And, there is a second dilemma: if NY wants a specific quarterback, they may have to negotiate to move up the draft order.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — It’s a year filled with a wide variety of wide receiver and quarterback prospects in the NFL draft. NFL. Maybe it’s a stroke of luck for the New York Giants have the No. 6 pick and could benefit from a top-tier player at any position.
It is the enigma prior to the draft of the Giants: Select the quarterback to replace the frequently injured Daniel Jones or sit still and let the real number one receiver who Giants haven’t had since Odell Beckham Jr. fall into your lap?
“Do you want Daniel’s heir or do you want to help Daniel? That’s what it all boils down to,” the draft analyst from ESPNMel Kiper Jr.
That’s what the general manager is considering. Joe Schoen and the coach Brian Daboll. It seems more likely every day that four of the top five picks will end up being quarterbacks, especially with the Minnesota Vikings (who own the No. 11 pick) having made it clear in league circles that they are serious about landing one of the top quarterbacks.
No matter how it plays out, it seems inevitable that quarterbacks and wide receivers will be eliminated fast and furious in the first round. The top five prospects currently on Kiper’s Big Board are at those positions.
The Field Marshals Caleb Williams (USC) y Jayden Daniels (LSU) top Kiper’s list, followed by wide receivers Marvin Harrison Jr. (Ohio State), Malik Nabers (LSU) y Rome Odunze (Washington). The Field Marshal of North Carolina, Drake Mayeis seventh and the wide receiver of LSU, Brian Thomas Jr., 11th. The Field Marshal of Michigan J.J. McCarthy It is ranked 14th.
Replacing or helping Daniel Jones is the main question facing the Giants for the 2024 NFL Draft. AP Photo/Tony Dejak
There seem to be two lines of thought:
Los Giants They need a franchise quarterback to build around, given the injury history and performance of Daniel Jones. They are at least within striking distance of a franchise quarterback with such a high pick in a draft of strong quarterbacks.
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The roster is not good enough right now to support a young quarterback. Get a number one receiver in place, continue to improve the offensive line and fill the quarterback position later in the draft or later.
What we do know is that this decision ultimately falls to Schoen and Daboll. Owners have said publicly that they will not be prevented from drafting a quarterback at the top of the first round and that the contract Jones signed last year should not influence the selection.
“If they fall in love with a quarterback and think he’s worth taking the sixth pick and moving on, I would certainly support him,” owner John Mara recently stressed at the NFL’s annual meetings. NFL. “Let the general manager and the head coach build the roster. We’ve operated the same way for many years here. If they have any convictions about a player, I won’t get involved. I’ll ask them about it. I’ll make them defend their position, but “The only time I will get involved and have any influence is if I think it’s an off-field conduct situation.”
The biggest impediment for Giants get a quarterback this year is that it could be costly. They may need to negotiate with New England Patriots with the third selection or the Arizona Cardinals with the fourth to obtain the desired option. Currently, the Giants They only have six picks in this year’s draft, and a trade will likely cost them a future first or second rounder. That’s not ideal for a team that still has so many holes in its roster.
Schoen hasn’t been shy about being aggressive in the draft if the right player becomes available. He has made a pair of draft-day trades in each of his first two years as general manager, including moving up to sign wide receiver Jalin Hyatt in the third round last year.
When it comes to this year’s quarterbacks, Daniels is a name to keep an eye on, if not in the top two picks with Williams. He is a well-regarded player within the organization and multiple sources with connections to Schoen and Daboll believe he would be an ideal fit in their offense. There is also interest in McCarthy, especially if he is available with the sixth pick.
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“There have actually been since 2000, 13 quarterbacks who have won a Super Bowl. That’s it,” Daboll analyzed. “Seven of those for Tom [Brady]and three for Pat [Mahomes]and two for Eli [Manning]and two of them for Peyton [Manning]and two for Ben [Roethlisberger]. And I think nine others have won it on other occasions. It’s a privileged position, obviously.”
It’s at least worth noting that Schoen and Daboll were part of the group that landed the quarterback in Buffalo when the Bills drafted Josh Allen with the seventh pick in 2018. Their number one wide receiver, the recently traded Stefon Diggsarrived later.
They are also considered a deep receiver group well into the second or third round.
“Would it be good? Yes, it would be good to have a number one receiver,” Schoen agreed. “I think every team would embrace that, and especially with an offensive head coach. I think every team would want that.”
It’s all part of the equation when it comes to Giants decide between a quarterback or wide receiver at the top of this draft.
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