It doesn’t take long in the NFL to go from the haves to the have-nots.
Ask the New York Giants, who were a league power in the early part of this century, only to see their once proud franchise fall into disarray and dysfunction in recent years.
Bad drafts, instability throughout the organization and a revolving door of hot coordinators they felt could become overnight sensations at head coach have turned this century-old franchise into a circus of the absurd where Murphy’s Law rules.
One of the team’s major problems is the lack of a long-term solution at quarterback. They began this offseason with none under contract for the upcoming season and are now forced to go into the abyss to find not one, but two players to a quarterback room that consists of just Tommy DeVito.
Normally, that would be doable as they hold the third overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft and have nearly $50 million of available cap space to use in free agency. But, in perusing the options in the draft and around the league, they picked the wrong year to go quarterback shopping.
“It’s a really bad group overall,” one AFC exec says of this year’s free-agent class, per NFL insider Albert Breer.
And he’s right. The free agent quarterback group this year is a mishmash of busts, washed-up former stars and career backups. Teams have a ton of money to burn, too, so many of them will overpay for some of these names.
The Giants are reportedly favoring Aaron Rodgers as their one- to two-year bridge option while they find and groom their next potential franchise quarterback.
“The Giants are in on Rodgers, and remain his most likely destination — they’d likely pair him with a rookie drafted somewhere in the top 100, if they do wind up landing him,” writes Breer. “Minnesota is lurking on Rodgers, in the event that (Daniel)Jones bolts.”
The Giants are also reported to be high on Miami’s Cam Ward in the draft, but may have to trade up to the No. 1 spot to ensure they’ll get him. Depending on how much that will cost them, will determine if the organization thinks it’s worth doing.
Big Blue is in a tight spot. They have to thread the needle here in 2025. They need to a) win more games and show improvement and b) clarify their vision for the future. General manager Joe Schoen had a strong draft last year but his first two years on the job were mediocre at best. He needs to knock it out of the park this offseason.
Unfortunately for him, there’s not a whole lot of help available to be had.
