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 per 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 accomplished 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 seen 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 means of 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 is just not anyone you need making greater than a handful of begins in a season and solely when completely mandatory.
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’s not at present 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 12 months.
That’s the place a participant like Sanders may nonetheless are available 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 12 months in the past by signing Kirk Cousins and drafting Michael Penix Jr. In that state of affairs, Cousins was signed to a considerably longer and dearer contract than both Wilson or Winston acquired. It additionally ended up in all probability understanding for the perfect because the Cousins experiment didn’t work out as anyone deliberate.
It will additionally enable New York to offer a rookie quarterback a possibility to sit down and be taught for a 12 months with out having to be thrown into the deep finish of the pool behind a foul staff.
The query would all come down as to if or not the Giants have that top 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’s some debate as to what the Cleveland Browns will do at No. 2 and if they’d take Sanders, or go in a distinct route with someone like Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter.
The Giants no less than have some choices that may be capable of assist them put a formidable offense on the sphere for the 2025 season. They nonetheless want someone past that. The short-term choices for this season mustn’t cease them from additionally including a possible long-term choice in April.
