Everything was falling in line for the Giants to draft an elite pass rusher at No. 6 who was supposed to be a top-three player.
Then Dave Gettleman did Dave Gettleman things.
The Giants reached for their quarterback of the future, taking Daniel Jones out of Duke. The G-men tabbed Jones as Eli Manning’s eventual successor when he’s done, whenever that finally happens. (If it ever happens.)
It also means that the Giants are one team now out of the Josh Rosen sweepstakes. Washington would be a prime landing spot for him.
Anyway, Giants fans this offseason have watched their franchise ship away talented players like Odell Beckham Jr. and Olivier Vernon. Now, they watched their team take a QB too early.
They weren’t happy about it, but the rest of the internet was:
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