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Peter Schrager
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Every week, FOX Sports NFL Insider Peter Schrager opens his notebook and opines on three of the biggest storylines around the league. Here are his takes heading into Week 12, including how the Giants missed out on a franchise QB, the Eagles’ star mystery man on defense, and making a Hall of Fame case for Terrell Suggs.
Giants’ QB Quandary
It’s not breaking news to say the Danny Dimes Era of Giants football is over in New York. After six years and with several exit ramps in the contract after this season, the Giants will be starting someone other than Daniel Jones under center next season.
This weekend, it’ll be Tommy DeVito, and $5 million offseason free agent acquisition Drew Lock is at the ready, too, as an option. But Week 1 in 2025? That’s where it gets interesting. See, the big QB Draft was in 2024; not 2025. The Giants did have a premium pick (6th overall) but opted to go with their top wide receiver on the board, Malik Nabers, over the 4th, 5th, or 6th quarterbacks on their board. This is a perfectly justifiable decision, regardless of what happens to those players over the course of their NFL careers. The Giants were devoid of playmakers on the roster, Nabers is undeniably that, and Jones was still just 16 months removed from a playoff win in Minnesota. But gosh, eight months later, the 2024 Draft and all that went into it is still being discussed in league circles.
Overall, the Giants and general manager Joe Schoen have already produced a great 2024 draft class. Top to bottom, whether it’s Nabers, Tyler Nubin, Dru Phillips, Theo Johnson, or breakout running back Tyrone Tracey, Jr. —the Giants have some up-and-coming talent from the crop of first-year players.
But the looming QB hole is one to ponder.
The wild nature of having cameras — even if someone edited or filtered — on the whole pre-praft process only added intrigue to the…
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Publish date : 2024-11-19 18:49:00
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