Giants Draft: The Night Before Christmas

Nothing much seems to be cooking at Giants Central on this draft eve, other than the somewhat sad spectacle of cosmically screwed Osi Umenyiora try to get someone -- anyone -- to step up a bonus him. But eight years ago, the night before the draft was about as dramatic as it gets as every Giant fan with a pulse waited to see if the Giants were going to trade for Eli Manning. I loved the player, but felt the price was too great, and that we had a few years of Kerry Collins left. I wanted to stay put and take either Sean Taylor or Kellen Winslow Jr.

Of course rumors carried on through the night, and on draft morning, it looked like no deal had been reached. The Chargers picked Eli, three picks later we took Philip Rivers and we all knew it was back on. The only question was the price, and in retrospect, the price was right.