The New York Giants have fully overhauled their quarterback depth chart this offseason, persevering with with the signing of veteran Russell Wilson on Tuesday.
Mixed with the addition of Jameis Winston every week in the past, that’s two veteran quarterbacks coming in to take excessive of the depth chart.
That ought to not essentially imply that the Giants are achieved overhauling that a part of their roster. Particularly because it pertains to the 2025 NFL Draft and their No. 3 total decide.
Earlier than including Wilson and Winston, New York was considered as a possible touchdown spot for a quarterback on the high of the draft, particularly Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders if he ended up getting by the primary two picks of the draft.
If he does, and if the Giants view him as a participant worthy of that spot within the draft, they should have no hesitation in choosing him. There may even be a robust argument in favor of doing so.
For one, not one of the quarterbacks on the roster — Wilson, Winston or Tommy Devito — are potential long-term options given their ages and long-term upsides. Wilson is barely signed for one season, whereas Winston’s contract pays him like a backup. DeVito will not be anyone you need making greater than a handful of begins in a season and solely when completely essential.
They’re all placeholders and bridge quarterbacks at finest.
The issue is no person actually is aware of who they’re placeholders for, as a result of there may be not at the moment anyone on the roster that matches into the long-term plans. There may be additionally no assure they are going to be positioned to seek out that long-term reply subsequent yr.
That’s the place a participant like Sanders might nonetheless are available in to play.
There may be precedent for a staff to signal a veteran quarterback in free company after which use a top-10 decide on a quarterback, because the Atlanta Falcons did that actual factor a yr in the past by signing Kirk Cousins and drafting Michael Penix Jr. In that scenario, Cousins was signed to a considerably longer and costlier contract than both Wilson or Winston acquired. It additionally ended up most likely figuring out for the most effective because the Cousins experiment didn’t work out as anyone deliberate.
It might additionally enable New York to present a rookie quarterback a chance to take a seat and study for a yr with out having to be thrown into the deep finish of the pool behind a nasty staff.
The query would all come down as to if or not the Giants have that prime of a grade on Sanders, or if he even lasts till the No. 3 total decide.
Whereas the Tennessee Titans appear more likely to choose Miami’s Cam Ward with the highest decide, there may be some debate as to what the Cleveland Browns will do at No. 2 and if they might take Sanders, or go in a unique course with anyone like Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter.
The Giants at the least have some choices that may be capable of assist them put a formidable offense on the sector for the 2025 season. They nonetheless want anyone past that. The short-term choices for this season shouldn’t cease them from additionally including a possible long-term possibility in April.
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