The 2024 NFL draft is still over two months away but speculation about what each team will do has already heated up.
Most early mock drafts have the New York Giants selecting either an offensive lineman or wide receiver at No. 6 overall. A smaller minority have them grabbing a quarterback — either at the sixth spot or in a trade up scenario.
That would be fine and good for linemen or quarterbacks but not so much for wide receivers, says Bleacher Report’s Matt Holder.
In a recent column outlining poor landing spots for the top 10 prospects in the draft, Holder says all receivers should want to avoid going to the Giants because it’s a “terrible place” for them.
To be blunt, the New York Giants are a terrible place for any receiver to land. Starting quarterback Daniel Jones is coming off of a torn ACL and has a questionable future with the team. His play has been up and down, putting it modestly, throughout his career and his contract contains an out after next season, per Spotrac.
Also, the Giants have major pass protection issues after leading the league in sacks allowed (85) by 20, and head coach Brian Daboll is widely considered to be entering a make-or- break year in 2024.
Specifically, Holder says, it would be an especially bad situation for Rome Odunze.
Between unstable situations at quarterback and head coach and problems in the trenches that make throwing the ball difficult, Odunze has a better chance at success somewhere other than New York.
The optics surrounding the Giants are understandably negative. The franchise has fallen on hard times over the past decade and many fear that cycle will continue in 2024 for all of the reasons Holder outlined.
