Giants named ideal landing spot for Pro Bowl quarterback who could fix their biggest issue in 2025
The New York Giants need a quarterback after the failed experiment with Daniel Jones. The main question now is how they will do it. The draft is usually the best path to find a long-term solution, but with general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll under pressure, it’s fair to expect a short-term […]
The New York Giants need a quarterback after the failed experiment with Daniel Jones. The main question now is how they will do it. The draft is usually the best path to find a long-term solution, but with general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll under pressure, it’s fair to expect a short-term option with a higher floor.
With this logic, ESPN’s Matt Bowen mentioned the Giants as the perfect landing spot for quarterback Russell Wilson in free agency. Brown wrote a list of ideal spots for the top 50 free agents.
“Sitting at No. 3 in the draft order, the Giants are in the mix to land a quarterback with their first-round pick this spring. But adding Wilson would give them some security heading into the draft. In 11 starts for the Steelers, Wilson completed 63.7% of his throws for 2,482 yards and 16 touchdowns. Because of his diminished mobility, Wilson isn't a natural creator at this stage. But Giants coach Brian Daboll can scheme for Wilson, using a play-action-heavy approach and setting him up on vertical throws.”
This is in fact an interesting path. The Giants could realistically do both, drafting a long-term developmental quarterback and let him learn a year or two behind Wilson.
The veteran is 36 and played at an extremely solid level in each of the past two seasons, for the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers, after an initial rough season for the Broncos in 2022. For the Giants, Wilson would be a huge upgrade over what they had last season with Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, and Tommy DeVito.
At this exact moment, the Giants are the only team in the NFL without a single quarterback on the 90-man roster. That's about to change, since DeVito is an exclusive-rights free agent and will most likely be retained with a minimum tender.
It’s still possible that the Steelers will try to keep Wilson around in 2025, but he is slated to hit free agency and it seems like Pittsburgh will prioritize Justin Fields, who’s younger and more athletic.
In 11 regular season games for the Steelers last season, Russell Wilson had 16 touchdown throws and five interceptions, a 95.6 passer rating. He finished the season with impressive efficiency—a 5.7% big-time throw rate against a 1.7% turnover-worthy play rate. He made the Pro Bowl for the 10th time in his NFL career.
Wilson might not be at the same level he was in 2019, when he made the Second-Team All-Pro, but stability at the most important position is a key to put the Giants back on track.
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