Sephiroth

The NFL/big businesses have fucked up my streaming for so long that I'm not sure I'm ever going to pay for it again. One year I got Madden because NFL Sunday ticket came with it for free, but DirecTV didn't think that adding 20 million new customers required an upgrade to their servers, so none of the games actually worked until week 4. Then I tried using a VPN to make it look like my laptop was in Mexico and paid for the "NFL Abroad" package, but only about a half of each game was watchable no matter where I set my location to. This year, I've done the NFL+ package and every month I have to go and dispute one of the charges because they always charge me twice. I think I'm done.

Dude tackles like shit and drops sure INTs... but he's not being picked on quite as much as earlier in the year. Maybe his coverage is good and that's why they're not throwing to him, but there hasn't been a single play this year where I've said, "wow, great coverage by Flott!" Chenal has had a handful of eye-opening plays so far. The fact that Nick McCloud is starting over him kind of tells you everything you need to know about the kid. I sure hope I'm wrong and he becomes something (I think he's got a shot to be decent) but again, we can only grade where we are right now... and right now Chenal is the better player.

Whelp, I figured it was time for a much-too-early assessment of how me and Joe Schoen's respective draft classes are going. I'm not going to evaluate Thibodeaux and Neal since we were of like minds on those two guys, but to be honest, at this point I think I have a pretty significant edge on Schoen. I'm available to be a GM, or even to just do a consulting gig for all Giants front-office folks who are watching. Round 2, No. 43 overall: Wan’Dale Robinson Who I'd take - TE Trey Mc Bride Comments - This is a tough one to pick, as Wan’Dale started to look pretty good by midseason, and McBride has looked rather terrible until the last three weeks of the season. However, Wan’Dale has a serious injury right now, where McBride is healthy… going into next season, you’re more likely to get more production our of McBride as opposed to Wan’Dale. EDGE: Seph Round 3, No. 67 overall: Joshua Ezeudu Who I'd take - LB Nakobe Dean Comments - Josh Ezeudu has shown himself to be a stud run blocker in limited action so far. He’s also demonstrated that he’s one of the worst pass blockers in the league, with some comically bad “o’le!” moments. Out with a neck injury, we’ll have to see what the future holds. Nakobe Dean, also in limited time, has impressed the coaching staff, has fans salivating for the future, and earned himself a 78.9 PFF grade. The winner is clear. EDGE: Seph Round 3, No. 81 overall: Cordale Flott (CB, LSU) Who I'd take - LB Leo Chenal Comments - Cordale Flott is looking a lot like what some smart people were saying after he was drafted: not big enough, not strong enough, not fast enough. Coverage is middling-to-bad, tacking is even worse. He’s got room to grow, but right now he’s a JAG. Leo Chenal, on the other hand, has also looked good in limited reps. Like Dean, he has a talented linebacking corps ahead of him, but he’s working his way into the starting lineup and looks to be a building block moving forward. EDGE: Seph Round 4, No. 112 overall: Daniel Bellinger (TE, San Diego State) Who I'd have taken - RB Isiah Spiller Comments - This isn’t really a tough one. Daniel Bellinger has exceeded all expectations as a tight end, displaying top-end blocking and a knack for getting open. With the exception of one notable drop, his hands have been excellent. Spiller has spent most of the season on IR and has not looked wonderful in limited reps. EDGE: Shoen Round 4, No. 114 overall, Dane Belton (S, Iowa) Who I'd have taken - OG/OT Zach Tom Comments - Another easy one, Zach Tom has filled in at both RG, LG, and LT. He’s allowed one sack in that time, and posted a 69 PFF grade. His athleticism and positional versatility is one of the big reasons why Green Bay is still in the playoff hunt. Dane Belton has looked like Dane Belton... meaning toast in coverage and a 29.9 PFF grade. EDGE: Seph Round 5, No. 146 overall: Micah McFadden (LB, Indiana) Who I'd have taken - RB Ty Chandler Comments - Micah McFadden is not a special player, nor an especially good one. However, he does have game tape, and with Ty Chandler in IR for the entire season to this point, it’s enough to make him a (marginally) better pick. EDGE: Shoen Round 5, No. 147 overall: D.J. Davidson (DT, Arizona State) Who I'd have taken - CB Zyon McCollum Comments: First of all, let’s get this out in the open: they both suck. Davidson has been pushed around in limited playing time this season, and McCollum has been picked on in spot duty this year. However, McCollum has at least showed up for some special teams play where Davidson has been invisible since game two. I’m calling this one a push. EDGE: None Round 5, No. 173 overall: Marcus McKethan (OG, North Carolina) Who I'd have taken - OG Jamaree Salyer Comments - Salyer has had the enviable task of taking over for Rashawn Slater while the latter has been on IR since the preseason. All he’s done is posted a 67 PFF grade while allowing 4 sacks on the year. He was drafted to play guard, but has shown the chops to be a more than capable NFL tackle. Marcus McKethan has been hurt since the preseason, but when he returns it’s expected that he’ll look like the injured version of Marcus McKethan. This one is not even close and it’s another example of Joe Shoen trying to get too cute with his picks. EDGE: Seph Round 6, No. 182 overall Darrian Beavers (LB, Cincinnati) Who I'd have taken - OG Lecitus Smith Comments - Lecitus Smith has not looked great when called upon in two games this season, but to be fair, one of those was against some guy named Aaron Donald who I heard was pretty good himself. He apparently looked decent aside from that in limited action. Darrian Beavers has been in IR all season. I’m not going to kill Smith for getting manhandled by Donald, and he’s at least been available so far, which puts him above Beavers. I do think Beavers has a chance to be a good contributor if he can come back healthy next season. EDGE: Seph So for those of you keeping score at home… so far in the Seph vs Joe Schoen matchup, it’s 6-2, but I’d also say we’re about seven minutes into the first quarter with both teams having had the ball once. Still plenty of game left to play, but I'm left wondering what our team would look like with the guys I picked over the Micah McFaddens and DJ Davidsons of the team.

The thing is, most of the questions or criticisms were legit, but he's improved in all of his weak areas and is now an above-average QB. Cut down on turnovers? Check (also, I hate when lazy broadcasts show "look at all the Jones turnovers the past four years!!! Most of those were his rookie season) Show a big arm on tight window throws and the deep ball? Check. Elevate the play of those around him? Check (this WR corps is awful). Come up clutch in some big games? Check. Improve pocket awareness? Check. Make better reads? Check... though I still think there is room for improvement in this area. Jones has done everything the coaches have asked of him and then some. I wasn't sure how I felt about him when the season started... but now I really hope we keep him.

When I start feeling this way, I think of all the times in the past 10 years that I've felt this way only to have us finish a season with 5 wins.

Serious Harry Carson vibes here.

I want us to fuck that team so hard. We'd better play our starters because the only reason the Eagles have existed these past ten years is to troll the Giants.

Also, having Adoree Jackson and Xavier McKinney will go a long way towards making Justin Jefferson look human. Last time we were putting Nick McCloud and Darnay Holmes on him.

Vikes. We had that game and we knew it.

Fuck this guy.

Type of games the Giants lose. We're feeling a little too good about how we played in a loss... 4th string QB... 3rd string RB... I hope we get our shit together.

Anyone who thinks this is going to be a cakewalk is in for a rude awakening. I can very easily see a 21-17 Colts victory.

Everything is shaping up for a 42-10 Colts victory.

All of this but I like the way I said it better.

Dude has 723 yards in 15 games, roughly a quarter of which came in one game. He also has 5 drops. He's averaging 48 yards per game and still doesn't block. Let's pump the breaks on legendary Evan Engram.

I'm not sure that's actually the case anymore. NFC East has the most wins in football, Lions, Pack, Seattle, Jacksonville, and Titans are all fringe playoff teams, and Minny/Baltimore have already clinched spots. The only gimme games were the Bears, Panthers, and Houston really.

We need to keep this guy at all costs. I'd much rather have him than Saquon.

Sometimes I have to go to the NYG subreddit and remind people complaining about Kafka and Martindale that our skill position starters are two guys named Nick McCloud and Fabian Moreau and the other two are named Isiah Hodgins and Richie James.

And an interior offensive lineman. Shoen and Daboll have done better than anyone expected this season but I don't think anyone can deny that Zach Tom and Jamaree Salyer would look a lot better on this roster right now than Dane Belton and Marcus McKethan.

"Baker doesn't have it... we need an adult in the room. I know... what about that multiple rapist!"

These exactly. Take a look at our roster; it's awful. Our #1 WR is any other team in the league's practice squad guy; ditto for our three interior o-linemen. We've been squeezing blood out of this stone all season... and despite this, Jones looks downright decent. Imagine how this coaching staff and QB will do next season when their top WR isn't Richie James and Jon Feliciano isn't snapping the ball.

What the fuck.

Seriously, what the fuck.

Give up a 6th rounder for a "backup with potential."

He was the one guy that I watched in film that draft and definitely went away saying "not seeing it." I have no idea why he went 2nd overall. Trey Lance may have played against D-level competition but at least he looked good doing it.