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Chris Fiegler asks: (Formerly as the Redskins)?
Ed says: Chris, on paper there isn’t one. My favorite defensive players who might be available at No. 11 are Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Georgia edge Azeez Ojulari.
Jim Moriarty asks:
If we are able to draft Slater or Sewell (dreaming), either will enter as more “skilled” at tackle than Peart. Do you engage in a competition for the right tackle position, or don’t disrupt Peart at RT?
Ed says: Jim, my view is that if you draft Penei Sewell you are doing that to play him at tackle. I like Matt Peart, but if you select Sewell he and Andrew Thomas are your starting tackles, and whichever sides they play is fine with me. I don’t care to debate it. If you draft Rashawn Slater, my preference would be to initially put him in competition with Will Hernandez and Shane Lemieux. I think he would win one job and the better of
Big Blue View mailbag: Draft, free agency, Jason Garrett, Daniel Jones, more
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Chris Fiegler asks: Do you think that the New York Giants should select Christian Barmore, defensive tackle from Alabam, either with the 11th pick or in the second round of the
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Ed says: Chris, under no circumstances do I think the Giants or any team, for that matter should take Barmore at No. 11 or within a few picks of that range. He’s not, in my view, a player worthy of that. Now, if they lose Dalvin Tomlinson in free agency I could see them investing a Round 2 or Day 2 pick in Barmore or another hand-in-the-ground defensive lineman.