Giants Go on the Offensive in The 33rd Team's Two-Round Mock Draft
The New York Giants had one of the worst offenses in the National Football League this season. They finished the season 29th in passing yards per game and 31st in total passing yards. The Giants also finished the season 29th in total yards and total yards per game.
The Giants had issues with nearly every skill position on offense this season at one point or another. Their leading receiver totaled less than 800 receiving yards, and their offensive line allowed the second-most sacks in a season in NFL history. New York even played all three quarterbacks at various points this season, which is never a good sign of how things are going for a team.
With the season over, the Giants must use the NFL Draft and free agency to start filling the holes on their roster. Having so many positions to fill gives the Giants flexibility this offseason, especially in the draft.
Many draft analysts think New York will use at least their first two draft picks on the offensive side of the ball to surround incumbent quarterback Daniel Jones with a better-supporting cast, and The 33rd Team's Marcus Mosher, in his latest mock draft, agrees.
Mosher projects the Giants using the sixth-overall draft pick on one of the best wide receivers available in the draft, Malik Nabers from Lousiana State University.
In most drafts, Malik Nabers would be the clear-cut No. 1 WR and a lock to be a top-five pick. But in this draft, he's not even the second pass-catcher off the board. But the New York Giants get a steal at No. 6 with Nabers, who isn’t that far off from Marvin Harrison Jr. in the class. Nabers can be a bonafide No. 1 receiver for New York, which it has been missing since trading away Odell Beckham Jr.
The Giants also have two picks in the second round. Mosher has the Giants slated to take Oregon quarterback Bo Nix with the 39th overall pick and then offensive tackle Patrick Paul from the University of Houston with the 47th overall pick.
Mosher's projections make sense for the Giants, who haven't had a No. 1 receiver or a receiver hit 1,000 yards since Odell Beckham Jr. A No. 1 receiver will help open a lot of things up for a passing game that wants to be explosive, but just doesn't have the firepower at the moment.
Adding a quarterback is also a necessity. Jones is rehabbing from a torn ACL, and it's not yet certain if he'll be ready for the start of the season. Even if he is, he still needs to rebound from what was a step backward last year in his development in the Brian Daboll-Mike Kafka offense.
And, of course, adding to the league's worst offensive line is a given. The Giants allowed 85 sacks last year, the second most in league history since sacks became a tracked stat. If that unit isn't fixed, having the best skill position players in the league won't matter if they don't have time to throw or don't have holes to run through.
No one ever knows how the draft will turn out until draft day. Still, if the Giants follow a blueprint similar to the one Mosher has laid out and make other additions via free agency, they could potentially turn their offense around quickly.
