and my guesses on who their first-round picks will be and why."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 Golden Tate Jerseys 2019 , Week 17New York Giants NewsPat’s Perspectives: Go on, Giants, take that risk at quarterback this year New,271commentsPlus why they probably won’t trade for Josh Rosen and my guesses on who their first-round picks will be and why.EDTShareTweetShareSharePat’s Perspectives: Go on, Giants, take that risk at quarterback this year Missouri QB Drew Lock is just one of the several quarterback options the Giants are believed to be considering in this year’s draft.Jeff Curry-USA TODAY SportsNo guts, no glory.That needs to be the Giants approach in a few weeks when it comes to preparing for the inevitable transition from the Eli Manning era.General manager Dave Gettleman understands that. So too, does ownership and head coach Pat Shurmur. Yet while all the key decision makers involved seem to realize that at some point they’re going to need to step outside of the comfort zone that Manning has afforded them since 2004, there appears to have been a bit of a reluctance to do so.How so? Gettleman has said in the past that you can’t force a decision at quarterback, that if you make a mistake, you’re going to regret it.To a degree, he’s correct. The last thing a franchise that is trying to become relevant needs is to continue whiffing on draft picks, especially at high-profile positions such as quarterback.But whereas years ago when a team made a mistake on a quarterback and had to compound it for multiple years due to the salary cap implications, the current CBA has given teams a quicker out should a player not develop as expected.Let’s go back in time for a moment to the year 2010. In that draft class, the then St. Louis Rams selected quarterback Sam Bradford No. 1 overall and gave him a six-year, $78.045 million contract with $50 million guaranteed (the largest such deal given to an NFL rookie at the time) before he even played a down in an NFL regular-season game.Because of the structure of the contract, the Rams had little choice but to sink or swim with Bradford at the helm. As we all know by now, they ended up doing the latter. Bradford, who finished with an 18-30-1 record for them White Jabrill Peppers Jerseys , completed just 58.6 percent of his pass attempts for 11,065 yards, 59 touchdowns, and 38 interceptions as a Ram before becoming a journeyman. The current CBA eliminated this risk by imposing contract limitations on the rookie class. These limitations include paying players based on what overall draft slot they were chosen. The new CBA takes a little bit of the risk out of investing in a franchise type player because the cost is so much lower. So if that if the player doesn’t pan out as expected, teams can more easily move on and start over. (Of course, if they’re starting over annually, then the team better look long and hard at their drafting process.)So what does this have to do with the Giants and taking a quarterback this year?Very rarely does a team hit on all of its draft picks. In fact, the more picks a team has, the more likely there will be a whiff or two in the bunch.With that said, if the Giants grab a quarterback outside of the first round who turns out to be the next franchise quarterback, they will have ended up with a steal in the draft. If that pick doesn’t pan out as the future of the franchise, they can then start again in 2020 while still operating under the current CBA’s terms governing a rookie cap. Meanwhile, they can either look to keep the quarterback chosen in 2019 as a backup, which would then give the team two home-grown signal callers. Why the Giants probably won’t trade for Josh Rosen There is a growing sentiment that if the Cardinals make Josh Rosen available via trade, the Giants should throw their hats in the ring. And why not? Rosen is a solid young prospect on his rookie deal who, if the Cardinals are willing to be reasonable in their pricing demands, such as accepting a third-round pick in this year’s draft and a conditional third in next year’s, wouldn’t cost very much.But there is a caveat that the “get Josh Rosen” crowd is missing out on that could very well come into play.Last year in the days leading up to the draft, Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller reported that the opinion in the NFL scouting community last year was that if Josh Allen was off the board by the Giants pick at No. 2 Jabrill Peppers Jerseys 2019 , the feeling was that Sam Darnold was their backup choice at quarterback. This little nugget would suggest that at the very least, Rosen would have been their third choice if not lower.We all know how the story unfolded. The Giants drafted Saquon Barkley after Cleveland drafted Baker Mayfield first overall and the Giants, who did draft Kyle Lauletta in the fourth round, kicked the can into 2019. In revisiting last year’s quarterback situation, since neither Allen or Darnold is expected to be available via trade—and again, we still don’t know if Arizona is going to make Rosen available--would the Giants “settle” for Rosen if he’s available and if they feel they need to start grooming Manning’s successor now? Logic would dictate Gettleman would not do an about-face by going with a quarterback that the team is believed to have had not graded ahead of Allen and Darnold. In addition, if the Giants brass feels like Manning still has another couple of years left in him, there might be more of a comfort level kicking the can down the road again to where Manning will end up finishing out the 2020 season on a one-year contract extension while a 2020 draft picks comes in and learns from him.It’s not the ideal way to do things, especially not knowing what the future brings in terms of what 2020 quarterback prospects will raise their respective stocks or knowing where the Giants will be drafting in 2020 (though if Manning’s critics prove to be correct, the team won’t do much better than they have the last two seasons).But at some point, the Giants need to start figuring this out as to expect Manning to be there indefinitely is pushing their luck.Draft MusingsEvery year just before the draft, I, like a lot of you, look for clues into how the team might be thinking. Sometimes the answers are right there before your eyes, like last year when the Giants did everything but take out a billboard in Times Square declaring their intentions to draft running back Saquon Barkley at No. 2 overall.Then there are other times where you have to do a little more digging and hope that you at least land in the ballpark.This year, it’s the latter.Since the season ended, I have opined that the Giants would go defense with their No. 6 pick, and I’m not about to change my mind. But what I haven’t really said just yet is what position or player I think might be pick No. 6.With that all said, it’s time for me to come off the fence and take a stand.In studying James Bettcher’s defense White Jon Halapio Jerseys , one of the most significant problems the unit had was stuffing the run, which is the precursor to setting up the pass rush.Last year, New York’s run defense finished 27th in the league. With opponents having second- and third-and manageable situations, the Giants’ lack of a pass rush combined with the problems on the back end made it easy for opposing quarterbacks to do their thing.And speaking of the pass rush, does anyone doubt that Gettleman wouldn’t mind adding a couple of defensive hog mollies who can push the pocket and create pressure? Per Pro Football Focus, rookie B.J. Hill led the team’s defensive linemen with 27 total pressures, followed by Kerry Wynn’s 21. In fact, those were the only two of the Giants defensive linemen to have more than 20 pressures last season.With that in mind, I believe the Giants are going to draft a defensive lineman at No. 6 who can not only stop the run but also help to push that pocket, which I believe will help the edge rushers and the back end of the defense tighten things up. The next question is who would fit the bill. In a perfect world, Alabama’s Quinnen Williams would be that guy, though Houston’s Ed Oliver wouldn’t be such a bad “consolation” pick.I’d also like to see the Giants come away with a right tackle in this draft, preferably in the first round and preferably at No. 17, if possible. My guess is there will be a run on defensive players early on so I’m hoping that Florida’s Jawaan Taylor slides down the board to the Giants at No. 17. I think regardless of what happens with Mike Remmers, who was in for a free-agency visit last month, the Giants should look to add youth at the offensive tackle which, in my mind, has been lacking quality depth for many years. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After a week of being beaten up in the media over the trade of popular star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Jon Halapio Jerseys 2019 , general manager Dave Gettleman went on the offensive, saying the trade was in the best interests of the New York Giants and was a deal the organization could not refuse.Gettleman didn’t stop there Monday, speaking for the first time since sending Beckham to the Cleveland Browns last week in return for first- and third-round draft picks this year and safety Jabrill Peppers.The executive also defended quarterback Eli Manning, saying the belief the 38-year-old two-time Super Bowl MVP can’t play well anymore is a “crock.” He laughed off the idea that the trade for 29-year-old guard Kevin Zeitler and the free agent signing of 34-year-old safety Antoine Bethea gave the Giants a couple of old players, saying both are good players and good people.When pushed about what is his plan for the Giants after winning three games in 2017 and five last season, Gettleman basically told reporters it was none of their business. He said the team is building, it has a master plan that would become apparent over time, and he would be judged by how it worked out over the next few years.In discussing Beckham, Gettleman said he only approached the Bills about a deal for the 26-year-old wideout — partly because he heard Buffalo might be getting receiver Antonio Brown from Pittsburgh, and the other part was his friendship with Bills general manager Brandon Beane, who worked for him in Carolina.Gettleman did not shop the three-time Pro Bowler because he felt doing that would not give him the upper hand in trade talks. He said the San Francisco 49ers called and the teams had numerous conversations without reaching a deal.Once Browns general manager John Dorsey called on Tuesday, it took 10 hours to work out the deal. It was finalized over the weekend when Beckham and Peppers passed physicals, Gettleman said.The obvious question is why get rid of the guy who has been the record-setting catalyst of the Giants’ offense since being the No. 12 pick overall in 2014 and the Offensive Rookie of the Year that season.“That’s the question everybody asks,” Gettleman said. “After much discussion we believe this was in the best interests of the New York Football Giants. I want everyone to know this was purely a football business decision. There is no intrigue. No he said, she said. None of that stuff.”Gettleman called Beckham a tremendous talent, but said the Giants got three assets in return, at the very least.“Because of Odell’s talent and personality, this was a decision we did not enter into lightly,” said Gettleman White Curtis Riley Jerseys , who has run the Giants since Jerry Reese was fired in December 2017. “There were a number of factors to take into consideration and I can assure you we thoroughly discussed them all.”The 68-year-old GM said he knows the Giants did not sign Beckham last summer to a $90 million deal to trade him, but things changed when the Browns made a value-packed offer that “knocked it out of the park” and allowed New York to address multiple positions on a team coming off a 5-11 record.Gettleman says the litmus tests for trading a star player is the value of what a team would get if it lost a player who had a franchise tag: two first-round picks. He says the Giants got that in Peppers plus the No. 17 overall pick and a third-rounder. He added that time will tell whether the Giants made a good deal.The recent personnel moves have put the Giants under a microscope, especially because the team has made the playoffs once (2016) since winning the Super Bowl in February 2012.After the past season, New York did not franchise-tag leading tackler Landon Collins — Gettleman said teams called at the trading deadline last year to ask about acquiring Collins, but no one offered enough; traded sacks leader Olivier Vernon to Cleveland for Zeitler; made the Beckham deal; and stuck with Manning, who got a $5 million roster bonus this week.“This narrative that Eli is overpaid and can’t play is a crock, I’m telling you,” Gettleman said, adding he doesn’t mind if people disagree with him.Gettleman said it was not his responsibility to discuss the Giants’ plan for the future.“Trust me, we have a plan,” he said. “Over time, you have to be patient. Everybody wants the answers now. It’s an instant gratification society. … Over time, you will see it. You have to trust it.”