Giants Draft: The Last Pick in Round 3

While I really don't expect the Giants to take a baggage kid like Mike Adams or Janoris Jenkins with their first round pick, I wouldn't be surprised if they took a risk with that last pick in round three. That's were they got Mario Manningham during the `08 draft, and that worked out very well for them. On the other hand, if we go back to the `07 draft, where they took Ahmad Bradshaw in the 7th, then look at last year's draft where they took Marvin Austin in the second, it would seem they are getting a little more aggressive with their character question kid picks.

I'm not sure it's really that. Each kid was a different case, as we learned Ahmad had some sort of jail agreement as a result of whatever he did. Mario was more scuttlebutt and a bad combine 40, and Marvin just got caught visiting with an agent because he guilessly posted the party picks on Facebook. So I think the Giants stance depends on what the individual kid did, and their determination of whether or not the kid can shape up and thrive in their system. The Bradshaw and Manningham moves paid off big time, the Austin pick is a little cloudy right now. But I will tell you this much about Austin, no one, not even Booger McFarland has reminded me more of Warren Sapp (the great football player, not the reprobate). And if he can make it all the way back from two years off and the pec injury he could be an absolute home run of a second round pick.

The Giants really must have felt that when they made the pick. He was reportedly in their top 15 going into the draft and they used a magical second rounder on him. And the Giants, historically have done better with their 2's than their 1's (though the 1's are catching up) and may be the best second round drafting organization in the history of the league. I'm not kidding, they have crushed that round, and I expect them to again on Friday. The Giants must know how special the round has been for them. So, for them to use one of those magic 2's on Austin, you have to believe they are big believers.

I'm not exactly sure who all the questionable kids are in this draft class, but I wouldn't be surprised if they snag a kid who's falling on something they deem "poor decision making" on Friday. Just a hunch. Then again, they are just as likely to take 7 or 8 clean kids who they won't have to have extra rules for.

We're getting close!