"Let's Fucking Roll The Dice!" - We Got A Glimpse Into Joe Schoen Trading Up For The Jaxson Dart Pick And Brian Daboll Getting Fired Up To Draft Dart
Even though this was a pivotal year for the Giants, I haven't been as into the NFL Draft just because the constant barrage of mocks, takes, and misinformations wears me out by the time Darth Goodell takes the stage in whatever random NFL city they've picked as host for that year. But I do have to admit that these behind the scenes draft videos always tickle my football fan fancy, which admittedly sounds a little perverted as I read it back. So instead of rambling any longer, I am just gonna fire some quick thoughts from those videos:
1. Seeing Joe Schoen getting upset about promises other GMs made to him about trades before taking them back really hammered home how nerve racking it must be to run a draft for an NFL team. If somebody snipes my pick in a fantasy draft or I miss on a guy I convinced myself I really wanted a mere five minutes earlier, it ruins my day and potentially my fall, winter, or even year. So I can't fault Schoen for looking like he was going to puke as his boss stood mere inches away as trade up spots started disappearing in a year where said boss said they need to address the QB situation.
2. Speaking of the QB situation, I don't know if I feel better or worse about the Jaxson Dart pick after hearing the Giants GM say "Let's fucking roll the dice" before trading up for Dart. I mean every mock draft said the Dart pick was exactly that and it could hit like a roll of the dice. But those being the actual words uttered by Schoen before moving up to get Dart is something that will live in my head for at least the next 2-3 years since that's the minimum amount of time that the future of the Giants franchise will hinge on that Dart pick
3. Seeing Daboll that fired up about picking Dart does calm a bunch of my nerves however. Granted, if he had gotten Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels, I think we would've seen him react like the Giants just won the Super Bowl on a game-winning touchdown with 0 seconds left. But seeing a big guy that clearly hates suits move that much has me believing that he believes Jaxson Dart is The Guy...or at least the guy who can prevent him from getting fired this January.
4. Even though this has nothing to do with the videos, I wanted to get my thoughts out on the Giants rookie jersey numbers that were announced this morning:
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I have no choice but to temporarily drop the Giants draft grade a full letter as of now. Abdul Carter settling for 51 as an EDGE after dabbling with asking to unretire the number of the greatest defensive player ever and a QB that helped win two rings from the franchise feels like a massive L. 51 is more of a rotational pass rusher number or a hybrid backer that is more into coverage and tackling. Six for a QB is downright gross, even though there is a chance Dart will change to 2 after paying Deonte Banks a bunch of cash for a number he just picked up.
I don't love anyone wearing Justin Tuck's old number even though it's been done before. But if it helps give Darius Alexander some sort of superpowers, I'm fine with it. That goes double for Cam Skattebo rocking Ahmad Bradshaw's 44 jersey since I'm pretty sure that's going to make Skattebo harder to tackle than prime Earl Campbell and Derrick Henry combined.