The New York Giants are headed into a vital offseason, particularly for the present regime of common supervisor Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll, who had been retained after a 3-14 season of their third 12 months with the group.
The Giants are actually in determined want of a quarterback, which is a precedence this offseason.
Though many count on the Giants to handle the quarterback place within the 2025 NFL draft, Schoen wouldn’t rule out buying and selling for a veteran. They may additionally get a veteran in free company — somebody like Justin Fields, which is what one NFL analyst not too long ago advised.
Bradley Locker of Professional Soccer Focus named Fields as one free agent the Giants ought to pursue this offseason.
Due to their Week 17 win over the Colts, the Giants now maintain the No. 3 choose on this 12 months’s draft — which suggests each Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders may realistically be gone by the point they’re on the clock. Even when one had been to fall to New York’s choice, it could be smart so as to add a less expensive bridge quarterback.
Fields performed higher by means of the primary three weeks of his time in Pittsburgh, producing an 81.0 PFF passing grade with zero turnover-worthy performs whereas going 3-0. Nonetheless, the previous No. 11 total choose struggled throughout his final three outings, posting solely a 52.2 PFF passing grade with six turnover-worthy performs. Regardless of his passing inconsistencies, Fields provides worth as a runner, securing no decrease than a 72.3 PFF dashing grade throughout every of his 4 seasons. At worst, he could be an affordable, non permanent beginning choice who might be higher than what New York at present provides.
Mockingly sufficient, Fields was chosen by the Chicago Bears with the choose they acquired from the commerce Giants followers will bear in mind because the notorious Kadarius Toney commerce.
Even when the Giants had been to signal Fields, that wouldn’t essentially forestall them from drafting a quarterback within the draft.
Clearly, Fields will probably be popping out of a state of affairs with the Pittsburgh Steelers the place he had his QB1 job taken regardless of a powerful begin of the season. And so, in that regard, he could want a group the place he’s extra of a long-term plan.
However the Giants might not be searching for that kind of deal. They might be searching for a one-year bridge quarterback to a youthful star — assuming they draft one — or a veteran to get them by means of the 2025 season and to the 2026 NFL draft.
