Brian Daboll: The evaluation of quarterbacks and inside the process
Brian Daboll talks about what goes into the evaluation process of quarterbacks for the NFL Draft.
Giants general manager Joe Schoen continues to make this promise to those who ask about his plans for the upcoming NFL Draft. The event is less than a month away, but the evaluation continues, and Schoen just laughs when others tell him what the Giants are going to do.
That’s because Schoen claims he doesn’t know yet himself.
“There are a lot of unknowns and hypotheticals,” Schoen quipped last week at the NFL Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. “There really are.”
And he’s right: the Giants still have holes on the roster in advance of Year 3 for this regime, which means we’re all guessing which ones they’ll prioritize.
There are questions at quarterback with Daniel Jones recovering from ACL surgery and a subpar season, and John Mara gave Schoen and coach Brian Daboll a green light to draft a potential successor to come in and compete if they have a conviction. Saquon Barkley is off to Philadelphia.
And the offensive line – well, the construction is ongoing, this time under new position coach Carmen Bricillo, with new additions Jon Runyan Jr. and Jermaine Eluemunor signing in free agency.
Then there is a promised new look on defense with defensive coordinator Shane Bowen joining the staff, beginning with edge rusher Brian Burns, acquired from the Carolina Panthers for a second-round pick this year and a fifth-round pick next year in addition to a flip of fifth-rounders this year.
Schoen could still move either up or down at any point of the first two days. They have pulled off draft day deals in each of his first two seasons, and with the Vikings acquiring a second first-round pick with the belief they are positioning for a move up for a quarterback, the pressure could be on.
Here’s our fourth crack at predicting how this will play out for the Giants using the Pro Football Network mock draft simulator with the Combine now in the rear-view mirror, Top 30 visits and Pro Days rolling on and free agency in full swing:
Round 1, No. 6: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
I believe the Giants have their sights on Maye or Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy if they go quarterback. Can the Giants move up? Sure. Will they have competition? Certainly seems like Minnesota is ready to pounce if New England at 3, Arizona at 4 or the Chargers at 5 are willing to deal. The Giants have to be committed to doing so as well.
We’ve got through our last two mocks with the notion that McCarthy would be the target. But in recent days, with LSU’s Jayden Daniels emerging as a slight betting favorite for Washington at No. 2, the question in this projection: what if the Vikings make a play for McCarthy by dealing with New England at No. 3.
In this simulation, the Vikings traded three first round picks – No. 11 and No. 23 overall this year and their 2025 first-rounder – to entice the Patriots to move down. That certainly could open the door for another team to trade up for Maye, including the Giants. But not this time – Arizona went with Marvin Harrison Jr. and the Chargers nabbed Malik Nabers, setting the Giants up for a surprise that Maye was still on the board.
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If you trust Brian Daboll to be your head coach in part because of his ability to get the most out of quarterbacks, then Maye might be the prospect he sees having the highest ceiling.
Maye’s greatest strength is also is most concerning weakness. He has no fear of attempting big-time throws and completes a bunch of them, fueling what observers believe gives him a very good chance at succeeding in today’s NFL. But Maye also takes a ton of risks, and that style of play could compromise his standing in the eyes of some evaluators.
Overall, I think the 6-foot-4, 225-pounder has the…
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