I'm making the giants selection for the BGN mock draft. The Pats are on the clock and I have a pretty good Idea of who I am selecting but would be grateful for any input. The previous picks were:

Previous Picks: #1 Andrew Luck, #2 Robert Griffin III, #3 Morris Claiborne, #4 Trent Richardson, #5 Matt Kalil, #6 Justin Blackmon, #7Melvin Ingram, #8 Ryan Tannehill, #9 Michael Floyd, #10 Dre Kirkpatrick, #11 David DeCastro, #12Courtney Upshaw, #13 Luke Kuechly, #14 Fletcher Cox, #15 Quinton Coples, #16 Mark Barron, #17 Stephon Gilmore, #18 Riley Reiff, #19 Janoris Jenkins, #20 Nick Perry, #21 Kendall Wright, #22 Stephen Hill, #23 Cordy Glenn, #24 Dont'a Hightower, #25 Jonathan Martin, #26 Dontari Poe, #27 Michael Brockers, #28 Devon Still, #29 Peter Konz #30 Coby Fleener #31 Whitney Mercilus

My board is as follows

1a) Chandler Jones

1b) Jerel Worthy

2a) Rueben Randle

2b) Alshon Jeffery

3) Andre Branch

4) Kevin Zeitler

5) Doug Martin

As of now, I have a hunch Chandler Jones OR Shea McCellin will be going to the pats. I hope they take McCellin because I don't think he would be a good fit here, (cant help but think he's sintim 2.0) and that leaves us with Chandler Jones who is BPA on my board. Even with Jones available, I may go with Worthy becauseI have a quasi man crush on him, I think he's just a stud, would contribute right away in our rotation, and is only slipping because of the depth at this years DT position. Grabbing him or Jones at 32 are steals. Also, going with Worthy lessens the blow of losing Canty (cap casualty possibility for 2013) and Bernard (age). Linval/Austin/Worthy is a pretty potent rotation. But again, so is Tuck/JPP/Jones.

As for Randle over Jeffery, Rueben just reminds me of Hakeem. The way he runs, his body movement, idk i just see hakeem 2.0.

Leave your thoughts. thanks.

1-19. Prince Amukamara CB, Nebraska

Prince Amukamara Highlights (2011 Draft 19th Pick - New York Giants) (via TheVikingsworld2011)

2-52. Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina

(lol @ 2:19)

Marvin Austin vs. Boston College ('09) (via AloAloysius)

3-83. Jerrel Jernigan, WR, Troy

Jerrel Jernigan Highlight Reel (via apollointroy)

4-117. James Brewer, OT, Indiana

James Brewer vs Michigan (via JMPasq)

6-185. Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State

Draft Preview: Greg Jones (via foxsports)

6-198. Tyler Sash, S, Iowa

Tyler Sash Highlights (via Stoutman01)

Tyler Sash career highlights top 5 Safety 2011 draft (via dwid1984)

6-202. Jacquain Williams, OLB, South Florida

Jacquian Williams 2010 USF Highlights (via BKnockz)

7-221. Da'Rel Scott, RB, Maryland

Da'Rel Scott Highlights 2010 (via r48sweep)

I haven't been following this ordeal too closely, since I honestly never in my wildest imagination thought, for a second, it would reach this point.

So (correct me if I am wrong on any of this), this entire process started when the owners voted in 2008  to opt out of the CBA following the 2010 season because the players received around 60% of the leagues revenue, and they, the owners, wanted more money to cover their investments (stadiums) and expenditures. The NFLPA was skeptical that the owners were losing money and following failed negotiations towards a new CBA, started mediation.

The owners wanted ~1 billion to cover investments and expenses. So they suggested  an 18 game regular season, rookie pay scale etc... to cover this amount. In response, the NFLPA told them to shove it. The NFLPA wanted full financial disclosure from the owners to understand how/why the owners could justifiably ask for 1 billion dollars. Instead of full financial disclosure the owners offered partial disclosure (unsure what they provided the NFLPA) then tried to haggle and "split the difference". Again, the NFLPA told them to shove it and decertified. By decertifying, the NFLPA no longer acts as a bargaining agent for the players. In doing so, the players can file anti-trust lawsuits.

Alright, assuming what i just wrote is somewhat accurate, I fail to understand the owners stance on this. Why was full financial disclosure too much to ask? They weren't asking for chump change here. Last time I checked, a billion dollars is a crap ton of money. Requiring financial disclosure to substantiate a 1 billion dollar request seems reasonable to me. Have the owners issued a statement on why full financial disclosure is unreasonable? What are they trying to hide? Christ, I could go Google the packers financial statements ( after doing so, despite increasing revenue, their profit margin has shrunk substantially, about 50% from '08-'10 due to increased costs, notably player costs). If the rest of the owners are experiencing these problems, why cant they just hand over the documents to prove it?

The guys over at Blogging The Boys have a leaked picture of the Cowboys draft board. Based on the layout, It seems like the original board was filled with individual magnetic strips with the players name and measurements (see Jerry's hand). When the players were drafted their card was removed from the board and replaced with: players last name, first initial. team, round-pick (ex. Joseph, L. NYG 2-46). So, at the time when this picture was taken, all the remaining player cards represent players still available. Also, It looks like Jerry is in the process of taking Clay Harbor (Eagles 4-125) off the board. Dallas drafted right after Philly and took Akwasi Owusu-Ansah at 126. According to their board, Akwasi Owusu-Ansah was the BPA at the time (4-1) and, presumably, that's part of the reason they took him.

Original post can be found here

This additional post has a great consolidated spreadsheet of the entire board. It also lists all the "notable" players who are absent from the board.

Giant Picks ranked (rd-pick)

1-16. Jason Pierre-Paul

4-13. Linval Joseph

3-8 or 9. Chad Jones *see note

4-18. Mitch Petrus

?-? Phillip Dillard **

7-? Adrian Tracy

Some interesting rankings:

1-14. Sean Lee (WOW)

1-20. Navarro Bowman

1-22. Tyson Alualu

2- 5. Brandon Graham

2- 16. Jimmy Clausen

3- 1. Sergio Kindle

3- 2. Anthony Davis

6-1. Jared Veldheer

* Chad Jones' name should be written on the board but, Its probably obscured by Jerry's arm/hand. If i had to take a guess, they ranked him at rd 3, pick 8-9. (look at the spots covered by Jerry's hand).

** Phillip Dillard's name should also be written on the board since he went at 115. But i can't find it for the life of me...the guy who does gets a cookie...

I've spent the last hour looking for the ranks of our draft class, but I always sucked at playing Where's Waldo as a kid, so maybe you guys will have better luck.

Also, please note that teams rank players on different criteria (schemes etc) so these ranks shouldn't validate (or invalidate) particular picks. Nevertheless, it's pretty interesting...

Alright, here we go. The first four picks are pretty obvious. However, if the redskins deal Big Al to the lions, Detroit goes with Okung (i think they would be smart to pursue this, but doubt they do)

Rams -- Sam Bradford

Lions -- Ndamukong Suh

Buccaneers -- Gerald McCoy

Redskins -- Russell Okung

Chiefs -- Trent Williams. Now things get interesting. The chiefs would really like to trade out of this spot, but i don't think they'll find a suitor. If stuck, they pick either Berry or OT. But, Pioli is too traditional to draft a safety at 5. So OT it is.

Seahawks -- Bulaga.. Berry is tempting here, but Seattle can't afford to enter round 2 without a stud LT. Two tackles have already been selected and the Hawks make it a third because they cant risk waiting till 14.

Browns -- Eric Berry. The Browns land the best player in the draft

Raiders --Anthony Davis. Really tempted to stick em with Campbell, but I think Al Davis takes his meds on thursday.

Bills -- Jimmy Clausen. 

Jaguars -- Tim Te....just kidding. They take Derrick Morgan. But in all seriousness, The Jags cant afford to walk away from the Draft without Tebow. The NFL is  a business. Tebow sells tickets....or atleast a ton of autographs

Broncos -- Rolando McClain. Sorry...

Dolphins -- Dan Williams.

49ers -- Joe Haden. He's BPA and addresses a need. Another possibility is Earl Thomas.

Seahawks -- C.J. Spiller. They would take Morgan if he was available.

Giants -- Brandon Graham. TBH, I dont like this pick too much either, flame away. But with no Spiller, McClain, Morgan, or Williams this pick is tough. Plus IMO, weatherspoon and the next tier of DT's are all reaches. Before this pick i'd imagine JR is desperatly trying to work a trade to move back. Also, I could see us taking JPP (cringe). If this happens they have an entire day to move Osi.

Titans -- JPP

49ers -- Charles Brown. 49er's reach to fill a need.

Steelers -- Maurkice Pouncey.

Falcons -- Sean Weatherspoon.

Texans -- Earl Thomas.

Bengals -- Dez Bryant. Gresham is a possiblity here too.

Patriots-- Sergio Kindle.

Packers -- Kyle Wilson.

Eagles -- Iupati. Eagles are pissed. They wanted Wilson. I'd expect them to trade up ahead of the Steelers to get him.

Ravens -- Jared Odrick.

Cardinals -- Jerry Hughes.

Cowboys -- Taylor Mays. Probably wishful thinking on my part....but @#$% Dallas.

Chargers -- Ryan Matthews. Mt. Cody or best available cornerback are other options.

Jets -- Linval Joseph. They really wanted a pass rusher...but tough @#$$ I wanted Suh. Rex ryan knows how important a NT is to his defense. Cody is tempting, but they pass.

Vikings -- Devin McCourty

Colts -- Brian Price

Saints -- Everson Griffen

Recently Mike Garafolo tweeted 

"Curious why more NYG predraft visits haven't been reported? It's bc the team scared the bejesus (cap "J"?) out of every agent in the biz. [They] "Threatened to cancel visits and all that good stuff if the agents let the cat out of the bag about their clients visiting. Oh well.

In the 2008 draft class, not one pick had a pre-draft visit. However, in 2009, Sintim, Beckum, and Barden all dropped by the meadowlands prior to the draft AND the visit was reported /confirmed by the Giants FO. Now the FO is  threatening to cancel visits if the player agents leak the info? what the heck?

I'm not sure what to make of this--if anything.  It could be just a smokescreen,  but it begs the question...why? Why the secrecy, and why now? Why try and protect information that historically had little significance?

What do you guys think?

First off, I'm not trying to argue that McClain is a bad player. On the contrary, I think he's good, but i don't see enough dominance to warrant a top 15 pick (ya ya I know i mocked him to Denver in our BBV community mock, let that slide for now). Honestly, I really want to like him and God knows we need a MLB--what a great fit it could be! But nevertheless, I've tried to watch as much footage as possible on McClain and while i see many good attributes, i just don't see his play warranting that much praise. Please watch these clips objectivly and ask yourself whether he's an elite MLB. If you think he is, come back here and explain it to me....please...

IMHO, his best asset lies in his ability to diagnose the play quickly and get himself into position for the opportunity to make a play. Many attribute this to his thorough preparation via film study and a high football IQ, and I'd hafta agree. He seldom looks confused, lost or out of position on the field. Subsequently, I think he has a relatively high 'floor' and he's a safe bet for alot of teams including the Gmen.

With that said, from what i've seen, he plays way to upright, he grabs at people rather than breaking down and delivering a hit when he tackles. He waits for the ball carrier to come to him. He doesn't do a great job of shedding or fighting through blockers. I don't see enough aggression, tenacity or determination to make plays. IMO, he looks content to let others make the play for him, and his supporting cast was good enough to enable this.

Please show me the light. I know that highlight clips can be deceiving (sadly it's all i could link), but is McClain really that much better than all the other MLB prospects that we spend the #15 pick on him?

Hey MHR! Us giant fans over at BBV had a community mock draft. I made the selection for Denver and thought I'd share the selection with you guys.

The Board looked like this

Rams -- Bradford
Lions -- Suh
Bucs -- McCoy
Redskins -- Okung
Chiefs -- Berry
Seahawks -- Clausen
Browns -- Dez Bryant
Raiders -- Bruce Campbell
Bills -- Dan Williams
Jacksonville -- Joe Haden

so...

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