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John Foti asks: I’ve been reading up on the 2025 QB draft class and there doesn’t seem to be any one that really excites the analysts. But I do see guys saying that Daboll “can work with” so and so like he worked with Josh Allen. Well, wasn’t Daboll supposed to “work with “ Daniel Jones?
In 2019, how many times did we hear that DJ had the same college coach as Eli Manning? As if that made DJ a clone of Eli. How many times have we heard someone say that this guy worked with Peyton Manning, or with Aaron Rodgers? Matt Waldman, on one of your podcasts, said that the NFL doesn’t really develop players, just teaches them systems. Do you think that the “Guru” makes the QB or is it the other way around?
Ed says: John, I think it can be both. Most young quarterbacks need the right coach or coaches around them, the right scheme, the right environment to learn and grow. Situation and circumstances matter.
That said, uber-talented players always make their coaches look better.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: There were a number of Daniel Jones questions that I removed from this edition of the mailbag after the news of his release. There was no real point in answering them.]
David Matuozzi asks: Are the Giants are in a good position to draft a QB, or would it be smarter to pursue an established veteran either by trade or through free agency?
My opinion is that we aren’t trying to pass a torch here. We are looking for a QB to come in and help build up our program, and I don’t believe that is a job for a rookie. What do you think?
Ed says: David, as we sit here today the Giants have the No. 4 overall pick. The Athletic projects that they will end up with the third overall pick. Where they actually wind up, nobody knows. That right now is in Tommy DeVito’s hands.
If you are talking about the environment they would be drafting a quarterback into, I have no issue with handing a rookie QB to Brian Daboll.
Philosophically, I always want the rookie quarterback you can mold — if you have the right coaches and players around him to help him grow. You also get the benefit of having that quarterback on a rookie contract for an many as five years with the fifth-year option. You can use that money to build the roster.
Noman Haque asks: I wanted to ask about Theo Johnson. It’s been quite a while since the Giants have had a reliable tight end. For the last seasons, we dealt with unstable play from Evan Engram, and an injury riddled season for Darren Waller, despite a lot of hype around him.
*This season, despite Theo playing well over the last weeks, hadn’t been amazing. Daniel Bellinger hasn’t been a factor in the passing game (even though he has blocked...
