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Ralph Vacchiano
NFC East Reporter
The New York Giants met with Russell Wilson last week. Then they signed Drew Lock. They have also heavily scouted all the top quarterbacks in this year’s draft, and they’ve spoken to teams about the possibility of trading up, presumably to take one.
And all of this comes one year after they gave a four-year, $160 million contract to Daniel Jones, a quarterback they continue to insist they expect to be their starter — if he’s healthy enough to play.
So what’s really going on with the Giants at the quarterback position? Giants general manager Joe Schoen insisted at the NFL Scouting Combine last month that “I have faith in Daniel as our starting quarterback.” But he also admitted the need to “address the position” because of the uncertain recovery timeline of Jones’ recovery from his torn ACL.
The Giants seem to be hedging their bets against Jones for the short term. But are they also plotting out new options for the long term? Is their “faith” in the 26-year-old Jones as strong as it was when they gave him that massive deal with $82 million in guaranteed money last March, or are they feeling “buyer’s remorse” as NFL Network’s Rich Eisen reported he heard at the combine?
Those are all good questions. So here’s an in-depth look at where the Giants stand at the quarterback position as the NFL begins to transition from free agency to the 2024 NFL Draft, what they’re thinking and what they might be planning, with the help of multiple sources from inside the Giants organization and around the league:
So, is Daniel Jones their franchise quarterback or not?
Yes. Probably.
As bad as Jones was in the first five games of last season, there are a lot of people very high up in the Giants organization who still believe in his ability — which is what FOX Sports reported back in November. They were not shaken by five bad games, most of which were played without Saquon Barkley, without left tackle…
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Publish date : 2024-03-18 18:07:21
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