This upcoming Thursday marks the first round of the annual NFL draft. This is a time for hope for most football fans. Sadly, as a fan of the NY Giants, I view the draft with a sense of impending disaster. How will the team crush my hopes yet again? Will Coach Harbaugh having the final word make a difference? Or will it be more of the same?

The hot rumor is that Harbaugh loves Jeremiyah Love, the running back from Notre Dame. Many Giants fans fans on social media support this enthusiastically. They argue that combining Love with Dart and Nabors will give the Giants a triple threat offense.

Maybe I’m crazy but wasn’t that the same rationale for adding a back named Barkley to Eli and OBJ? How did that work out? Multiple playoff victories, amirite?

Picking Love would be Giant business as usual. Something different would be trading back for as many extra picks as possible. Or picking a defensive player, like Styles, Reese, Bailey, or Downs. Maybe an OT. Any of those would be refreshing for a change.

Needless to say, I don’t expect it.