Giants Draft: The Quarterbacks

For the second year in a row, the pundits generally have the Giants using a first round pick on a QB next week.  So let's take a look at them.  I

It looks like Kyler Murray is set to go first overall, so the Giants will have no reasonable shot at getting him. Even though they have 12 picks, they have about 15 areas they need to address, and if your remember what it cost to go from 4-1 to get Eli, you'll realize they can't afford the bigger move.

Next, in the view of most is Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins.  Dwayne is amazingly accurate all over the field, but the excitement over him has died down recently. It might be because he only started 14 games, or have something to do with a lack on escapabiity. I still like him because I view accuracy at the very top of what a QB must have.  I'm not sure the Giants  have any interest in him.  Though, they don't leak like they used to and his going undercover could mean smoke instead of disinterest.

Next on most boards is Missouri's Drew Lock. He was innacurate in college, and I think he's a bit of a phony personality-wise, though I've only seen a few interviews. He does have the strongest arm in the top group and is a good athlete. Seems like the kind of guy Elway would love, but not so sure about Shurmur and Gettleman.  So Lock may or may not be a guy they like and believe they can fix.

This morning, Gettleman called it a good QB class,  though the media thinks last year's was better, so maybe the Giants have a different way of looking at it.  The next guy up is Duke's  Daniel Jones.  Okay, Giants fans have brutal memories of the last generically named Duke QB the Giants picked: Dave Brown. But is that enough to scare the organization off of Jones? I'm not sure it is.  Jones has been maligned for being sort of vanilla and boring, but the fact is, he's been surrounded by bad players and has lead them to wins. He's done this by not making mistakes with the football. And it has been a product of the lack of talent around him that has dampened his deep numbers - they couldn't catch. I was the only person I knew who wanted the Giants to take Tom Brady  to develop behind Kerry Collins, and Jones reminds me a lot more of Tom Brady than he does of Dave Brown.  Shurmur is known as a quarterback whisperer, and I wouldn't be surprised if he covets his player.  We'll find out next week.

The rest of the class, including WVU's Will Grier,  Northwestern's Clayton Thorson, Vandy's Kyle Shurmur and Auburn's Jarret Stidham don't seem like much and none, at this point has "QB of the future" written loud.

One guy the Giants seem to have spent extra time with is Buffalo's Tyree Jackson.  He's a very good athlete with a big arm, but big accuracy issues. Not sure if the Giants see an easy fix, of it they're willing to take 2 QB's among their 12 picks, but they do seem interested.  Also, since he's local, I think they are allowed to meet with him more.

There are other QB's, but if they're shopping for next year, they're probably looking at the ones here.  Or maybe they'll just trade for Rosen.

Probably won't write up every position, but will try to hit OL's tomorrow.