The Giants are prepared to give Daniel Jones another season to show he can be the team’s long-term starter, but the regime that drafted Jones is out, leaving the former No. 6 overall pick’s future with the franchise in question.
GM Joe Schoen signed Tyrod Taylor, who was with the Bills during Schoen’s first year in Buffalo, to back up Jones. Taylor’s deal runs through 2023. The Giants have not decided on Jones’ 2023 option. The team will almost certainly not take a quarterback with its No. 5 overall pick, but its second-round selection (No. 36) could be a spot where the position is considered.
Sam Howell has popped up on the Giants’ radar. The North Carolina quarterback drew a sizable Giants contingent at his pro day, including new Big Blue QBs coach Shea Tierney, and SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano notes the team visited with the ex-Tar Heel passer over the weekend. While this is the NFL calendar’s prime smokescreen period, the Giants make sense as an interested team.
Once firmly on the first-round radar, Howell slipped a bit after a junior season with a new-look Tar Heels cast. Exoduses of Javonte Williams, Michael Carter, Dazz Newsome and Dyami Brown undoubtedly impacted Howell, whom ESPN ranks 50th among this year’s prospects. Still, a few teams are monitoring the 6-foot-2 QB. The Commanders and Saints were sent several staffers to Howell’s pro day, while the Steelers met with him just ahead of his Giants meeting. The Panthers are also meeting with the in-state prospect this week.
Second-round QBs are obviously riskier propositions, though a Howell pick now probably would not dissuade Schoen and Co. from investing a first-rounder on another passer in 2023 or ’24 — should Jones not show enough this season. The Giants hold one second-round pick but could acquire additional Day 2 capital by trading one of their top-10 choices for a sizable haul.
Somebody should tell the Giants they are not in the NBA. First a Duke QB now a NC QB
This is the NFL before the draft we’re talking about here… It’s smokescreen city… If they were really interested, the GM and HC would’ve been in attendance. Sounds to me it’s one of those deals where if he slips to a later round, they may take a flyer on him.
Smoke screen here. No way they use a second rounder on a QB.
Exactly. For a cap stressed team like the Giants who already have two QBs making OK money, adding a third would make no sense when they have to fill out other positions with that money. Unless they manage to trade Bradberry or something.
They won’t get a 3rd cuz Davis Webb turned down qb coach job in buffalo to be the 3rd qb for the giants.
Don’t sleep on this guy he lost skill players to last years draft. Still had good numbers and kept Carolina competitive on Offense still had good TD/INT ratio
They want to scout him because it may be a prime spot to trade down. Maybe a team like the Steelers doesn’t get a qb in the 1st and likes him. The giants need to form an opinion so they can guess what the other teams think of him.
Yep. He’s one of those guys that will see a lot of draft day shuffling Not first round stuff. But 2nd and third round movements if he’s still around later. With Mayfield burning Cleveland bridges he might look good to them.
Are you suggesting Howell to Cleveland? They already got Jacoby Brisset.
How many games will Watson be suspended?
Hopefully all forever but that’s the browns issue for being idiots
So did this guy say drafting a QB in the second round wouldn’t disused the Giants from then blowing a first round pick next year? That’s a pretty solid plan. We’ll have four QBs and blown a premium pick for nothing. If they really want to draft a QB this year then blow one of your firsts and get it over with. wasting a 2nd this year for a second tier guy and then potentially a 1st next year is stupid.