Giants Draft: Moving Around

The Giants have seven picks starting Thursday. Of their six tradeable picks, each one is 32nd and worst in its given round. Because their picks this year lack value, it would cost them a lot to move up significantly in the first round. In fact, they would either have to include something from their roster, or something from future year's to trade up. Last week, Jerry said he didn't think there were 32 first rounders, and the picks from the middle of the round 1 on were really second rounders.

So, if the Giants want to trade up in the first, it would probably be way up and they'd have to use a package that would include this year's 1, Osi, and and probably someone else. I think it's highly unlikely that they trade up in the first, unless it's from 32-t0 31 or 30 with our 1 and 4. And really, since trading up for Eli, the last two trade ups that come to mind were for Sinorice Moss and Bryan Kehl. Moss was a disaster and left great value on the board and Kehl was allergic to contact. Oh, and he became a Redskin today! Haha!

I think it is almost more likely that the Giants trade out of the first. I think they should do this many years, and especially in drafts where they is a large red-chip area. This draft is like that. The 2005 and 2006 drafts were like that, and our 2005 draft with just 4 picks was remarkable. Webster, Tuck, Jacobs, then Eric Moore, who I think is still bouncing around the league. That was an incredible draft for the Giants. In 2006, they traded down then traded back up for Sinorice Moss, which was a rare and colossal error given what was left on the board.

So, I think they will listen to offers for their first, but if they decide to trade down, I hope they make the picks instead of trading them again.

Now trading up for a targeted player after the first seems easier and more likely since we have 2 fours. I've talked about moving up with our 2 and 4 to get Sanu, and I think something like that could happen.

Jerry really doesn't like to trade future picks, though there will be a sea of picks between our compensatory four and our 6th rounder, so who knows? Maybe they would try to make a move to get a pick in that area.

And there remains the possibility of trading Osi. But that would have to be for a 1 or a high 2 or is shouldn't be considered. I don't know if any other roster players are in play. If we get down to our 2nd rounder, I think we should assume that Osi is going nowhere.