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The Senior Bowl passed. The NFL Combine is next week. The NFL offseason is in full swing.
This is an important one for Giants general manager Joe Schoen as he looks to get his team back on track after a down 2023.
What’s the latest on Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley and New York’s draft plans? We addressed all that in this week’s mailbag…
@WilliamWalker09: It seems the likely scenario for the Giants is to let Saquon hit the market and see what kind of offers he receives. The Giants will then match. Why didn’t they do this with Jones last year?
The situation with Jones hasn’t worked out. It’s been a nightmare. No one foresaw such a substantial level of regression. Excuse some of the horrendous play of the offensive line, but the second neck injury and torn ACL are another level. Jones devolved from a player the Giants felt was their franchise quarterback, to one they cannot count on (more because of the injuries than the play). That’s brutal luck.
Your question hedges too much in hindsight, though. The Giants won a playoff game in 2022. They were not in a position to trade for a quarterback for that reason. Schoen was aware of the roster’s many other issues, so he wasn’t in a position to mortgage those draft assets to trade up for a quarterback, either. There was no one in free agency who presented an upgrade over Jones. The Giants could not risk losing him. They couldn’t. Re-signing him also allowed them to tag Barkley (keeping him in East Rutherford) while adding others like Darren Waller.
Look at this year’s class of free agent running backs: Josh Jacobs (Raiders), Derrick Henry (Titans), Austin Ekeler (Chargers), Tony Pollard (Cowboys), D’Andre Swift (Eagles), Zack Moss (Colts), Devin Singletary (Texans). There’s a good chance Joe Mixon (Bengals) is cut, too. It’s a saturated market. That will drive the cost down. The Giants have the luxury of letting Barkley walk because they realize he’s not going to see the money he wants.
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Publish date : 2024-02-16 15:30:25
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