Good morning Christopher Slayton NFL Draft , New York Giants fans!John Mara (and his dad) made this vow to Giants fans 19 years ago: Has he broken it with Eli Manning? - nj.comThe vow? Not to be loyal to players to the point of hurting the organization.2019 NFL Draft: Eight trades that teams should make on Day 1 - NFL.comIn Saturday’s mailbag, I endorsed the idea of the Giants using the No. 6 pick on a defensive player, then trading No. 17 and other assets to get the ninth overall pick from the Buffalo Bills. Here, that idea pops up again:5 Bold Round 1 Predictions For 2019 NFL Draft | The Draft NetworkTDN’s Benjamin Solak states flat out that “The Giants are drafting an edge at 6 if Devin White isn’t available.” He predicts that edge guy will be Montez Sweat of Mississippi State. Not really news on either count, just more confirmation of where we think the Giants are headed at No. 6.Ranking Giants’ 6 QB options to become Eli Manning’s successor | SNYRalph Vacchiano has Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen at the top of this list, if he actually becomes available. That idea has been endorsed here a number of times, especially if the Giants can get Rosen without having to surrender the 17th overall pick in the draft.How the Giants Salary Cap Picture Has Been Reshaped | ForbesSaquon Barkley a “big fan” of Colin Kaepernick – ProFootballTalkMount Rushmore TournamentBe sure to vote in the Elite 8 round of our Giants Mount Rushmore Tournament.Owen RegionCoughlin RegionParcells RegionMara RegionBBV MailbagHave questions about the Giants? E-mail them to bigblueview@gmail.com, and the best ones will be answered in an upcoming mailbag. Thanks!BBV PodcastYou can find and subscribe to Big Blue View radio from the show’s home page.You can find all the shows on our Big Blue View Radio Hub Page.You can also find the shows and subscribe on all your favorite podcast apps:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSSGiants’ Odell Beckham leads with his words, now needs to do it with his play It would have been easy on Friday afternoon to jump straight into an “Odell Beckham Jr. should just shut up and play better” rant or otherwise rip him for using an ESPN interview to vent his frustrations at his teammates over the New York Giants 1-3 start.I’ll admit. The first thing that came to mind was “here goes Beckham, making it about him again.”This, though, is one of the reasons why Christopher Slayton Buffalo Bills Jersey , after 11 years here at Big Blue View and 40 years of writing for a living, I try not to do “hot takes.” They can be great reads. They can get reactions, good or bad. They can also be wrong.Was Beckham venting frustration at the team’s 1-3 record and poor offensive start, was he throwing his quarterback and his other teammates under the bus when he questioned their energy and said the Giants”need to play with some heart?” Was he saying “look at me, I’m doing everything and these guys are dragging me down?” Was this Beckham speaking out of turn and causing an unnecessary headache for Pat Shurmur.Or, was Beckham — more mature in his fifth season from everything we have seen to this point and with the richest contract ever given to a wide receiver in his pocket — trying to step up, trying to get his teammates’ attention, trying to hold them accountable?Was this Beckham’s Antrel Rolle moment? You remember back in 2011 when Rolle called out his teammates, in particular defensive captain Justin Tuck, and the Giants went on a Super Bowl run. That’s the view expressed by Art Stapleton of northjersey.com. Was this Beckham, as Pat Traina wrote for Forbes, trying to be a leader?Beckham’s teammates didn’t have a problem with what he said. Shurmur didn’t seem to have a problem with it Color Rush Christopher Slayton Jersey , basically telling reporters to go find Beckham and clarify what he meant.Having thought about it for a day, I don’t have a problem with it, either.Beckham is the Giants’ heartbeat. He is their energy source. Beckham is for the Giants what Reggie Jackson once called himself for the Yankees, “the straw that stirs the drink.”In retrospect, I think Beckham tried to deliver his message about losing not being acceptable on Thursday during his weekly locker room scrum with the media. During that chat he used the word “energy” 12 times. That barely registered on anyone’s radar. Perhaps, and we don’t know for sure because Beckham wasn’t in the locker room during Friday’s media session to clarify anything, he felt that when he spoke to ESPN’s Josina Anderson that he would have to go a step further to get the impact he was hoping for. Thus, the word “heart.” Or, maybe he didn’t mean to go there at all. Beckham is right that the Giants need to be better on offense. He’s right that they need to challenge defenses down the field more often. He’s right that you need to put in the work all week and not just on Sunday. He’s right that their season isn’t doomed because of their 1-3 start, although the heartbeat — sorry — is faint.Maybe Beckham’s words will spur his teammates. Also, though, Beckham needs to play better. Yes Youth Christopher Slayton Jersey , Eli Manning has missed Beckham on a few throws — throws that he needs to make. The fact that Beckham hasn’t gotten into the end zone and is averaging a career-low 10.7 yards per catch is not, though, all Manning’s fault. Or, the offensive line’s fault. Or, Shurmur’s fault. Beckham has admitted to being hesitant at times to reach for the extra gear that made him special. He said Thursday that “I don’t feel like I can be covered,” but at times he has been covered — even 1-on-1. There are examples of both missed throws and times Beckham isn’t open in the video below.If Beckham is trying to lead, which I think he is, that’s good. He should. As I said, he’s the team’s heartbeat. He is the face of the franchise. The Giants, though, will look like they have a lot more energy and heart when they are playing better. When they stop making mistakes and going backwards more than 17 percent of the time as an offense.They need Beckham doing the things on the field that made him special to make that happen.