We hope our two-axis format is more useful than just a numerical listing of players"

/>Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBig Blue Viewa New York Giants communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryGiantsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 Christopher Slayton Jersey Draft , Week 17Filed under:2019 NFL Draft2019 Big Blue View Big Board: Chris, Dan combine to rank the best players in the 2019 NFL Draft classNew,209commentsWe hope our two-axis format is more useful than just a numerical listing of playersEDTShareTweetShareShare2019 Big Blue View Big Board: Chris, Dan combine to rank the best players in the 2019 NFL Draft classPhoto by Tom Pennington/Getty ImagesIt has all led up to this, the 2019 Big Blue View Big Board. We have been previewing potential draft prospects at least since we started the Big Blue Big Board podcast back at the end of October and those evaluations have grown to this point on the eve of the 2019 NFL Draft.SB Nation FanPulse voters pick the best player in the draft.There are 203 players are ranked on the Big Board, where we combined our positional rankings (which you can listen to on the podcasts linked below). We went with the two-axis horizontal board to divide these players into overall tiers and a loose ranking within each position. We’ll say loose positionally because this is the combination of two boards and while we came to an agreement on the tiers, we differed some on the exact placement within the tiers. This is where a discussion would be had in the draft room should we be on the clock looking at a certain position in a given tier.As would be expected for a big board in a real NFL draft room, there are fewer than 10 top-10 grades and fewer than 32 true first-round grades. But GM Dave Gettleman was not lying during his pre-draft press conference when he said there were a number of players and potential contributors available in Rounds 2 Christopher Slayton NFL Jersey , 3, and 4.So here it is, the 2019 Big Blue View Big Board:We’ll have an updated version after each day of the draft to see how we stacked up and who are potentially the best available remaining prospects. If you would like to hear us talk about how we personally ranked these players at each position, we did that in a two-part draft preview podcast this week.First was the offense:Followed by the defense: PHOENIX (AP) — For all the off-field shenanigans, verbal discord and injuries, Odell Beckham Jr. still is a special player. Giants owner John Mara recognizes that in the wake of the team trading the standout wide receiver to Cleveland earlier this month.“They made an offer that Dave (Gettleman, the Giants’ general manager) and Pat (Shurmur, the coach) found compelling Christopher Slayton NFL Draft , and we ultimately approved it,” Mara said Sunday at the NFL owners meetings. “It was a reluctant approval because I like Odell.”Mara, whose grandsons cried when told of the trade, acknowledged it’s “not going to be easy” to see what Beckham does for the Browns. He didn’t specify if he might bawl as well.“The toughest phone call I had to make was to my grandsons to tell them we traded their favorite player,” Mara said. “They sobbed uncontrollably.”But Beckham is gone in exchange for a first- and third-round draft selection and safety Jabrill Peppers, who should be a starter with Landon Collins leaving for Washington in free agency.New York wound up 5-11 and last in the NFC East, including going 2-6 at home. Beckham missed four games; the year before, he missed 12 with a severe ankle injury that could have threatened his career.“There were always extra issues Christopher Slayton Buffalo Bills Jersey ,” Mara said, referring in part to a one-game suspension in 2015 for an on-field feud with then-Carolina cornerback Josh Norman. “But I thought they were manageable ones, particularly given the talent.”One thing Mara doesn’t find so manageable is the criticism his team is taking for keeping Eli Manning as the starting quarterback. The Giants pick sixth in next month’s draft and have two first-rounders, so selecting a QB is highly possible. But the two-time Super Bowl MVP, at 38, is considered the No.1 guy.“Do I feel a certain amount of sentimentality toward Eli? Of course I do,” Mara said. “But would I ever let that get in the way of making a football decision? Absolutely not.“We’d never tell a coach or a general manager we have to keep this guy because we love him or because he’s done so much for the franchise. You make a football decision based on whether you think he can play or not. I do believe we can win with him if we continue to surround him with the right people.”