Who do you not want to see the Eagles, Giants and Commanders draft this week?
Giants Reportedly Expected to Draft Abdul Carter Despite Push for Shedeur Sanders – Adam Wells, Bleacher Report
After offseason QB acquisitions, it seems New York will go with a defender in the draft.
Amid a divide in the front office about what to do with the No. 3 overall pick, Abdul Carter remains the favorite to be selected by the New York Giants in the 2025 NFL draft.
On the latest episode of The McShay Show (starts at 7:15 mark), Todd McShay said all of the intel right now points to Carter being the Giants’ pick despite some people in the building “pushing” for Shedeur Sanders at three.
The Giants created intrigue after holding private workouts with Sanders, Jalen Milroe and Tyler Shough last week.
While hosting workouts this late in the process is unusual, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini noted New York’s decision-makers wanted to be “prepared for as many situations that can happen” in the draft.
One key member of the Giants who is reportedly not trying to influence things, at least right now, is owner John Mara. McShay said on Monday that Mara is “staying out of it so far,” while adding the coaching staff as a whole is “anti-taking Shedeur.”
If this means the front office is more on the side of selecting Sanders, then Mara’s presence could become critical. In the past, he has been known to cast the tiebreaking vote if the head coach and general manager are split on what to do.
Carter seems to be the consensus favorite to land with the Giants. B/R’s NFL scouting department projected the Penn State star to them in its latest mock draft.
Sanders would give the Giants, who signed Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston as free agents, a long-term option at quarterback if they want to go in that direction.
Adding Carter to a defensive line that includes Dexter Lawrence, Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux would be very formidable, particularly in a division with Jalen Hurts, Jayden Daniels and Dak Prescott as the quarterbacks New York has to play six times every season.
Why top draft analyst thinks Howie Roseman could trade up Thursday night – Dave Zangaro, NBC Sports Philadelphia
Every team currently holds their own pick, but that could change.
Last year was a bit unusual for Eagles GM Howie Roseman in the NFL Draft. Instead of making a trade, he sat patiently and drafted Quinyon Mitchell at No. 22 overall.
But it’s a new year.
And NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah thinks this could be a time for Roseman to move up in the draft, especially because the Eagles are projected to have 20 picks in the next two years.
Jeremiah was on the latest Takeoff with John Clark to talk about what his former boss, Roseman, might do in the upcoming draft with all these picks in his pocket.
“I think he’d move up,” Jeremiah said. “I think there’s so many people that want to get out in this draft, that are trading back. What has Howie done his entire career? He’s zigged when everyone else has zagged. And he’s going to be able to see if we have a premier player start to slip, man, they’re armed. They’re armed and ready to go. I’m sure we get to it because we always talk about what could happen there and what the predictions might be.
“It’s impossible to make a prediction of who’s going to be there at 32 but I will make a prediction that if … for some reason people overthink Jalon Walker like they overthought Nolan Smith. ‘Oh, he’s not big enough and the size.’ If he starts to drift and drop, I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, they could just go do the exact same thing all over again.’”
Commanders Leadership Begins With Hall-of-Fame Linebacker – Nick Faria, Athlon Sports
Stellar coaching and players like Bobby Wagner are effective leaders.
The Washington Commanders already know how important their culture change was in turning around the season last year.
Now, we know exactly the one move made that altered everything.
When the Commanders signed linebacker Bobby Wagner to a free agent deal, they were bringing in a future Hall-of-Famer who understood how to play in Dan Quinn’s system.
His work as a leader was incredibly important, though. Especially to former second overall pick Jayden Daniels.
Speaking on the Gruden Goes Long podcast, the Commanders’ young franchise quarterback reflected on his early days in the NFL and credited Wagner with helping him navigate the league’s steep learning curve.
“Man, like Bobby, you know, that’s my guy,” Daniels said. “He’s like a big brother, little brother dynamic. He took me under his wing and everything.”
“I went in with an open mindset, like, ‘Man, I got so much to learn about this game. I don’t know anything about the NFL. I don’t know how the season’s gonna go. I’m gonna rely on the vets who’ve been through it multiple years—how they take care of their body, how they approach watching film and stuff like that.”
Wagner’s leadership helped pave the way for Daniels to be successful in their first season together.
With both being back this year, the hope is the improved culture will only enhance and develop everything in a way that will have the team fighting for a Super Bowl berth more than surprising people moving forward.
And that’s all Quinn and the Commanders can ask for.
