Will the Giants draft their own Ogletree of life?
The Giants will select a linebacker at some point in this year’s draft. But will that pick come 21 days from now, or 22 days from now?
When we’ve discussed middle linebackers thus far during our adventures in questions and answers in these team-by-team draft previews, the focus has often remained on Manti Te’o. I’ll partly admit that’s because I — like all of you — have been caught up in the chatter over the many factors around Te’o that are far removed from the football field. But mostly, there’s genuine intrigue about him, and I still believe that would exist even without the fake dead girlfriend cluster-mess.
That interest has percolated because given his specific skillset, and his top end speed that’s far removed from the quicks of, say, Patrick Willis and Navarro Bowman, it’s difficult to determine if Te’o is worthy of a first-round grade. At the very least, the draft discussion around Te’o has been intriguing, and often heated.
But what if you’re a middle linebacker-needy team like the Giants, and none of the first-round options at the position are appealing? Where do you turn next in the mid-to-late rounds? Eric Kennedy from Big Blue Interactive has a few ideas.
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