Last month, Giants owner John Mara acknowledged the team’s need for a quarterback and said the front office could target the position either via free agency or the draft. With more time to reflect, it sounds like the organization is considering adding players from both of those buckets.
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ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler expects the Giants to sign a veteran quarterback and select a rookie at that position in the draft. Fowler notes there’s urgency for coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen to get this right, as the duo’s job status could be tied to their handling of the QBs room in 2025.
It’s obviously not a profound concept to pair a bridge QB with a young signal caller, but it sounds like the Giants have their eye on someone more significant than a one-year veteran stopgap. Fowler believes that free agent Russell Wilson and trade option Matthew Stafford could be targets for the Giants, and there are plenty of additional options that will or could be available (including Sam Darnold, Justin Fields, Aaron Rodgers, and Kirk Cousins).
None of those options will truly change the long-term trajectory of the franchise, but they should still command a pretty penny. Fortunately for the Giants, they have some financial wiggle room to compete in a bidding war. The team is projected to have more than $44MM in cap space, and they could easily carve out additional breathing room by releasing players or restructuring contracts.
Armed with the third-overall pick, the Giants should also be in prime position to take one of the draft’s top QB prospects. While neither Shedeur Sanders nor Cameron Ward are considered blue-chip prospects, the Giants wouldn’t have to be entirely reliant on their rookie if they add a veteran atop the depth chart.
Interestingly, the Giants are turning to one of their offensive stars for opinions on draft options. Wideout Malik Nabers told Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post that the Giants have reached out to him about his thoughts on the quarterback prospects.
“I’m paying attention to it with the eyes of a hawk,” Nabers said. “[The Giants] have been keeping me in the loop, whether it’s who I like. They always ask me questions like that. When I watch [Sanders and Ward], I pick the things I like about both of them and go back and tell them.”
So…They think they can copy the Vikings and win the NFC E next year?
I’m sure in Mara’s deluded mind he thinks exactly this.
Just get Jameis Winston and tank. Use the #3 pick on the best player available or trade back for extra picks. They have holes at almost every position on the field aside from maybe RB (Tracy is young and good enough), NT (Lawrence), and EDGE (Burns and Thibodeaux). No need to force a QB pick on Ward or Sanders.
Trading back seems like the best move at this point.
Grab a couple extra picks, and take the best OL/CB available. Maybe a WR and safety with later picks. As you said, so many needs but in particular the OL and secondary needs a lot of work. And hope to hit on a #2 or 3 WR to start complimenting Nabers.
One of Graham…..who would be the most efficient pick given their lousy interior defense and habitat of giving up 5 yds+ a carry, Hunter who would be a hawk at corner and a gadget player on offense for 10-15 plays a game, or Carter who on the edge would allow us to discard some of the pretender edges we currently have and give Burns a player to pair with that could wreak havoc on offenses…..neither QB’s are worth the #3 pick…..
rct…that’s a strategy that would lose you.your job. and I’m pretty sure that Schoen and Daboll would probably both like to hang onto their jobs that pay them millions of dollars. I know I would. the Eagles just won the title and the Commanders are ascending…it’s not the time to act like a bunch of chumps. the Giants only move is to add Hunter or Carter at 3, bring in a veteran QB and try to be competitive or risk losing your job. Schoenfeld and Daboll have no other choice.
I say give fields a shot and draft cam Ward. Fields will win you more games than Drew lock and Daniel jones combined especially if you address run game and blocking
Can Ward sounds like an immature kid (punk) with his threat to punish teams for passing on him in the draft…..from a guy who hasn’t played a down in the NFL…..character does matter at QB….anyone notice that a QB like Hurts just doesn’t say a lot but obviously leads on his team……
I think cam is saying that as a chip on his shoulder. His play style won a lot of games in college I think he has talent for sure and could mesh well with Nabers
Aaron Rodgers with no trade compensation sounds like the only win-now option on an uninspiring list (Sam Darnold, Justin Fields, Aaron Rodgers, and Kirk Cousins). The Giants are not ready for a Justin Fields project (the right destination could be fine for Fields, say Harbaugh’s Ravens were something to happen to Lamar Jackson).
What an awful mess in which for the Giants to find themselves. They don’t have the offensive line to take on Sam Darnold and Darnold may not want to come back to New York.
Gardner Minshew has just become available, he’s serviceable. Tyrod Taylor is lurking about somewhere, not starting.
Team has ZERO direction…since 2017, the year they benched Eli for no reason, they have an almost identical record to the Jets. Daboll and Schoen are dead men walking. They can buy themselves one more year if they go with a rookie QB but 5-12ish (or worse) season is inevitable next year and I don’t know if Daboll is back after that regardless of who is behind center. This team is not just a QB away. They’re 3 years from contending and that’s if they find a QB. I would put money on Daboll calling plays on a different sideline elsewhere in 3 years…