EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Giants are headed into free agency and the draft with a GM and Head Coach sitting on flaming chairs. To save their jobs, they’ll have to do everything they can to win now, even if it means sacrificing the future of the team. This does not seem like the best way to run a franchise. Is there any hope for the Mighty G-Men?
I’ve said it before, but the reason the Green Bay Packers have had about 30 years of solid QB play is the stability in the front office. As they don’t have a petulant owner, demanding changes amid rub ‘n tugs, they have been able to transition from Favre to Rodgers to Love seamlessly. They have the patience to let these young QBs develop and learn while waiting for their turns. There is no responding to the whims of the entitled heirs, which allows them to play the long game. On the other side of that coin, we have the Giants…
The only reason that Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll still have jobs is that Mara is tired of cleaning house and starting over every two years. 
What a glowing endorsement of the current regime! Not to mention, a sign that things have gone sideways af for the last decade. Now these two bumblers know they have to get things going in the right direction or they’re gone. Not good.
The only QB on the roster is Tommy DeVito. Even my friend Luca Parmagianinio, who’s in the concrete business and loves cannolis more than his kids, knows that Tommy isn’t the answer. The pickings on the free agent market are so thin that the shell of Aaron Rodgers looks like he might be their best option. Sam Darnold is said to want no part of New York and who can blame him?
That leaves a draft that is light on top QB prospects. 
A consensus seems to be building that Cam Ward is the top guy this year, even though he might not have been in the top 5 QBs drafted last year.With two QB-needy teams in front of them, there is some talk of the Giants trading up to make sure they get their guy, presumably Ward. But this team has more holes than the plot of Lost, so giving up a load of draft capital to move up two spots to get a guy who isn’t that highly regarded, seems like a huge risk.
The worst-case scenario is the Giants talk themselves into Ward, go big and trade their #3, this year’s second round pick, and maybe another pick next season to move up two spots to take him.But what if he turns out to be more Josh Rosen than Josh Allen? Congratulations Joe, you’re out of a job and you set the Giants back another decade!
The 2026 draft looks like it will be loaded with QBs, including Arch Manning and Penn State’s Drew Allar. But it’s impossible to think of a scenario where the Giants have an early enough pick to get a top QB and Joe Schoen is making that pick. He has to take a shot now. This is not the way.
They needed fresh eyes to come in and turn this ship around. Someone with a few years of rope who can plan for the long-term. There are no quick fixes for this team, and this is a recipe for disaster.
Who will be the Giants starting QB on opening day next year? Let me know in the comments and come back tomorrow for Angry Ward, a recipe for laughter.
