First 3 Selections Fill All their Needs
The biggest news coming out of East Rutherford this weekend was supposed to be the trade of Jeremy Shockey.
The Giants were open to trading him, but the offers were too light for their liking. So they have decided to keep the 28-year-old tight end for now. Most Giant fans can live with that decision.
Sometimes the best trades are the ones you don't make.
But that development has not been the big story in the Giant war room.
The biggest news is they got the three players they wanted with their first three picks without trading up.
GM Jerry Reese—the hottest GM in the league—whose killer 2007 Draft was a huge reason why the Giants went all the way—is at it again.
The three things the Giants needed going into this draft were addressed before noon on Sunday.
First, they needed a big safety to patrol their defensive backfield and help out on the run. At 31, they lucked into Miami's Kenny Phillips. By all accounts, Phillips should have been gone. But he wasn't. Reese happily grabbed him.
In round two, the Giants were looking for a big cornerback to size up their nemesis—Terrell Owens. They found him. USC's Terrell Thomas was still available. He will go right into the mix with Aaron Ross, Corey Webster, and Sam Madison.
The Giants traditionally do their best drafting on Sunday—case in point—Brandon Jacobs, David Diehl, Kevin Boss, Gibril Wilson, David Tyree, Ahmad Bradshaw, and Gerris Wilkerson were all Sunday picks.
Before the draft, Eli Manning asked the Giants' brass if they could get him another deep threat. This morning, Reese tapped Michigan WR Mario Manningham with his third-round selection.
Manningham is an explosive receiver who can get deep quickly. He's a playmaker that will join other playmakers in an offense that includes Shockey, Jacobs, Bradshaw, Boss, Tyree, Plaxico Burress, Amani Toomer, Steve Smith, Sinorice Moss, and Derrick Ward.
Wow.
Good luck stopping that crew, everyone...looks like the Giants will do a lot more stomping out this coming season.
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Devlan Sheahan about 1 year ago
It's true the Giants have been drafting well. Jerry Reese almost won the GM of the Year award, which my man Ted Thompson got. Cowboys, Colts, Patriots, Giants, and Packers were rated as having the best draft classes over the last 5 years, I don't think it's a coincidence that they're all among the top teams in the NFL.
Nice article.
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Sean Crowe about 1 year ago
I still think they take a step back next season. If you look at the history of teams that look OK but not great throughout the entire season, then get hot in the playoffs it typically involves a step back the next season.
I give you the 2002 New England Patriots as an example. Or the 2001 NY Giants.
I still question Eli Manning over the long-term. They can go a long way with their front seven alone, but I'm not so sure about their defensive backfield. I'm still not a Coughlin fan. Four weeks of good decisions doesn't out way entire seasons worth of bad ones.
They had a fantastic Super Bowl and NFC Championship game. Before the NFC Championship game? They beat an already defeated Tampa Bay team and a Wade Phillips led Cowboys team.
Can they be the NFC Championship/Super Bowl version of the Giants for 19 or 20 games next season? With everyone gunning for them? I'm not so sure....
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John Fennelly about 1 year ago
They don't really have a difficult schedule in '08....that's the first thing
Secondly, all of that young talent is a year older
The real coach of this team is Spagnuolo.....he is an excellent defensive coordinator with a lot of talent - who just got richer this weekend. Everyone knows he's the Giants' next head coach
I agree that SB winners take a step back....but last year wasn't really a good season for them, - it just ended well - so I look for them to get better, not worse..
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Hector Rosado about 1 year ago
HISTORY MEANS NOTHING, WE WERE THE #5 SEED TEAM IN THE NFC AND WON THE BOWL. FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IT BEEN THE #1 SEEDED TEAM IN THE NFC TO COMPETE IN THE SUPERBOWL AND WE MUSHED THAT STAT. WE WENT TO LAMBEAU IN THE TEMPERATURE UNDER 0 AND BEAT DOWN GREENBAY, ANOTHER STAT MUSHED. WE WON 11 ON THE ROAD AND ELI DIDNT THROW A PICK TO A DEFENDER IN THE PLAYOFFS, PLAX SLIPPED ON 1 PLAY AND FELL IN THE HANDS OF A CB, AND THAT WASNT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF ELI MANNINGS BAD THROWING MECHANICS. MY POINT IS, HISTORY DOESNT MEAN JACK, IF YOUR TEAM IS GOOD AND PLAY AS A TEAM, THEY GONNA BE THERE COME JANUARY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE A GOOD TEAM SO WE SHOULD BE THERE. THE HELL WITH THE COWBOYS, THEY HAD ONE OF THE MOST RIDICULOUS DRAFTS I SEEN IN A WHILE. THE BIG TUNA ISNT THERE ANYMORE AND JERRY THINKS HES HOT S*@T WHEN HES NOT. THE CREW IN ESPN WAS TALKING ALOT OF CRAP ABOUT THE FELIX JONES PICK, AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW...., THE NEXT PICK FOR THE COWBOYS WAS A RB BY THE NAME OF CHOICE. I THINK HES TAKING ADVICE FROM THE GUYS ON THE SHOW AND MAKING THE PICK, JERRY JONES IS A PAID LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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