Is Kyler Murray really in consideration for the Giants?"ants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 Cody Latimer Color Rush Jersey , Week 172019 NFL DraftHow likely are the Giants to draft Kyler Murray?New,135commentsIs Kyler Murray really in consideration for the Giants?ESTShareTweetShareShareHow likely are the Giants to draft Kyler Murray?Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsThe New York Giants sound like a team preparing to chart the course to bring the franchise into the next quarterbacking era. The assumption going back more than a year has been that the Giants would draft a quarterback with their first-round draft pick. The Giants punted the decision last year, only to find themselves in the same position a year later. Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins has been, by far, the most common pick for the Giants in mock drafts, but has the door opened to selecting Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray at the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine?NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein ranked the Giants as tied for the second most likely team to draft Murray. Zierlein gave the Arizona Cardinals the highest overall probability at 33 percent. The Giants came in tied with the Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, and Cincinnati Bengals with a 15 percent chance of drafting the QB from Oklahoma. Raptor’s Thoughts: The exact percentages are, honestly, kinda meaningless. The bigger story is that between Murray coming in bigger than expected on every front and the statements from Pat Shurmur, the undersized QB might actually be in legitimate consideration for the Giants. Murray measured at roughly the same size as Russell Wilson, which as Wilson, Drew Brees Evan Engram Color Rush Jersey , Michael Vick, and Baker Mayfield have proven, is big enough to win in the NFL. It’s still undersized, but is not a significant barrier to success for an offense.Dave Gettleman threw a wrench in the works by stating early on in his press conference that football is a “big man’s game”, but added that if a player isn’t big, he has to have some “instincts” to compensate. Well, as Mark Schofield points out, Murray’s athletic instincts are through the roof.But as Zierlein says in ending, which is something our own Dan Pizzuta has pointed out (as well as former linebacker Bart Scott), Murray’s effect on the Giants’ offense could be profound. The idea of running an RPO (run-pass option), with a read-option for the quarterback , Saquon Barkley in the backfield, Odell Beckham Jr. running the slant Patrick Omameh Color Rush Jersey , and with Evan Engram running the seam, is an exciting one. The Giants have a lot of work to do with their offensive line, but those types of plays would freeze defenses, slow down pass rushes, and create a variety of conflicts and mismatches to exploit. The issue might be whether or not the Giants can provide the kind of environment (from a schematic perspective as well as personnel) in which Murray can thrive. The flexibility to create the right environment was why Pat Mahomes excelled in Kansas City. In New York it might come down to whether Pat Shurmur or Dave Gettleman is making the decision and whose philosophy prevails. Shurmur expressed an interest in, and preference for, a quarterback with Murray’s skill-set. And as an offensive mind, he is likely excited by the possibilities. However, if it is Gettleman charting the course, “Big Man Football” might win out over Murray’s game-breaking potential. The New York Giants put together their first win streak of the season with a 38-35 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Big Blue improves to 3-7 on the season. Let’s take a look at what Giants players were saying following their third win of the season. Eli Manning on the momentum this team has ...“Yes, I think there is some excitement going around. It is good,” Manning said. “It is a good feeling to have in the locker room and you see some growth. You see the improvement. You see guys getting familiar with their spots and what they are doing. We never had a lot of screw ups, but it is just guys executing. The execution has been better and we are putting ourselves in better positions most of the time. We are not having the negative plays on first and second down. Still had some sacks on first and second down that hurt us a bit and pushed us back Landon Collins Color Rush Jersey , but overall just executed better and put ourselves in better positions.” Odell Beckham Jr. on whether he has seen a change in Manning’s play ...“He’s always going to be Eli Manning, in my opinion,” Beckham said. “The offensive line is doing a good job at giving him some time, he’s striking them up. I don’t even know if he had an incompletion today or whatever the case is, but we’re just playing better as a team.” Landon Collins on maintaining the positive vibes ...“Honestly, we look at it as if we’re in every game,” Collins said. “Besides the Eagles game, we were in every game. We were one play away a lot of the time. One interception, one dropped pass, we look at it as that. We just gotta keep playing and we’ll turn it around eventually, and it looks like it is.” Spencer Pulley on the success of the run game the past two weeks ...“It’s something we looked at during the bye week as a group with the running backs, tight ends and everyone, and it’s something we really worked on Dalvin Tomlinson Color Rush Jersey ,” Pulley said. “We’ve got a great quarterback, no doubt, but we don’t want to pass the ball 60 times in a game and drop back, it’s just us working together with Saquon (Barkley) and other backs, and just getting it done.”Alec Ogletree on his interception returned for a touchdown ...“I forgot what coverage we were in, but I saw Janoris kind of undercut the route,” Ogletree said. “I told him he should’ve caught it the first time. It would’ve been his pick, but he kind of bobbled it, and I was running to the ball and was able to get my hands on it and kind of scoop it, and get up. It was a good play, and it scored a touchdown for us.”