With the No. 6 pick, the New York Giants select… | Zero Blitz
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Nate Tice discuss the possible options for New York with its first pick in this year’s NFL draft and whether the team should target a wide receiver or go with a quarterback. Hear the full conversation on the “Zero Blitz” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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JASON FITZ: So you're on the clock with the Giants at this point.
NATE TICE: I am. And this is-- Giants had actually almost wish they could move back just a little bit, just to help themselves out. Giants need juice. Giants needs pass catchers. Giants need someone that can actually play on the outside, and not just the slot. And that is going to be Malik Nabers from LSU, which I think is a common pairing between these two. It makes a lot of sense.
C is all about explosive plays. I have Rome Odunze, from Washington, a little bit above Nabers, but I have him-- Odunze, Nabers, and Harrison Jr. all as top-10 graded guys on my big board. Nabers is just a walking, talking explosive play, takes stuff underneath to the house, takes stuff over the top, interesting ball skills on the outside. So I think this Giants offense that needs juice, that's what Nabers provides, just real, real juice.
I've seen comparisons to him to DJ Moore. I've seen an OBJ. I want to go all the way with OBJ with him. But that's the type of player where he's going to create yards after the catch time and again, create explosive plays. I think this fits great.
JASON FITZ: Yeah, only quick thing? Any consideration for a quarterback there? Because-- I mean, I think trades are going to blow this. No quarterback there?
NATE TICE: I think trades are going to make this wonky. I don't know if-- oh, Joe Douglas, oh, my God, no. It's not Joe Douglas-- Brian Daboll, they look alike, just way different heights. My brain went to Joe Douglas for some reason. But Daboll, I don't know if he would like a guy like McCarthy. Just because I think he likes kind of like a bigger body guy, a guy that can really be a bruiser and take the touches and everything. That just, I have no idea. But that would be the next best, so that's why I think they will go receiver here or look to move down. Because, again, you never know who's going to fall in love with these quarterbacks. But I don't know if the Giants like McCarthy as their guy.
