Giants sign Wilson

[ViewFromSection129]

Guys, I'm not so sure this precludes drafting a QB and maybe even with that 3rd overall pick.  Wilson has a one year deal.  The thinking could be, Sanders sits for a year and learns under the two vets in the QB room.  Or same thing with Dart, if they can swing a trade.

Either way, I'm happy with this signing.  $21M isn't a bad number and it buys us a year to figure something out if we don't draft a QB. 

No way I'm taking a QB at three and sitting him a year behind two veterans.  If a guy isn't ready to start week one or soon thereafter,  then he can't be taken at #3. A guy in a later round,  I'm good with that.  But not the third pick overall.

[H-Town G-Fan]

Giants have great flexibility now. Doubt they go QB at 3 and a project with one of their two 3rd round picks feels much more likely. They're positioned to let the draft board come to them.

Now, they're not geniuses or anything because they still lack a long-term option at QB, but for those who were worried that Daboll and Schoen would mortgage the future to save their jobs, that seems unlikely at this time.

[Gmo11]

I get you don't like that we signed multiple vets .... But if Joe has another draft like he had last year .... Giants can be a 7-9 win team .... Which will put us in QB hell

So that is why you trade back into the first for Dart if it's possible .... Because we may not get that qb next year

Oh I get the logic. But they're making it clear they're not concerned about next year. If they wanted to think about the future they would have only signed one vet and drafted a guy to be the backup. Using a high pick on a 3rd string QB goes directly against this move. The last time the Giants did something so contradictory was when they drafted Barkley and then traded OBJ removing the only other offensive threat and thus wasting Barkley's rookie contract.

[spiderblue43]

If they like a QB, they can still draft him and let him sit.  I could see an uber-talented but raw QB prospect like Milroe being an interesting choice

Rich, if they trade down..add picks..maybe Milroe then..but they have an opportunity to draft two potential all-pros in Carter and Hunter..I think they will get only one to choose..Browns will and should take Carter..find a QB next round..then Hunter is the obvious choice..Banks to the bench. Roy Green flashbacks for old schoolers like me..two way guy.

[MrGap92]

Idk why anyone thinks this rules out a rookie.

[MightyGiants]

https://x.com/art_stapleton/status/1904689507753926946?s=46&t=1vcQIN8GqF5J2oLdxEVEJQ

[Trench]

I like it too.  The QB room all of a sudden at least has some professional football players in it.  I think this is also a sign that the Ward will go #1 and the rest of the QBs are simply not viewed as #3 material (which I agree with).  Still possible we take a developmental guy in rounds 2-4, but I like that we can now take true BPA at #3- and we're locked in on getting an actual, honest to God blue chip player.  Which we need sorely to start stockpiling.

I agree - but my only issue is nothing is a true blue chip player because we all know Thibs was supposed to be such a player and he is nowhere near what we expected.

[kartanoman]

One way to ensure you draft a QB in the next draft is to make trades in this draft that get you extra picks in next year's draft

NOW you're talking, Rich @MightyGiants  !!!

QB in 2026.

Improve the overall talent base today, will pay dividends when the franchise QB arrives next year.

Let's see if they do try to shop pick three or stay put and get a blue chipper instead. I'm focused on how many offensive linemen they will draft to protect Wilson/Winston (i.e. "Fix the damn Offensive Line!").

This is the best short-term approach in preparation for '26.

Peace!

[LennG]

 I guess this means the end of the 'Cutlets' era in Giant history. Maybe, down the road, he will be a great Giant trivia question.

As for this signing, overall, I really don't like it in that we just signed a guy to play QB and most were envisioning big plays out of him. Now, with Wilson, Winston is basically a benchwarmer.

Most here were overjoyed with the Winston signing, now we seem to have an excess of QB's who could start.

[sooners56]

More flexibility in the draft as QB isn't a must have. Could be a sign they knew Ward and Sanders were likely going 1 and 2. Carter or Hunter at 3 sounds excellent!

[spiderblue43]

I guess this means the end of the 'Cutlets' era in Giant history. Maybe, down the road, he will be a great Giant trivia question.

As for this signing, overall, I really don't like it in that we just signed a guy to play QB and most were envisioning big plays out of him. Now, with Wilson, Winston is basically a benchwarmer.

Most here were overjoyed with the Winston signing, now we seem to have an excess of QB's who could start.

Aye...whoa!!!  Fugheddaboutit..  Wilson couldn't even start the season last year with the Steelers..so Jameis still is in play...Good news they can not panic and let the draft come to them..Cutlets..?? Nothing personal..business. Ba da bing

[Jolly Blue Giant]

I don't know much about Winston, but I have a lot of respect for Wilson. He is the epitome of the kind of character I wish all men shared...especially my descendants. I don't know what he has left in the tank, but the players are going to love him, and he'll never embarrass us with unsportsmanlike conduct or getting into xxxx outside the playing field. A top shelf human being

[jimc]

I guess this means the end of the 'Cutlets' era in Giant history. Maybe, down the road, he will be a great Giant trivia question.

As for this signing, overall, I really don't like it in that we just signed a guy to play QB and most were envisioning big plays out of him. Now, with Wilson, Winston is basically a benchwarmer.

Most here were overjoyed with the Winston signing, now we seem to have an excess of QB's who could start.

Couldn't you have a QB competition?

[sxdxca38]

Here is my take:

I remember Eli Manning was saying he wanted the Giants to bring in a veteran QB, so the rookie can learn from him, before he starts.

Because playing in New York can be a very hostile place to play especially if a rookie is thrown into the fire, and begins to struggle.

These last two signings of Winston and Wilson seem to validate that.

If that is the case, the Giants will draft a QB with the 3rd overall pick (Sanders), or trade up for one I.E. (Dart).

Sanders or Dart will sit for possibly the whole year, or at least most of it and learn how to read a defense and how to be a pro from the veterans, before they start.

Just my take and two cents.

[Painter]

What it means is that they have all the relatively low-cost, short-term QB talent they need to be able to take Sanders at 3 if he's there and they really like him, or work a deal for Dart later, or wait until 2026. I like the flexibility and cost effectiveness, okay?

Cheers!