time2rock Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 DeVonta Smith gets first crack at Giants team that wanted him You have probably seen the videos of furious Giants fans on draft night after the Eagles traded up to draft DeVonta Smith. Well, Smith has seen them too. "They’re all funny,” Smith said this week. "Overall, I’m glad to be a Philadelphia Eagle. Glad to be here.” For the Giants, Smith is the one that got away. And this Sunday at MetLife Stadium will be the rookie receiver’s first chance to show the division rival what they’re missing. The Eagles initially held the No. 6 pick in the draft but traded down to No. 12 with the Dolphins and pocketed a 2022 first-rounder in the process. But as the draft began on April 29, it didn’t look likely that Smith was going to last beyond the Giants’ pick at No. 11. So the Eagles did something peculiar. They called the rival Cowboys and traded with them to get No. 10, right in front of the Giants. The Giants then traded out of the pick, all the way down to No. 20. It isn’t much of a secret that the Heisman Trophy winner nearly ended up with the Giants. The Eagles stole him. "I’m glad that we traded up because he’s really special to this team,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said to New York reporters on a conference call this week, "and I’m sure glad we have him on this football team.” Smith, 23, has been as advertised in his rookie season. He is the Eagles’ leading receiver with 46 catches for 664 yards and 4 touchdowns. He’s on pace for a 1,000-yard season, which would also top the Eagles’ rookie record set by DeSean Jackson back in 2008. Meanwhile, the guy the Giants ended up drafting, Kadarius Toney, has had an OK rookie season. He had one mega game against the Cowboys earlier in the season with 189 yards receiving but has 40 yards or fewer in seven of his nine games. Sure, there have been some ups and downs for Smith too throughout his rookie season but he’s had two 100-yard games as well. And he’s already proven to be tough, reliable, athletic and savvy beyond his years. "His receiving skills are up there with anybody in the league we’ve seen so far,” Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham said to reporters on Friday. "I’ve been very impressed. Unfortunately we’re gonna have to deal with him for whatever many years on his contract in this division.” Yup, the Giants will see Smith twice per season for at least the next four or five seasons. That means a minimum of 8-10 games against them. Plenty of opportunities to become a thorn in the side of an organization that has been on the wrong side of this division rivalry for a while. It’s a rivalry Smith has learned about since he arrived in Philadelphia. "That it’s pretty big,” Smith said. "That the stuff that I’ve seen on social media, them going back and forth, it means a lot to the people around here.” https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-devonta-smith-gets-first-crack-giants-team-wanted-draft-him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggs Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Also happened with the Cowboys and Dallas Goeddert in the 4th round. Maybe Howie has a sense of humor or just knows that if you beat the guys in your division, you are likely to get to the plqyoofs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infam Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, eggs said: Also happened with the Cowboys and Dallas Goeddert in the 4th round. Maybe Howie has a sense of humor or just knows that if you beat the guys in your division, you are likely to get to the plqyoofs Unlike other GMs Roseman is able to get things done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 53 minutes ago, Infam said: Unlike other GMs Roseman is able to get things done. Yeah, well, too often it's the wrongs things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LacesOut Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Welp, how did this "first crack" turn out? Hmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 He did nothing to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 He sure showed them!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 2 hours ago, time2rock said: He sure showed them!!!!! He sure showed his helmet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 10 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: He sure showed his helmet! I just think it was a ridiculous angle to try to play that Smith was going to "show them" blah blah blah. It could very well be true they were hoping to draft him but it isn't as though they passed on him ... we swung a deal with Dallas to leapfrog them and take him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 2 hours ago, time2rock said: I just think it was a ridiculous angle to try to play that Smith was going to "show them" blah blah blah. It could very well be true they were hoping to draft him but it isn't as though they passed on him ... we swung a deal with Dallas to leapfrog them and take him. Yeah it is a rather ridiculous angle to go with to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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