Here’s a plot twist type question…

[andrew_nyGiants]

DJ has a 2022 look about him in the first 7 games, and we go 2-5.

Do we leverage his performance and try to find a QB needy team trying to make a run at the trade deadline?

This bolsters our draft capital to go get our future QB in '25.

Would you do it?


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[MightyGiants]

DJ has a 2022 look about him in the first 7 games, and we go 2-5.

Do we leverage his performance and try to find a QB needy team trying to make a run at the trade deadline?

This bolsters our draft capital to go get our future QB in '25.

Would you do it?


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Andrew, barring an injury at the QB position, most QB needy teams don't make playoff runs.

[andrew_nyGiants]

Andrew, barring an injury at the QB position, most QB needy teams don't make playoff runs.

Understood. I realize this is a long shot.
I'm simply trying to uncover if anyone of us would do it if it were possible.


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[Philosophers]

I have a hard time imagining him playing above average and the team being 2-5.  If he plays above average, I think we are at least 0.500

[Trench]

If a good playoff type team lost its starting QB for the year then yes I would definitely consider it (based upon his injury history alone)

[Painter]

DJ has a 2022 look about him in the first 7 games, and we go 2-5.

Do we leverage his performance and try to find a QB needy team trying to make a run at the trade deadline?

This bolsters our draft capital to go get our future QB in '25.

Would you do it?


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Nice try, Andrew.  But twisted plot or not it, is not a question as to what I or anyone else here would do- although most folks here seem anxious to move on from DJ- it is and always has been entirely up to the Giants Front Office to decide whether or not he has a future beyond this year. The only thing that might accelerate such decision would de another injury which by itself would end any thoughts of draft capital.

Cheers!

[Bob In PA]

DJ has a 2022 look about him in the first 7 games, and we go 2-5.

Do we leverage his performance and try to find a QB needy team trying to make a run at the trade deadline?

This bolsters our draft capital to go get our future QB in '25.

Would you do it?

Andrew: Great idea for a thread.

My answer: I would not; and the Giants will not either.

And note that I used "will" (rather than "would") in the latter half of the second sentence. lol

Bob

[Jclayton92]

Fielding a competent team seems like the goal/priority and Jones thriving is the most likely reason that happens so they wouldn't.

[DaveBrown74]

I agree with Rich's point about teams making playoff runs generally not being QB-needy. The position is too important in today's NFL for someone who is actually in the hunt after 7 games to be QB-needy.

That said, and as Rich also noted, a team whose starter went down and had no good backup or their backup also got hurt might potentially be interested.

Would I do it? Yes, absolutely. Jones' contract is bad and I'd be happy to offload it to someone else. Moreover, I'm personally not satisfied with 2022 Jones as a plateaued, long term solution to continue paying $40m a year to. I'd rather search for a better QB in future drafts and pay much less than $40mm a year to get similar caliber play from a free agent the way the Seahawks did with Geno or the Bucs did with Mayfield.

[uconnjack8]

If they start 2-5, its going to a be pretty hot seat for Daboll...

[Painter]

Nice try, Andrew.  But twisted plot or not it, is not a question as to what I or anyone else here would do- although most folks here seem anxious to move on from DJ- it is and always has been entirely up to the Giants Front Office to decide whether or not he has a future beyond this year. The only thing that might accelerate such decision would be another injury which by itself would end any thoughts of draft capital.

Cheers!