Eli Manning cringed at how his new understudy first greeted him on the phone. The New York Giants potentially drafted Eli Manning’s eventual replacement last weekend. The Giants selected Davis Webb in Round 3, and though Webb needs work and Manning shouldn’t worry about him this season, there could be a debate at some point — say, in two or three seasons — about Webb being the next in line at QB.
Time for what I believe will be our last 2018 NFL mock draft until the fall college football season arrives. Well, no promises on that, but I think this will be it. Todd McShay released his way-too-early mock draft on Thursday. His next mock draft likely will not arrive until December. He acknowledged he has not watched tape on most of the players in his mock. Instead, his evaluations are based on what he has seen in person or on TV. The draft order is generated by Football Outsiders, who come up with early projected records for the 2017 season. A year ago, he released the same type of mock draft. His top five picks a year ago were: 1. Cleveland Browns: DeShaun Watson, QB, Clemson 2. San Francisco
When San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York saw Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh — the brother of the man with whom York used to work — at the NFL’s owners meetings, John suggested that York sit down and have a bite with Jim Harbaugh at some point to clear the air. York told The MMQB’s Peter King that he’s open to the idea. No thanks, I’m stuffed.” What dinner between Jim Harbaugh (L) and San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York might be like.