The New York Giants have utterly 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 general choose.
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 via 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 selecting him. There would possibly 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 just 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 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 presently anyone on the roster that matches into the long-term plans. There’s 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 may nonetheless are available to play.
There’s precedent for a workforce to signal a veteran quarterback in free company after which use a top-10 choose 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 state of affairs, Cousins was signed to a considerably longer and dearer contract than both Wilson or Winston received. It additionally ended up most likely understanding for the very best because the Cousins experiment didn’t work out as anyone deliberate.
It might additionally permit New York to present a rookie quarterback a chance to sit down and be taught for a yr with out having to be thrown into the deep finish of the pool behind a nasty workforce.
The query would all come down as to whether or not the Giants have that top of a grade on Sanders, or if he even lasts till the No. 3 general choose.
Whereas the Tennessee Titans appear more likely to choose Miami’s Cam Ward with the highest choose, there may be some debate as to what the Cleveland Browns will do at No. 2 and if they’d take Sanders, or go in a distinct path with any individual like Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter.
The Giants a minimum of have some choices that may have the ability to assist them put a formidable offense on the sector for the 2025 season. They nonetheless want any individual past that. The short-term choices for this season shouldn’t cease them from additionally including a possible long-term possibility in April.
