In the 2011 NFL Draft, the New York Giants selected cornerback Prince Amukamara with their first-round pick and he went on to have a somewhat tumultuous rookie campaign.
After holding out longer than any other player in the 2011 draft class, Amukamara finally arrived in East Rutherford and immediately broke his foot causing him to miss more than three months.
Ultimately however, it didn’t matter as Aaron Ross and Corey Webster held things down for the Giants, who eventually went on to win Super Bowl XLVI.
In a 2011 NFL re-draft courtesy of Bleacher Report, Brad Gagnon has the Giants passing on Amukamara and what was an underwhelming tenure with the team to instead select center Mike Pouncey out of Florida.
The New York Giants might not want to mess with juju, but Amukamara wasn’t a big part of the team that won it all in 2011. Instead, the G-Men would be smart to draft somebody who could have increased their chances of winning between 2012 and now.
Pouncey fits that bill. The last four-time Pro Bowler from this class would have provided an upgrade over David Baas, Jim Cordle and J.D. Walton early and even Weston Richburg later.
This may be the best and most logical re-draft presented by B/R in recent months, and it certainly makes sense for the Giants.
David Baas, J.D. Walton and even Weston Richburgh did not get it done for the team and the Giants are still struggling at the center position here in 2020. Pouncey would have shored that up immediately and may even be holding down the position here in 2020.
While Pouncey was involved in the bullying scandal in Miami, there’s no reason to believe he would have found similar trouble inside the Giants’ locker room.
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