Yearly, the NFL Scouting Mix is not simply a chance for groups to fulfill with draft prospects. It is also a chance for them to start out laying the groundwork for trades and free-agency strikes forward of the brand new league 12 months.
Final week on the mix, the thought of Aaron Rodgers becoming a member of the New York Giants started to select up steam. The New York Jets had beforehand introduced they are moving on from the 41-year-old quarterback after his failed two-year stint with the workforce.
The Giants, together with the Las Vegas Raiders, made a run at Matthew Stafford, according to FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz. Nonetheless, the 37-year-old opted to remain with the Los Angeles Rams. That leaves the Giants nonetheless with a serious void to fill at quarterback, with solely Tommy DeVito underneath contract.
“Even should you get a younger quarterback, you’d wish to have a vet within the room with him to indicate him the ropes and the way to be a professional,” Giants basic supervisor Joe Schoen instructed reporters on the mix.
New York holds the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and will draft a quarterback at that spot. Nonetheless, in his most recent mock draft, FOX Sports activities’ Jason McIntyre projected the Giants to pick out Penn State edge defender Abdul Carter and presumably signal Rodgers as a free agent.
The Giants are currently the favorite to land Rodgers, and “there’s mutual curiosity between each side,” in keeping with The Related Press.
However does the pairing really make sense?
This is what FS1’s personalities needed to say in regards to the matter.
James Jones: Rodgers ought to signal with the Vikings or Steelers
The Giants are coming off a 3-14 season and produce other holes moreover the quarterback place. Rodgers is a four-time NFL MVP trying to finish his profession on a profitable workforce. His former teammate with the Packers, James Jones, does not need Rodgers to select the Giants.
“No, I do not need to see my canine go to the Giants. I do not,” Jones mentioned on “The Facility” on Monday. “I do not know what my canine’s plans are, what number of extra years he needs to play, what his aim is or what he is making an attempt to perform going into the season.
“However the New York Giants, in my humble opinion, aren’t a contender. I do not need to see Aaron Rodgers go to a workforce that I do not imagine is a contender.”
Jones supplied two potential touchdown spots for Rodgers.
“The one two groups that make sense for my canine are the Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers as a result of we all know these are two groups which might be presumably a quarterback away from being a contender,” he mentioned.
This previous season, the Vikings and Steelers made it to the playoffs however fell within the wild-card spherical. Sam Darnold, who was underneath heart throughout Minnesota’s shocking 14-3 marketing campaign, is a free agent, as are each of Pittsburgh’s 2024 starters (Russell Wilson, Justin Fields).
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Chase Daniel: The Giants are in a no-win state of affairs
Jones’ co-host, Chase Daniel, wasn’t completely on board with a Rodgers-Giants partnership, both, however mentioned they’d should make it work if it occurs.
“Fairly truthfully, Joe Schoen, the GM, and Brian Daboll, which all of us suppose is a good playcaller and coach, they’ll be fired if it does not work out,” Daniel mentioned. “He wasn’t their No. 1 choice. All of us knew that they had been after Matthew Stafford. They supplied him $100 million assured. I believe this says rather a lot about what the Giants take into consideration the upcoming quarterbacks within the draft as a result of they draft No. 3. They may transfer as much as No. 1, however is it value it to maneuver as much as No. 1 to get Cam Ward?”
“It is loopy as a result of I believe Rodgers performed effectively the extra I watched him,” Daniel continued. “He performed effectively down the stretch. However I do not suppose that Rodgers, at this level in his profession, can proceed to raise low-level playmakers. … Actually, I do know that the Giants do not even have the identical quantity of playmakers that the Jets did final 12 months.”
Daniel added on social media that he thinks “the Giants are in a lose/lose [situation]” as a result of this draft class is not deep at quarterback and so they cannot wait till subsequent 12 months to deal with the place.
[Related: Rob Rang’s top 101 draft prospects in the 2025 class]
Eric Mangini: Daboll may make it work, if mandatory
Former Jets coach Eric Mangini thinks Daboll is “uniquely geared up” to take care of Rodgers contemplating his previous with Brett Favre. Daboll was the quarterbacks coach underneath Mangini for 2 seasons and labored with Favre in his lone season with the Jets in 2008.
“Watching Daniel Jones get beat up the best way he did, I can not think about Aaron Rodgers is worked up in regards to the thought of getting beat up like that in New York,” Mangini mentioned on “First Things First.”
“The Giants had loads of issues and he simply had these issues with the Jets. So, that is not thrilling to him. I believe there’s a little bit little bit of New York fatigue with Aaron Rodgers. I do not suppose there’s going to be a parade down Fifth Avenue if Aaron indicators with the Giants. It does not make a ton of sense and I do not understand how profitable it would be, though I do suppose Brian has an opportunity to make it profitable.”
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