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The Giants do need one
The New York Giants desperately need a quarterback. Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll have entered Year 4, and the roster has zero quarterbacks. Schoen made a massive investment in Daniel Jones and released him less than two years later.
The Giants are 9-25 since resigning Jones after the 2022 season. Of course, Jones missed most of the 2023 season after playing poorly for the first seven weeks, and he was released after ten mediocre games in 2024. Before Jones started in 2019, Eli Manning was the quarterback since 2004 — more than 20 years ago.
Schoen appears interested in the veteran quarterback market. His seat is hot, and patience for just a rookie quarterback may not be a virtue — not a great situation, but a conversation for another day. He’s mentioned trades as an option in the recent past, and Los Angeles Rams’ quarterback Matthew Stafford is linked to the Giants.
Only a little smoke surrounds a Stafford trade, and everything remains unclear. What’s evident, though, is the Giants’ desire for a veteran quarterback. Here are five quarterbacks and different scenarios to consider.
This isn’t contentious at all! Rodgers is a 41-year-old future Hall of Famer with a reputation that vexes some people. He’s one year removed from his torn Achilles suffered four snaps into the 2023 season against the Buffalo Bills. Rodgers is coming off his first actual season playing for the Jets, and he threw for 3,897 yards with 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Rodgers averaged 6.7 yards per target with a 63% completion rate and a Big Time Throw Rate of 4.2% with a low 1.8% turnover-worthy play rate. His average depth of target was 7.3 yards. He ranked in the bottom 12 in the pressure-to-sack ratio and appeared much slower than usual, which comes with age and recovery from a serious lower-leg injury.
Rodgers’ age is an issue; he may only have one year left. However, his arm talent still popped on screen, as did his ability to protect the football. He is not reluctant to let the football rip deep out of his hand and does an excellent job processing risk. He’s an anticipatory thrower with terrific velocity.
Rodgers was recently asked about his plans. Here’s his response:
Rodgers may have no interest in the Giants; conversely, the Giants may have no interest in Rodgers. Still, Rodgers throwing to Malik Nabers would be a lovely sight. I’m unsure if he has enough in the tank or thinks the Giants are a “good team,” but I am certainly entertaining the idea at a much lesser price than other options with his skill set.
Wilson helped take Pittsburgh’s offense to a new level last season; well, at least initially. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin benched Justin Fields after his 4-2 start when Wilson’s calf was finally healed. Over his first seven starts, Wilson’s team scored more than 25 points five times, and Pittsburgh was...
