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This is the biggest decision of the offseason for the Giants
The New York Giants’ search this offseason for a quarterback could lead them to jump down whatever rabbit hole exists behind a number of doorways. Let’s take a look at some of them.
This is the fun, sexy option that will keep fans and media members talking about the Giants’ quarterback choice for the next three months.
Sitting at No. 3 in the 2025 NFL Draft, take whichever of Miami’s Cam Ward or Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders remains on the board when it is time to pick. If you have an obvious preference, move up to No. 1 via trade with the Tennessee Titans or No. 2 with the Cleveland Browns to get the quarterback you desire.
There are advantages to this path.
The Giants would have in place a young, talented quarterback on a rookie contract they could try to build around for the next four or five years before facing a financial decision. GM Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll would have the quarterback of their choice, with Daboll getting a chance to show whether he truly does have a knack for developing young quarterbacks. They would be offering a fresh start and hope to a fan base that has turned increasingly bitter over the past couple of seasons.
There are also disadvantages.
To start with, there are analysts who don’t think Ward or Sanders is as good an NFL prospect as any of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round in 2024. Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy is one of those.
“It’s certainly not last year,” Nagy said. “I don’t know if anyone in this class would be in the top six of the guys last year.”
Nagy isn’t alone in that assessment. Still, it is worth noting that neither Ward nor Sanders is a participant in this year’s Senior Bowl.
There are other analysts who put Ward and Sanders somewhere in the 2024 mix with J.J. McCarthy, Michael Penix and Bo Nix.
Another issue is that there is heat on Schoen and Daboll after a 3-14 season and a combined 9-25 record the past two years. Daboll, in particular, seems to be hanging on to his job by his fingernails. Can he survive another three- or four-win season by passing it off as the price of trying to develop a young quarterback?
If he can’t, and the Giants end up with a new coach in 2026, what does that do to the development of the quarterback? We have seen Bryce Young in Carolina and Caleb Williams in Chicago have to deal with this the past two years. Daniel Jones dealt with constant coaching turnover during his time with the Giants. All that turnover clouds the development for a potential franchise quarterback.
The other dilemma for the Giants is whether or not, considering the other holes on the roster, they can give up significant draft capital and still improve...
