2015 NFL Draft Grades After Week 10
Oct 25, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) throws a pass in the 2nd quarter as New York Giants offensive tackle Ereck Flowers (76) blocks Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy (76) at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Hauser-USA TODAY Sports
<p>The New York Giants took the 6’6″, 329-pound offensive tackle Eric Flowers No. 9 overall in may. The original plan was to have him on the right side with Will Beatty at the left tackle spot. Flowers was never thought of as a guy with the pass-blocking skills to protect quarterback Eli Manning’s blind side.</p> <p>He is a huge man and a road-grader in college, a skill-set that’s made more for right tackles. But Flowers had to step in at left tackle when Beatty tore his pectoral muscle in the offseason. And it hasn’t been pretty as rookie pass-rushers like Beasley and Randy Gregory turned the corner on him.</p><div class=. OT. New York Giants. ERIC FLOWERS. C-
However, the Giants and Flowers shouldn’t get a bad grade because Flowers has taken one for the team literally. Judging picks is all about whether or not the player can do what the organization wants him to. But Flowers hasn’t had a chance to do that because of the injury to Beatty.
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The New York Giants took the 6’6″, 329-pound offensive tackle Eric Flowers No. 9 overall in may. The original plan was to have him on the right side with Will Beatty at the left tackle spot. Flowers was never thought of as a guy with the pass-blocking skills to protect quarterback Eli Manning’s blind side.
He is a huge man and a road-grader in college, a skill-set that’s made more for right tackles. But Flowers had to step in at left tackle when Beatty tore his pectoral muscle in the offseason. And it hasn’t been pretty as rookie pass-rushers like Beasley and Randy Gregory turned the corner on him.
However, the Giants and Flowers shouldn’t get a bad grade because Flowers has taken one for the team literally. Judging picks is all about whether or not the player can do what the organization wants him to. But Flowers hasn’t had a chance to do that because of the injury to Beatty.
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