2. The Giants and Raiders are still drafting like it’s last century.

Everything you read about the 2019 draft said it looked like a top-light draft with a deep cadre of mid-round picks but not a ton of star talent. So leave it to the Raiders and Giants to go all-in with three first rounders each in a misaligned attempt to remake their franchises at the worst time possible.

The Giants took a quarterback with the #6 pick. Regardless of what you think about the player selected, that itself is already questionable. New York picked again 11 slots later and could’ve gotten a QB then — probably even the guy they picked at 6. They also went all-in last year’s draft on a final push with Eli Manning, spending a premium pick on a position with the NFL’s shortest shelf life in Saquon Barkley, then turned around 12 months later and traded away their best player and used their top asset on a player they can’t play with Eli. So much for having a plan.

That it was Daniel Jones is all the more laughable. Daniel Jones is closer to a 6th rounder than a 6th overall pick. Jones is something like the 10th best quarterback available the last two drafts, behind Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson, Sam Darnold, Dwayne Haskins, Josh Rosen, Josh Allen, Drew Lock, and Josh Rosen a second time. The Giants had top-6 picks in back-to-back drafts and sunk their future into the 10th best quarterback available. How is that even possible?

New York added Dexter Lawrence and Deandre Baker to their draft haul… wait, those are all still first-round picks? Yes, the Giants traded OBJ for a two-down run-stuffing DT, then gave up three picks in rebuilding mode to move up for a cornerback with six or seven quality CBs that would’ve been available at their pick seven spots later. That is gross mismanagement of draft assets.

Speaking of gross, the Oakland Raiders! The Raiders made the first shock pick of the draft, taking Clelin Ferrell at #4. Ferrell wasn’t even a top-10 pick on most boards. Oakland could’ve had pass rusher Josh Allen or star tackle Ed Oliver, one of the stud Devin linebackers, or a quarterback of their choosing. Better yet, they could’ve traded down, even at a below-market deal. Drop from 4 to 9 for a third? It’s not a great deal, but a third rounder is better than nothing and you probably get Ferrell anyway.

The Raiders had two more firsts. They used one on the only running back taken in the top 50 picks, cuz when in doubt, rebuilding teams should always use a top asset on the league’s most-fungible, shortest-shelf-life position. How many years until the Raiders are relevant again? Cuz when they are, Josh Jacobs probably won’t be playing for them anymore.

The Raiders and Giants were the story of the 2019 NFL Draft. Both teams had the chance to remake their franchise after ugly years as the laughingstocks of the NFL. Both had three first-round picks. They came away with Ferrell, Jacobs, Jones, Lawrence, Baker, and Jonathan Abram. Does that look like a franchise reset to you? Looks to me like we should start planning our 2020 mock drafts with the Giants and Raiders in the top five.