Giants GM Joe Schoen recently told reporters that no decision has been made with respect to QB Daniel Jones‘ fifth-year option for 2023, which must be exercised or declined by May 2. “We haven’t been around him other than a couple weeks,” Schoen said (via Mike Florio of PFT). “Again, we’re going to take our time with the process. We’re going to be around Daniel. We’re going to get the chance to see him throw and work with the guys that we have. … We’re going to be patient with that decision.”
New York is interested in signing free agent passer Mitchell Trubisky and having him compete with Jones for the starting job in 2022. Given that, and given Jones’ struggles over his first three professional seasons, it would be surprising if Schoen were to pick up Jones’ option, which is worth a fully-guaranteed $21.3MM.
Now for more from Big Blue:
- When asked about the possibility of trading RB Saquon Barkley, Schoen did not rule it out. However, as Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post writes, Schoen would have to be floored to make a deal. Although the Giants are obviously in rebuild mode, they also want to field a competitive team and surround Jones or any other passer with enough talent to fairly evaluate their QB situation. Furthermore, Barkley’s “strong preference” is to stay with New York, and Dunleavy’s sources believe that if the Giants were to trade him now, they shouldn’t expect much more than a fourth-round pick in return.
- Before Schoen was hired, it was reported that the Giants were unlikely to break the bank to retain tight end and pending FA Evan Engram. We have not heard anything to suggest otherwise now that Schoen is in charge of personnel, which means that Engram is poised to hit the open market. As Dunleavy tweets, some interested teams are looking to utilize Engram more as a slot receiver and are preparing proposals with that goal in mind.
- Georgia DE Travon Walker was one of the biggest winners at the scouting combine, putting on a display that solidified his position as one of the top D-linemen in the class. The fact that he was asked to fill a variety of roles along the Bulldogs’ defensive front limited his sack production, but his athletic traits are hard to beat, and ESPN draftnik Jordan Reid believes Walker might now be a top-five choice (subscription required). Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com suggests that the Giants may consider Walker with their No. 5 or No. 7 overall selections (Twitter link).
Decline the 5th-year option and trade Jones for a late-round draft choice. The Giants can tank their way to the #1 pick next season with Mitchell Trubisky and Jake Fromm State Farm.
As always, the NYC tabloids would cry out in horror because the anointed successor to Manning was a major bust.
No one is trading anything for Jones.
Having Jones AND Trubisky means that you still don’t have an NFL caliber QB on your roster.
That’s not what’s its about. It’s an evaluation and rebuilding process from the outside in.
Jones is still undecided as far as his capabilities given the O Line issues on the G-Men in the past 3 years and given that he’s had 3-4 different offensive coordinators, a bit early to declare he’s not the answer….this year will tell the story……
Trubisky was a starting QB in Chicago and given their offensive inabilities to declare him not a NFL caliber QB is wrong…he’s 29-21 and there are teams that would trade what they currently have as compared to what they currently have…..with the right system and complimentary players around him….maybe he blossoms!
Giants are not signing Trubisky. They do not have the money to do it. Nor are they re-signing Engram. They don’t have the money and he’s terrible and always hurt.
Love the insight
I’d be willing to bet that Trubisky would be an upgrade over Jones.