Giants fans in panic as Drake Maye's impressive pre-draft meeting from Hard Knocks goes viral

Giants fans in panic as Drake Maye's impressive pre-draft meeting from Hard Knocks goes viral - "Tommy DeVito f**ked this up"

By Andre Castillo

Modified Jul 10, 2024 11:30 GMT

New York Giants fans are blaming Tommy DeVito for their failure to replace Daniel Jones with Drake Maye (Image Source: Tommy DeVito IG)

In an ideal world, New York Giants fans could have been enjoying the elite play of Drake Maye, but this is not that world.

Instead, they extended Daniel Jones for four years and $160 million during the 2023 offseason. Then he tore his right ACL in the middle of a bad season.

Normally, that may have led the Giants to start tanking for a top pick. But then undrafted rookie Tommy DeVito won them some games, allowing the even worse New England Patriots to swoop in and get Maye in the 2024 NFL draft, frustrating Big Blue's fans.

Bobby Skinner, host of the "Talkin' Giants" podcast, summed up that feeling in his reaction post on X/Twitter to seeing the No. 3 overall pick's pre-draft meeting on "Hard Knocks":

Rich Eisen doubles down on Giants' 'buyer's remorse' theory after 'Hard Knocks' episode

Speaking of "Hard Knocks", one popular sportscaster's New York Giants theory resurfaced after its first episode.

Back during March's NFL Combine, Rich Eisen claimed that General Manager Joe Schoen has been having "buyer's remorse" for extending Daniel Jones before his team regressed from a run to the Divisional Round to 6-11 in 2023-24. He also claimed that the team was "totally giving up on" their quarterback and wanted to trade up for his replacement.

While a poor offensive line was among the likelier reasons, as Schoen told two executives in a meeting that was shown in an episode, that did not stop Eisen from having this theory.

Speaking on his eponymous show on Monday after watching the "Hard Knocks" episode, Eisen said:

With the No. 6 overall pick, the Giants eventually settled on LSU wideout Malik Nabers, giving Jones a legitimate WR1 option for next season.

About the author

Andre Castillo is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda who holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and Master’s degree in Journalism. He has over seven years of working experience and has also covered MMA with FanSided, wrestling with The Sportster, and automobiles with Hot Cars.

Andre follows the New York Jets and the Washington Commanders, mostly because he likes their colors. His favorite position is tight end, and players like Mark Andrews and Travis Kelce have always drawn Andre's attention when watching a game. Bill Belichick is his favorite coach, and his all-time favorite Super Bowl is the XLII edition, when the underdog New York Giants upset the then-undefeated New England Patriots.

If he can change one moment in NFL history, it will be from the NFC Championship Game in January 2019. In that game, a highly controversial no-call cost the Saints what would have been Drew Brees' second Super Bowl visit, where he would have faced Tom Brady and the Patriots.

Andre is always on the lookout for fresh perspectives in a story and ensures complete factual accuracy by double-checking all information before using it in his articles. He has an innate understanding of how to present information in an efficient and compelling way.

Outside the writing realm, Andre is a professional licensed teacher. His hobbies include watching UFC, MotoGP, playing the piano, and travelling.

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