After all, many folks had already questioned why the New York Giants signed the former Jacksonville Jaguar in the first place.
But when the G-Men passed on Reuben Foster (Alabama) and Zach Cunningham (Vanderbilt) twice, the die was cast for this draft. Mainly, that the team was not looking to upgrade its linebacking corps.
It used to be that the New York Giants were the NFL equivalent of Penn State (Linebacker U). Names like Lawrence Taylor, Carl Banks, Brad Van Pelt, Gary Reasons, Harry Carson and Jessie Armstead used to litter the landscape.