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New York Giants Draft stock: NY doubling down on Odell Beckham Jr

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The NY Giants head into the 2015 NFL Draft looking to replicate the success of last year’s first round. The New York team led by veteran quarterback Eli Manning and old school head coach Tom Coughlin was met with a youth infusion when Odell Beckham Jr was taken the first round, a wide receiver with an otherworldly ability to make seemingly impossible catches, adding a dynamic element to the offense. But can the Giants strike gold again, and will it be enough to keep the Manning-Coughlin era intact?

Despite having won two Super Bowls together, neither stalwart’s future is assured with the team. Tom Coughlin would likely have been fired this offseason if not for his past track record with the NY Giants, and Eli Manning’s potential replacement has already been drafted. Both men must hope that not only will Beckham take his game to even greater heights this season, but that the team has another strong draft in order to provide enough firepower to compete with the rising Cowboys in the NFC East. But even then, it might not be enough.

It’s worth noting that some of Odell Beckham’s best catches came in games which the NY Giants ended up losing. That means New York needs more than just one new playmaker to come out of the 2015 Draft if it hopes to make any real noise this season.

NY Giants in 2015: Coughlin, Manning turn it around in New York

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The NY Giants are entering a make or break season in 2015, with longtime head coach Tom Coughlin probably one more non-playoff season away from being fired despite his two Super Bowl rings, and franchise quarterback Eli Manning hearing at least faint footsteps from young Ryan Nassib. New York has picked an interesting year in the NFC East to try to turn things around, particularly in light of the three ring circus going on with the division’s other three teams.

Even as the New York Giants attempt to move forward with the pairing of veteran quarterback Manning and young star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr in the hopes that another year of chemistry will take the duo to new heights, the other three teams in the NFC East have made moves that can be described, at the least, as interesting. The Cowboys allowed star running back DeMarco Murray to leave town. The Eagles moved sideways at quarterback from Nick Foles to Sam Bradford. And no one knows what the Redskins are doing at this point, apparently including the people running the team. So does that mean a window of opportunity for the Giants?

Perhaps. But the key to the NY Giants 2015 season will still come down to whether Eli Manning’s up and down career and Tom Coughlin’s old school methods can coalesce in a manner similar to their Super Bowl winning seasons. If not, it could be their last together.

New York Giants patience runs thin with Eli Manning, Tom Coughlin

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New York Giants have two Super Bowl victories under their belt in the Eli Manning - Tom Coughlin era, but have slipped into mediocrity or worse since that time. Some expected the head coach to be fired at the end of the failed 2014 season, but he’s instead been given a reprieve which may only extend one more year. Is there reason to believe that the NY Giants can turn things around in 2015 to the point that Coughlin gets to stick around and the team doesn’t begin looking for Manning’s successor?

It’s helpful to consider that Tom Coughlin was close to being fired before he turned things around and won his first Super Bowl, and that Eli Manning had been considered something of a bust until he found his rhythm in that same fateful postseason run. Looking at the New York Giants roster and lack of momentum now, it’s easy to be pessimistic about the odds of the team suddenly coalescing out of nowhere again - except for the fact that it’s precisely what happened the first time around. And this time they have a not-so-secret weapon.

Odell Beckham Jr may well end up being the top wide receiver in the NFL when it’s all said and done, and there is every reason to expect him to have an even better second season than his first. That makes Eli Manning a better quarterback, and in turn makes Tom Coughlin more effective. And if that isn’t enough to get the New York Giants over the hump in 2015, at least fans will finally get to see a new head coach take the reins.