The New York Giants held their first padded practice of the week on Monday morning. And once they got out on the field http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/will-hernandez-jersey , things started to look even more like football than they had earlier in training camp. With their annual preseason game against the New York Jets — which is always the third preseason game — looming, the Giants will be treating this week more like a regular season game week than previous preseason weeks. That means that they will be game-planning specifically for the Jets, which showed on Monday when the starting defense practiced against a scout team offense. On the practice fieldTeam periodThe Giants got started in their team period with Eli Manning connecting with Evan Engram on what appears to be a variation on a “sail concept”. That concept uses a vertical route and two crossing routes to overload one side of the defense while giving the quarterback an easy three-level read. The design is clever, putting the shallow and intermediate routes on the opposite side of the field from the vertical route. But then the defense seemed to take over.And in a note on B.W. Webb at slot corner, he has had some success there in a limited sample size. Meanwhile, Donte Deayon is back on the field for the Giants’ padded practice. This was a strong practice for the Giants’ defense, who outright dominated the offense at times.Shurmur said after practice on Sunday afternoon that the team would actively game-plan for the Jets, getting in to the habit as they look ahead to the Jacksonville Jaguars. We have our first confirmation of that.The second-team offense did get a couple shots in, including this from Davis Webb to fullback Shane Smith. Smith hasn’t had a big impact on the box score in either preseason game http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/b.j.-goodson-jersey , but that he is showing that he can be useful in the passing game is helping his chances to make the final 53-man roster.The defense had a strong finish to a strong practice with Alec Ogletree picking off Eli Manning in coverage down the field. After practice, Saquon Barkley, and other Giants, met with fans and signed autographs. Personnel notesNew addition Jhurell Pressley and Wayne Gallman were the second-team running backs this practice. Donte Deayon is back on the field in full pads after missing time with a hamstring injury. Also, Curtis Riley remains the starting free safety while B.W. Webb ran with the starters as the slot corner. The NFL playoffs are still in process but for most of the NFL draft season is in full swing. There is no clearer indication of that than the fact that ESPN’s draft expert, Mel Kiper Jr., has released his first mock draft of the year. As we have come to expect over the last year, the mock draft has the New York Giants landing who they hope is their future franchise quarterback. In Kipers’ first simulation, the Giants make Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins the first quarterback off the board. Raptor’s thoughts: Kiper must be reading Big Blue View http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-aldrick-rosas-jersey , because it wasn’t all that long ago (Dec. 31st), that Mark Schofield laid down a plan for the future of the Giants’ quarterback position. If you missed that post — and you should absolutely go back and read it — the thrust of his argument was “Shut up and draft Haskins, you dopes!” Mark advocated making whatever moves necessary to acquire the Ohio State QB. And given the Giants’ uncertain future at the position and Haskins’ ability, it makes sense. Personally, Haskins’ age and inexperience gives me pause. I typically believe that the more experience a QB can have before he enters the NFL the better. To me, it’s better to develop on the field than on the bench, and seeing more defenses, being in more live situations, and getting more physical maturity before making the leap to the NFL. Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson are great and hit the ground running like few QBs ever do http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/cheap-janoris-jenkins-jersey , but could they have done so if they hadn’t used every second of eligibility available to them? However, what’s done is done, and Haskins is the top prospect at a position of both need and with dire consequences for the future of the franchise. Even if it means passing on a talent like Ed Oliver (who is still on the board in this draft), the cap flexibility having a franchise quarterback on a rookie deal would give the Giants is a massive advantage.Haskins is one of three quarterbacks drafted in the first round, with Kyler Murray going 13th overall to the Miami Dolphins and Daniel Jones going 29th overall to the New England Patriots.