• Giants NFL Draft preview: One big pick, two areas of need

    Giants NFL Draft preview: One big pick, two areas of need

    The debate is ongoing and the next days should make one side joyous and the other despondent. Unless the Giants can get this so very right that they solve two debilitating problems in the first three rounds of the 2020 draft. If there is some way for them to balance this out perfectly and claim …
  • NFL Mock Draft 6.0: Giants, Jets hold line, Tua Tagovailoa drops

    NFL Mock Draft 6.0: Giants, Jets hold line, Tua Tagovailoa drops

    It’s here. Finally. A live sporting event of sorts to take our minds off this pandemic. High drama, compelling theater, tears and cheers for all those collegiate stars whose dreams come true. The Serby Mock 6.0 does not include trades, features a Tua Tagovailoa fall and a surprise landing spot when all is said and …
  • The issues buzzing around Giants as NFL Draft approaches

    The issues buzzing around Giants as NFL Draft approaches

    As the time finally arrives for the 2020 NFL Draft, here is the latest buzzing around the Giants, who own 10 picks, including No. 4 overall: 1. For the Giants, it is Isaiah Simmons or their top-rated offensive tackle. It would be a shock if another player is in the discussion Thursday night. When considering Simmons, …
  • Dave Gettleman’s job security depends on NFL Draft 2020

    Dave Gettleman’s job security depends on NFL Draft 2020

    Dave Gettleman gets this chance, this chance he nearly didn’t get when Pat Shurmur was fired, possibly his last chance if he fails to find Joe Judge the right players, starting with the fourth pick in Thursday night’s NFL Draft, so they can steer their titanic franchise safely around the iceberg that has been haunting …
  • Giants’ NFL Draft priority has created weakness free agency can’t fix

    Giants’ NFL Draft priority has created weakness free agency can’t fix

    A lack of homegrown talent is one of the first problems general manager Dave Gettleman identifies when he looks at how far the Giants defense has fallen since the last Super Bowl win. Spending $80 million in free agency over the life of four contracts, as the Giants did last month, will plug some holes, …
  • Giants have four options if they want offensive lineman in NFL Draft

    Giants have four options if they want offensive lineman in NFL Draft

    The first question. Tackle or not? The second question: If it is a tackle, which one? Unless the Giants pull another first-round stunner in the NFL draft — was it really only a year ago they snagged Daniel Jones at No. 6? — it stands to reason they will be unable to trade down, will …
  • Dave Gettleman puts lofty standard on Giants’ top NFL Draft 2020 pick

    Dave Gettleman puts lofty standard on Giants’ top NFL Draft 2020 pick

    When he was considering his options with the No. 2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Dave Gettleman said the player he selected had to live up to a “gold jacket’’ standard. Meaning: The guy he picked, Saquon Barkley, needed to have Hall of Fame potential and, eventually, production. Earlier in this year’s draft preparation, …
  • Giants mailbag: Draft strategy Dave Gettleman should employ

    Giants mailbag: Draft strategy Dave Gettleman should employ

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Giants. Paul, while (Dave) Gettleman is big on “best available player” in the draft, what do you think the …
  • NFL Draft 2020: Giants may snare linebacker early despite additions

    NFL Draft 2020: Giants may snare linebacker early despite additions

    Before free agency, it looked as if the Giants had a cavernous hole on their roster at linebacker. Signing Blake Martinez to patrol the inside and Kyler Fackrell to line up on the outside addressed two big needs. Does this mean the Giants are in good enough shape at linebacker that they will eschew taking …
  • NFL Draft 2020: Ranking the top 10 linebackers

    NFL Draft 2020: Ranking the top 10 linebackers

    The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 linebackers in the 2020 NFL Draft: 1. Isaiah Simmons, Clemson, 6-4, 238 Game-changing Swiss Army knife who took 100 snaps or more at five different positions last season. Can cover, rush and tackle. 2. Patrick Queen, LSU, 6-0, 229 Undersized and just scratching the surface of potential …