Big Blue View
It’s occasionally strange how things work out.
Thanks to some unforeseen personal circumstances, I was forced to push November’s Power Mock to this week. That, in turn, gave the New York Giants time to lose to the Chicago Bears and fire head coach Brian Daboll. And while rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart is in the concussion protocol, his play against the Bears was simply stellar. I’ve been high on Dart since before he became a Giant. But even so, he’s exceeded my wildest expectations, not only in his play but how quickly he’s playing at this level.
It isn’t perfect by any means, and there’s still a lot that Dart can improve upon, but I’m comfortable calling him the Giants’ Franchise Quarterback. And with a Franchise QB in place, I believe the Giants’ “rebuilding” period is over, and it’s time to build a consistent winner.
That’s what this, and future Power Mocks, will be about.
As always, the Power Mock is our own unique take on a composite Power Rankings, with the goal of using power rankings and the draft as a lens to examine both the Giants and the prospects currently playing in college football.
In order to determine our “draft” order, I averaged the power rankings from ESPN, ESPN’s Football Power Index, NFL.com, The Athletic, The Ringer, Pro Football Focus, FTN, and NFELO.
I then flipped that composite ranking on its head, with the 32nd ranked team getting the first pick, while the 1st ranked team gets the last pick. In the cases where the average rankings are tied, I used the remaining strength of schedule as a tie-breaker.
