The Giants’ brass on hand for Kyler Murray Day at the Univer

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of Oklahoma"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 , Week 17New York Giants News2019 NFL DraftPat Shurmur, Chris Mara watch Kyler Murray, Cody Ford, and others at OklahomaNew,92commentsThe Giants’ brass on hand for Kyler Murray Day at the University of Oklahoma EDTShareTweetShareSharePat Shurmur, Chris Mara watch Kyler Murray, Cody Ford, and others at OklahomaJohn David Mercer-USA TODAY SportsIt isn’t news that all 32 teams are heavily attending Oklahoma’s Pro Day. As one of the premier powerhouses in college football, that happens every year. What is news is that the Giants are, apparently, very interested in the prospects working out in Norman Wednesday. While GM Dave Gettleman stayed behind at the Giants’ facilities, head coach Pat Shurmur and VP of Player Personnel Chris Mara were on hand to lead the Giants’ contingent.It was also revealed that the team's representatives would meet privately with Murray. Interestingly , the Arizona Cardinas’ brass — HC Kliff Kingsbury, GM Steve Keim, and owner Michael Bidwell — were not in attendance. The day started out with something of a win for Kyler Murray, who wasn't measured nor ran the 40, but he did weigh in at 205 pounds. Once his field workout started, Murray worked exclusively from a hypothetical pocket, executing three, five, and seven-step drops. He threw a complete route tree and was generally accurate and precise to all levels on all routes. He wasn’t perfect, and there were a few off-target or over-thrown balls, but Murray was largely efficient. On a few instances he navigated the hypothetical pocket, simulating avoiding pressure , but never worked a scramble drill or roll-out. Murray’s camp clearly wanted to show the NFL his ability as a pocket passer.As usual, Murray’s baseball background showed up in his throwing. His footwork was clean and crisp, he was able to generate tremendous torque with little apparent effort, and the ball fairly leaped off his hand.The Giants’ contingent had a front-row view of Murray, with Pat Shurmur standing almost directly behind Murray for the duration, while other Giants’ representatives were just off to one side. What does this all mean? Certainly that the Giants have interest in the Oklahoma offensive linemen. How interested is Shurmur in Murray? At the NFL Scouting Combine he opened the door for the Giants drafting Murray, stating that quarterbacks “come in all shapes and sizes”, and pointed out that Murray had just five passes batted at the line of scrimmage — the same as Dwayne Haskins and fewer than much larger quarterbacks. There is speculation that the Giants could trade their second-round pick for Josh Rosen, but could the Giants package their first round selections to move up for Kyler Murray? We’ll find out eventually. So much for the Kansas City model. Or the Green Bay model.In the end, the New York Giants may be using the New York Giants model when it comes to the ascension of their rookie first-round quarterback to the starting lineup.Sal Paolantonio of ESPN reports that Circa Sports in Las Vegas, a new sportsbook that will begin taking bets on June 1, has set the over-under for starts by quarterback Daniel Jones with the Giants at a whopping 7.5.Fifteen years ago , veteran Kurt Warner started nine games for the Giants, with then-rookie Eli Manning on the bench. And with the Giants at 5-4, then-coach Tom Coughlin surprisingly benched Warner for Manning.“He is the future of the New York Giants, it just starts now,” Coughlin said at the time.Eli started seven games as a rookie. As to Jones, I’d probably take the under. And then I’d wonder whether the number was set at 7.5 to get me to take the under, with someone knowing something about when coach Pat Shurmur will say of Jones, “He is the future of the New York Giants, it just starts now.”