Jerry Reese gets paid to do the NFL Draft.

That was the basic message the Giants general manager had Tuesday during a radio interview as he brushed off recent comments made by ex-Giant center, now-NFL Network analyst Shaun O'Hara.

O'Hara ripped the team's decision to draft quarterback Davis Webb in the third round, as well as the failure to select any offensive linemen in the early rounds.

"Shaun can have his opinion, he can say what he wants to say. But we do this for a living," Reese said during an appearance with Michael Kay and Don LaGreca on ESPN Radio 98.7. "That's all I have to say about that."

O'Hara detailed in-depth his issues with the Giants' use of their No. 87 pick to take Webb, who is expected to eventually replace Eli Manning. O'Hara said the Giants should have focused on adding linemen to better protect the 36-year-old Manning.

"You're going to draft a quarterback that's not going to play for at least 3-4 years? Eli hasn't missed a game in his entire career - not one game," O'Hara said during the NFL Network's broadcast of the draft. "They still have some holes on the offensive line."

O'Hara added he thought the Giants "could have taken (Temple offensive lineman) Dion Dawkins or (Western Michigan offensive lineman) Taylor Moton in the second round that would have really helped out that offensive line and helped protect Eli. If they did that, Eli could play for another five years."

The Giants took Alabama defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson in the second round, but O'Hara felt the offensive line should have taken priority over the defensive line.

Reese echoed his comments in recent days and defended young tackles Ereck Flowers and Bobby Hart. Reese stressed they are still young players "that should've been in this year's draft," but have instead played two developmental seasons. Reese reiterated the Giants believe both players will make significant strides in their third seasons.

"We did win 11 games with both those guys winning a lot of football games for us," Reese said. "We think they'll be better."

Reese also suggested the value was not there for the Giants early in the draft when it came to offensive linemen. This was not considered a terribly strong year for the linemen. The Giants did not select one until they traded up in the sixth round to land Pittsburgh tackle Adam Bisnowaty.

"In the first three rounds, there were only 10 offensive linemen taken," Reese said. "That should tell you something about the depth. ... That tells you a little bit about the offensive linemen."

Kay closed out the interview by asking Reese a general question about how he views media draft coverage and criticism.

"I get a kick out of it," Reese said. "It's pretty funny sometimes, some of things that get said by people who haven't seen two minutes of video tape, or watch two minutes of a game, about a player that you picked. ... Two minutes after the draft, you get a grade on the draft, and they haven't even put on a helmet for us yet. So it's kind of funny, and it's entertaining. I really don't have a problem about it, to be honest with you."

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