New York Giants Forced To Shift Plans In 2011 NFL Mock Draft

The issues surrounding Shaun O’Hara and Rich Seubert’s future in New York suggest that the Giants would love to draft Mike Pouncey with their pick.

But Bill Belichick will ruin his former club’s plans and pull the “other” Pouncey brother off the board a half-hour before the Giants select.

Plan B for the Giants might include a look at Gabe Carimi or one of the other top tackles available to them, but with Akeem Ayers still on the board, the Giants will fortify their deceptively shaky defense.

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Their team stats were great and their defensive line is in great shape, regardless of Mathias Kiwanuka’s future. And the secondary isn’t bad. But look what happened to them in the most critical moments of the season: the second half against Philadelphia and the must-win gave versus Green Bay. They struggled to get enough pressure on the pass and defend receivers in the flats.

More importantly, Keith Bulluck is a free agent and isn’t expected to be back in 2011.

Ayers didn’t have a great combine and his raw numbers aren’t overwhelming. But experience against great offenses like Stanford, Texas, USC and Oregon, shows  he’s a great football player.