Insider hints Giants must pay steep worth for No. 1 decide
It is no secret the New York Giants are in determined want of a franchise quarterback. The true query, nonetheless, is whether or not they’re determined sufficient to pay handsomely for one — through the draft, a commerce or signing.
In relation to deciding on a rookie passer in April’s NFL Draft, there are slim choices within the first spherical, and New York may oddly miss out sitting with the No. 3 general decide.
In line with ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, the Giants must hand over a big haul to the Tennessee Titans in the event that they need to personal the primary general choice.
Based mostly on the worth of picks and the workforce’s intention to pick out a quarterback, normal supervisor Joe Schoen must be prepared to half with the No. 3 decide, at the least one second-rounder (No. 34 or a 2026 decide) and presumably extra.
That is if Schoen is totally bought on both Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders or Miami’s Cam Ward, who in keeping with consultants are a far cry from the skills New York missed out on in 2024.
Mortgaging the franchise’s future on a non-proven passer is a dangerous transfer. The Chicago Bears moved up from No. 3 to No. 2 in 2017 to choose Mitchell Trubisky, and that didn’t work out.
Chicago gave up three future picks (none of them first-rounders) for a quarterback who wasn’t scouted as top-two-pick expertise.
The final time the workforce sitting at No. 3 traded up for the No. 1 decide was in 1975 when the Atlanta Falcons despatched an offensive lineman, a third-round decide and the first-rounder for QB Steve Bartkowski.
Occasions have actually modified, and the Giants should pay a a lot steeper worth than what Atlanta did 50 years in the past.
Schoen will must be cautious to not purchase into hype or desperation when making the inevitable determination in April.
