The New York Giants just completed a 3-14 season and by admission, have a lot of work to do this offseason to turn things around and become competitive again.
Their main focus will naturally be on finding the right quarterback for the future. They will have several avenues to attack this problem.
The Giants have nearly $60 million in available cap space come the league new year in March and also hold the No. 3 overall selection in the 2025 NFL draft.
“That’s obviously the number one issue for us going into this offseason, is to find our quarterback of the future,” Giants president John Mara told reporters on Monday. “Whether that be via the draft or acquiring a veteran, it’s going to be up to them (general manager Joe Schoen and his staff) to decide, ultimately.”
“It’s the most important position in football,” said Schoen, who spoke after Mara. “You look at the roster right now, Tommy (DeVito) is the only quarterback on the roster. So, that’s definitely important to any team in the NFL’s success. So, that’s something we’ll definitely be looking at.”
Schoen reiterated pretty much what Mara had outlined when asked what he was prioritizing and how he would go about solving the quarterback issue.
“We’ve done a lot of work on the college guys. John mentioned earlier that we’ll look at free agency. We can also look throughout the draft, potential trade opportunities,” he said. “We’ll look at any avenue we can to upgrade the position. We’ve talked before, in these situations, the film is one part of the equation.
“But, from a draft standpoint, you really got to get around these kids. I think it’s an important part of our process that we try to get around these kids every year, so when they are free agents or a trade opportunity presents itself, you’ve spent an ample amount of time with these guys on who they are as people and their ability to learn and process information.”
Head coach Brian Daboll will ultimately be charged with ensuring the new quarterback, or quarterbacks, succeed and can get the Giants where they need to go.
Daboll was asked what he wanted to see in his quarterbacks.
“I’d say there’s a lot of things,” Daboll said. “I’m not going to get into all the particulars. They got to be a good football player, got to be accurate, good decision maker, good in critical situations, good in two-minute (situations), good in the red zone, leadership, a lot of different things.”
Finding that player, well… That won’t be easy.
