The awkward part of New York Giants GM Jerry Reese's pre-draft news conference Thursday came when a reporter asked him about tight end. The exchange went like this: Q: Historically, this team has relied on the tight end quite a bit. Would you be comfortable moving forward with the guys you have on your roster right now? Reese: Historically we've relied on our tight end? Q: Well, they've had a prominent role. Reese: Really? Q: I seem to remember tight ends catching important passes. Reese: Yeah, well, we think we've got some tight ends that can catch some important passes. But "prominent role"? We want all of our positions to be prominent roles. I'm not sure if our tight ends have had prominent roles in the past. But we want a competent tight end. We think we've got a couple of young tight ends who have been here for a couple of years who we want to develop, and we'll continue to look as we move forward. http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/35983/jerry-reese-isnt-sweating-tight-end?ex_cid=espnapi_public
I think they should go with Ebron, given the new offensive system that McAdoo will put in. Right now, the Giants do not have a TE who can provide the big play. If Reese is still counting on Adrien Robinson - then he's gonna wait a long time, because he's another Marvin Austin, Ramses Barden type who simply will not develop.
Hey hammer - yea, I was not surprised that he was off the board - very surprised that it was the Lions who took him. Martin or Donald should have been the pick last night.
