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New York Giants 2012 Draft: Offensive Firepower

Found April 30, 2012 on Football Nation: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Eli Manning,  David Wilson,  Jerry Reese,  Rex Ryan,  Jayron Hosley,  Wes Welker,  Victor Cruz,  Adrien Robinson,  Brandon Mosley,  Matt McCants,  Markus Kuhn
TEAMS: New York Giants,  New England Patriots
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The New York Giants made a deadly offense even better in this year’s draft. Teams are going to have a hard time stopping the Giants in 2012. Eli Manning threw nearly 5,000 yards behind a banged offensive line and no running game last year. Despite how the media has praised Manningham, he wasn’t a scary receiver. Manningham only contributed to 523 yards of Eli Mannings near 5,000 yards passing. Nicks and Cruz, however; combined for nearly 2800 yards. The Giants had a great draft and I can’t wait to see how round 3-7 pan out.  Here is the impact from the first two rounds and how they impact our squad: Why David Wilson was a great pick up RB David Wilson 5’10 205 lbs The Positives Wilson has a ton of upside potential and fills a huge hole for the Giants. Jerry Reese never drafts for need, so he saw something in this kid that was more than he had seen in Fleener, and that’s says a lot. Wilson has the kind of pass catching abilities to really compliment the Giants pass heavy offen...
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