April 26, 2005
Mel Kiper grades the Giants draft
Personally, I have no idea why Kiper still has a job because everyone I know hates him. He doesn't seem to know much about anything so I hesitated to even post this but hey we're here to discuss the Giants.
Notice how Kiper is grading us based on the number of picks we had rather that their quality. And why does he think Tuck should have gone back to Notre Dame? I'm pretty sure the Giants pay better. So Kiper had this to say:
New York Giants: C
Cornerback Corey Webster was slowed by nagging injuries last season but is a tremendous cover man when healthy and had a top-10 grade after his junior season. Justin Tuck is an OK end in the third round but should have gone back to Notre Dame; Brandon Jacobs should carve a niche as a power back; and end Eric Moore is also an OK pick. The Giants just did not have enough selections to make a big impact on their football team.
My take on this draft , just like the rest of them,is that its still a crap shoot!Too many late round and even un drafted players make it in the bigs, while the first rounders are falling by the wayside. Im looking forward to seeing these guys in the next few years, but still feel we did ok in free agency, and with 4 picks thats what had to happen.All in all feel that we'll be in much better shape this year, regardless of draft.
Posted by: tom at April 27, 2005 12:42 AMMel did seem to grade Gmen on # rather than quality. Ive seen J Tuck play and he is no slouch. Kiper is a wiper. Go NY
Posted by: Jerry Tierney at April 29, 2005 1:08 AMIn this draft the Giants seem to have taken a different approach than in the past. Rather than taking the safest pick on the board the G-Men seem to have taken some chances on players that have great potential but also have issues with injuries or intelligence. It will be interesting to see how they pan out.
Posted by: Paul Felber at May 2, 2005 10:31 AM