“Christ before me, Christ behind me ,Christ in me.” – Saint Patrick May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm …
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“I have faith in Daniel as our starting quarterback,” those were the words of Giants GM Joe Schoen at a news conference at the NFL combine speaking of Daniel Jones. Questions abound about Daniel Jones and his future. Will Jones be ready to start week 1? Will the Giants draft a quarterback and if so …
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I am okay with giving Daniel Jones another year to prove himself in exchange for the ability to draft a pro-bowl caliber wide receiver and at least one year-one starter offensive lineman. This class is very talented in those two areas and the Giants picks in round 1 and 2 could get us that. To …
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The Giants have an opportunity in the draft to select Pro-Bowl level wide receiver. This could be a 1,000+ yards receiver and elevate the quarterback play on the team. I look at Miami with the two thousand yard receivers of Waddle and Tyreek Hill and see how that has moved Miami into a legit post …
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The way some people go on about Daniel Jones you would think Joe Pisarcik came back to QB the Giants. In my opinion Jones is a slightly below average quarterback. Going into 2024 some teams have much worse. I would put Jones at about 20th among current forecast starting 2024 quarterbacks as listed on ourlads.com. …
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As Giant’s quarterback Daniel Jones enters his sixth year in 2024 the winds of quarterback controversy are swirling amongst Giant’s fans. Many feel that five years was enough and are eager to draft a replacement quarterback even if it means giving up draft picks to move up. The word filtering out from the Giant’s organization …
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A 2020 research paper “Predicting the national football league potential of college quarterbacks” from the University of Colorado attributed ESPN QBR rating and quarterback rushing performance as the two main predictors of NFL success. Here is an excerpt of the paper. … we explored the relationship between the performances of rookie quarterbacks in their first …
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After watching the Shrine Bowl and researching the prospects that participated I came up with a favorite prospect at each position. If a player was slated for the Shrine Bowl but opted out, such as LB Edgerrin Cooper then they were not considered. However players that sat out due to injury such as Jordan Travis …
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Statistics don’t tell the whole story of a player and can only be used to present a piece of the puzzle. However I do feel they are an important piece and help identify potential targets or areas of positives or concerns with a player. I created a spreadsheet of statistical/production data on the top receiver …
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With the combine starting and associated athletic numbers around the corner here are receiver prospect rankings based on career statistical data. The table shown below is a relative ranking of 36 of what may be the top wide receiver prospects in the 2023 NFL draft. The list of prospects started with being listed in the …
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