The Giants nonetheless want a quarterback.
They usually hope once they ultimately discover one, he’s a footnote to what comes later.
They didn’t land one as of 11 p.m. on Monday.
Given their desperation, it’s lucky for them that Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson didn’t but discover new properties to proceed their NFL careers.
Rodgers and Wilson stay the highest remaining choices for the Giants, as their first selection to maneuver into the beginning quarterback position, Matthew Stafford, final week opted to stick with the Rams after he entered into negotiations with the Giants and really agreed to contract phrases.
The Giants know they need to add a veteran on the place and so they hope they are going to be in place to get a quarterback up excessive within the NFL Draft, both with the No. 3 decide or with a commerce up with the Titans to No. 1.
Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are the highest targets.
The skilled participant they carry in wants to have the ability to begin on opening day, if wanted, and win sufficient video games for so long as he’s wanted because the starter.
There was not a wave of quarterback motion on Day 1 of NFL free company.
It was broadly speculated that Sam Darnold would find yourself in Seattle, as soon as the Seahawks final week traded Geno Smith to the Raiders.
Darnold got here in the place he was anticipated to be, with a three-year contract value $100.5 million from the Seahawks.
The Giants weren’t in on Darnold.
There was additionally lots of momentum heading into Monday that Justin Fields would land with the Jets, and his deal — two years, $40 million — was in step with the anticipated price ticket.
Fields leaving the Steelers opened up a quarterback job that must be stuffed.
There have been rumblings early within the afternoon that Rodgers was near an settlement with the Steelers however that didn’t come to be.
Wilson went 6-5 with the Steelers final season, dropping his final 5 begins (together with one within the playoffs).
The Vikings, after not making a play to re-sign Darnold, want a veteran able to beginning in case their 2024 first spherical decide — J.J. McCarthy — will not be able to play early within the season, coming off two knee surgical procedures.
The Vikings went 14-3 final season, with Darnold having fun with a profession breakthrough.
They should be a robust consideration for any participant who needs to hitch a profitable program.
It stays to be seen if the Giants’ horrid 2024 displaying — a file of 3-14 — and uncertainty about their regime — common supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll got a firing reprieve by possession — will dissuade veteran quarterbacks from coming aboard, in the event that they produce other choices.
For now, the Giants can provide a beginning job, though if they’re being totally clear, they do need to add a rookie as their future franchise quarterback.
The Steelers unquestionably have a vacant beginning job.
With the Vikings, Rodgers or Wilson could be a placeholder till McCarthy is deemed able to play.
That is all topsy-turvy for the Giants, as their incapacity to know what is going to occur subsequent month within the draft makes this primary resolution on a veteran quarterback way more tough.
Additional complicating issues — and this one will not be straightforward for the Giants to simply accept — is that the place Daniel Jones winds up might play a significant factor in how the quarterback carousel spins for the Giants.
Jones might find yourself returning to the Vikings or presumably hooking on with the Titans or Browns or Colts.
The Giants benched Jones after 10 video games this previous season after which launched him, lastly giving up on their 2019 first-round decide.
He signed with the Vikings follow squad and if he returns to Minnesota, that eliminates a spot for Rodgers to land.
Rodgers, 41, is a Corridor of Famer-in-waiting and Wilson, 36, is probably going one as properly.
They each have nice pedigrees, are previous their prime as gamers and produce alongside some baggage — Rodgers excess of Wilson.
The remaining choices are hardly scintillating.
Jimmy Garoppolo got here off the checklist when he agreed to a one-year deal to again up Stafford with the Rams.
Others the Giants must contemplate resemble a don’t-shoot-the-messenger assortment: Joe Flacco, Gardner Minshew, Marcus Mariota, Mac Jones, Carson Wentz, Jameis Winston, Jacoby Brissett and Cooper Rush.
