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The Giants need a new quarterback — where will they find one?
The New York Giants have done the easy part, benching Daniel Jones and beginning the process of finding a new franchise quarterback. The hard part — identifying and acquiring that quarterback, then succeeding with him — is yet to come.
Here are some potential replacements for Jones in 2025.
Shedeur Sanders — Some consider Sanders QB1 in this draft class. Some, like highly-renowned draft analyst Dane Brugler of The Athletic, are unconvinced.
“I don’t have the conviction that this is a guy you can plug in and all of a sudden, he is going to lead my team to wins,” Brugler told Nate Tice of Yahoo! Sports.
“I am not impressed by the physical traits. He is 6-1, 210 as best. His arm is B-level. I think in terms of quarterback style, he reminds me of Jordan Love without the high-end physical traits–they backpedal and throw off their back foot.
“There’s a quarterbacking style that he has that Jordan Love can get away with, but I don’t think Shedeur can get away with it at the next level.”
Cam Ward — With a chance to select the quarterback of his choosing a bye week mock draft, BBV’s Chris Pflum chose Ward. He wrote this of the Miami signal-caller:
“Ward has solid size, good pocket presence and short-area quickness, great field vision, and one of the most elastic arms I’ve ever seen. He might not have truly ELITE arm strength, but he can challenge all areas of the field and do so from off-platform and out of structure.
“Ward is pretty solidly my QB1, but he isn’t without risk. Ward’s willingness to go big play hunting, and his ability to do so successfully, is an undeniable asset to his game and one of the things that will make him attractive to the Giants. But they’ll need to strike a balance in his development between aggressively attacking and taking what the defense gives him.”
Jalen Milroe — The Alabama quarterback’s combination of arm talent and explosive running ability might appeal to Giants coach Brian Daboll. Milroe, though, has the option to go back to school.
The rest — If the Giants miss out or pass on the top three, players like Carson Beck, Jaxson Dart and Quinn Ewers could figure in somewhere in the draft.
Sam Darnold — Darnold is showing this season with the Minnesota Vikings that he can be a winning quarterback in the NFL, helping Minnesota to an 8-2 record. Darnold has career-best in passer rating (100.0) and QBR (55.6) and has already tied his career-high with 19 touchdown passes.
With J.J McCarthy waiting in the wings, Darnold should be available this offseason.
Russell Wilson/Justin Fields — One of the two Pittsburgh quarterbacks is likely to be available this offseason. Best guess is it will be Field, who will be 26 next season, rather than...
