(10-23-2018, 07:07 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(10-23-2018, 12:29 PM)I am Yoda Wrote: Okay...Hernandez didn't distinguish himself the whole game.  That line makes ours look good.  It's not like I've not seen any Giants plays all year.  I've watched highlights like any other sports fan.  Last night was the only time I've watched a Giants game.  So that makes my observation of the player in the game invalid, how?  Eli was continually leaving a buckling pocket.  And Atlanta's front 7 aren't nearly as good as ours, for instance.

As far as Bryan is concerned, he may develop into a good player.  But as you seem to agree, nothing about him screamed 1st round pick.  Therefore, with other better players available and other positions of need, the pick was misspent.

You did watch week 1?  He looked good against our defense.  I remember pressure coming from everywhere where but Will.  I do think Bryan is a 1st round talent though.  I feel Hernandez and Goedert were first round talents as well though and I think they could of helped us this year as well as in the future.  I like Bryan and think he will be good I just knew he was raw and wouldn't be much help this year with our loaded dline

The real loss was Lamar Jackson being available at #29 and us not pulling the trigger. At worst he offers all the running Bortles does with a stronger arm and quicker release (because lets face it.. Bortles is like the polar opposite of Aikman). We were not set enough at QB to make such a luxury pick like Bryan.

Worth noting that we've been trying Bryan out at DE like Calais Campbell. Bryan has always been an interior player and mostly at 3T DT. I can completely understand that one play where he looked lost against Dak if you've never really had a contain responsibility on the edge ever. He has all the physical tools and seems to have a work ethic, learning from the most talented DL in the league will do wonders for him. Most rookie DL's struggle, Strahan had a single sack, Watt had 5.5 sacks etc. the learning curve is steeper at the NFL level for that position. He'll be fine.

As far as missing out on Hernandez... nah dude got whipped, but Eli was under duress from everywhere else quicker (Flowers for instance) that it wasn't noticeable that youre getting beat bc the tackle on the otherside is a turnstile. Living in NY i've seen Hernandez play a decent amount.. we didnt miss anything with him.

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