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Albert Breer believes the New York Giants are great landing spot for Matthew Stafford:
In New York, I think the Los Angeles Rams QB would be joining a team that’s much closer than people think. They’ve got a franchise left tackle (Andrew Thomas) and budding No. 1 receiver (Malik Nabers) on offense, and a defense that’s well-built around three cornerstones (Brian Burns, Dexter Lawrence, Kayvon Thibodeaux) along the front. They also have some financial wiggle room to land Stafford, then use Stafford to lure more veterans.
Add to that the fact that you’ve got some folks there that’ll be fighting for their jobs in the fall, and are under a fair amount of pressure to find a quarterback after the Daniel Jones contract didn’t work out, and I could see the Giants acting with some urgency.
Rodgers wasn't elite in 2024, but he was certainly better than any quarterback the Giants played, making for an ideal partnership between a coach seeking immediate results and a passer seeking purpose for one more season. Yes, Rodgers switching sides in New York would be comical, but it's not difficult to imagine the Giants welcoming him to their side of MetLife Stadium as a bridge to their future. If they draft a quarterback in April, Rodgers can also fulfill the mentor role he said he was willing to take on in his final months with the Jets.
How can the Giants get competitive? It always starts with the quarterback position, and owner John Mara has already said it's priority No. 1 this offseason. But it's way more than that. You don't finish 3-14 by accident. It's imperative the Giants get a No. 1 cornerback after Deonte Banks flopped this past season. They can't possibly put him in that situation again.
They also need to add depth to both lines, acquire more playmakers and fix their secondary as a whole. The Giants have a lot of work to do (in both the draft and free agency) to simply get back on the track to respectability.
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