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My breakdown of the Giants' 2010 Draft Class:
1. DE Jason Pierre-Paul: I like this pick. It may be a bit risky but the dude seems like a really good athlete. Assuming Osi stays I'm still not sure how Fewell plans on using Tuck, Osi, Kiwi, AND JPP but you really can never have too many athletic pass rushers. Interested in seeing how this guy pans out.
2. DT Linval Joseph: A smart move here as the Giants are really questionable at DT. Robbins is gone, Bernard was horrific, Canty was also pretty bad. Hopefully those latter two guys will bounce back and combine that with Alford coming back and the addition of Joseph it could be a really solid DT rotation.
3. S Chad Jones: With the status of Kenny Phillips uncertain, it was a really good decision to get even more extra insurance. If his hands are as good as advertsied should see some playing time. He also has really good speed and could factor in as a punt returner.
4. MLB Phillip Dillard: When the Giants missed on McClain I figured they would get Sean Lee or Brandon Spikes. They were willing to pass on those guys for Dillard though. There are like 4 guys competing for the MLB job so you never know, if he comes out of the gate strong he can start.
5. G Mitch Petrus: Dude seems crazy strong and benched 225 pounds 45 times at the Combine. The Giants desperately need to get younger on the line so this is a good team for him to wind up on. He won't be starting right away or anything but depending on how the aging line plays this year he could look to grab the LG spot from Seubert in 2011.
6. DE/OLB Adrian Tracy: Given the state of the LB corp I'm going to have to assume Tracy will be playing primarily at OLB in pre-season, cause at DE he'd do no better than #5 on the depth chart. It seems like Boley is the only LB guaranteed to start no year so it doesn't hurt getting more competition for the other spots.
7. P Matt Dodge: Initially I assumed he was just going to be brought in to compete with Aussie Rules guy Jy Bond for a practice squad spot to take over for Feagles in 2011, but Feagles may actually retire now. For what its worth he's one of only two punters the Giants felt were worth drafting this year. He also can handle kickoffs, which is a plus as Tynes sucks at kicking off.
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