Giants Draft: Ebron Not a Consideration?

Jordan Raanan, one of the newer beat guys is saying the Giants are not interested in Eric Ebron at 12 and prefer Zack Martin to Taylor Lewan among the OL's.   Now this might be pre-draft smoke -- though the Giants haven't really engaged in much of that since George Young used to toy with reporters (remember Jerry Evans from Toledo?)    But if it is true, it means the Giants are using their brains.

Coming into the process, I like Ebron a lot.  And I still think he can be a weapon for a team, but that team has to already have a plus OL.  Ebron is no inline blocker at this point, so if you need him to work two ways -- he can't.   He might eventually become blocker, he's naturally strong, but the Giants aren't especially in position to draft him.  Also, there'a a really fast TE most years, and the first round really isn't where a lot of the pro bowl TE's are coming from.

Having said that, the Giants do need a better bet at TE than Robinson and Donnelly, so they probably will pop one, and possibly as early as round 2.

In order to pick a TE, most likely Troy Niklas in round 2, they will have had to go OL in round one.   If they pick Evans or Donald in round one, they have to get Nevada OL Joel Bitonio in 2.

That's the calculus.  If they take  Martin at 12, they can then go with a TE in 2 or pick from the abundance of big, strong wide outs that should be available.   If they take Niklas -- which I sort of think they should -- they have to hope one of the big strong WR's falls to them in round 3, and they probably will.

Then in round four and five they can pick up ND Guard Chris Watt, as well as one of those 210 pound all around backs and a rotational pass rusher. We're getting closer.