonville Jaguars: Quentin Groves, OLB/DE, Auburn

27) NFL-San_Diego_<a%20href=">Chargers-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_San_Diego_Chargers-260308">San Diego Chargers: Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh

28) Cowboys-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_Dallas_Cowboys-140308">Dallas Cowboys: Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina

29) 49ers-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_San_Francisco_49ers-280308">San Francisco 49ers: Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan St.

30) Packers-2008_NFL_Mock_Draft_Green_Bay_Packers-290308">Green Bay Packers: Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona

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

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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. 

(As an aside, the most underrated play of the Super Bowl was the sack of Brady on second down with about 20 second left in the game.  It forced the Pats to give up on trying to drive into field goal position and just lob up a few Hail Mary passes.)

Anyway, the Giants are poised to have another decent season in 2008. 

Couple of points, though...

1) Tom Coughlin is still the guy everyone in New York wanted to fire for the last two seasons. 

Don’t let him become the next Brian Billick—a guy who caught lightning in a bottle, won a Super Bowl, then undeservingly remained employed four years longer than he should have.

2) Eli Manning

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