Giants to remember: GM Joe Schoen is preparing to transmit a QB to n ° 3 in the draft of the NFL?

Palm Beach, Florida – As expected, the Director General of the New York Giants, Joe Schoen, did not reveal his intentions for choice n ° 3 in the next draft of the NFL when he maintained journalists on Monday during annual NFL League meetings. But Schoen’s responses on the subject let the impression that he is preparing to take a quarter -free with the higher choice.

“We have set it up where we don’t have to (take a quarter to n ° 3),” said Schoen. “We can go several different directions. In the end, in theory … You want to put them in it and say: “Hey, here is our Franchise quarter for the next 15 years. There must be one available, and they must check a lot of boxes. “”

This is the point where I have to note that it is a “lying season” and that the general directors strive to say a bad direction by speaking publicly. And Schoen would never give a direct answer to a direct question on a specific perspective. But he tended to preventitize the list decisions of the list in a preventive way during the speech in terms of large scale.

For example, Schoen mocked against the “obsession” of the public to win a large receiver No. 1 during the 2023 offseason. He stressed the 2023 combination that the value had to correspond to a n ° 1 receiver before not adding this off -season.

So, it seemed that Schoen laid the bases on Monday to transmit a quarter-roam with the third choice, understanding that such a decision will probably receive certain criticisms based on the GIANTS need for a long-term response to the most important position.

“The hypothesis is that there will be a guy (worthy of the third choice),” said Schoen. “I understand (this narrative). But as we do our homework, if there are no guys, taking one to check the box, if it is not the guy, this is not a good plan.”

Schoen’s thinking process is solid. Forcing a quarter of a quarter is a detrimental decision. The giants experienced this for six years after forcing Daniel Jones with the sixth choice in 2019.

But it is impossible to hide from the fact that the giants do not have a quarter of a quarter for the future, that the co-owner John Mara described the absolute priority at the start of the offseason. They could take a quarter later in the draft, but despite some notable exceptions, this was not a proven path to win a QB franchise.

So for the moment, the giants are advancing with the veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston. The least surprising development on Monday was that Schoen confirming that Wilson will take the representatives of the first team when the off -season program begins on April 21. Wilson said he expected to be the starter after signing a one -year contract that would be $ 10.5 million with an additional $ 10.5 million available.

Schoen said the Giants had made a contractual offer to Wilson during his visit to the team on March 14, but it took 11 days of negotiations before an agreement was concluded. Indeed, the Court of Quart-Arrière occurred on “parallel talks”.

The giants continued simultaneously Aaron Rodgers, but threw in the towel after the quadruple MVP visited the Steelers on March 21 later, the Giants signed Winston to a two -year contract which would be $ 8 million with an additional $ 8 million in incentives.

Schoen said Winston knew when he signed that Wilson could be added. Schoen said the key to juggling several quarter-back options was to “shoot them directly on the opportunity”. In this vein, Schoen declared that he had no insurance in Wilson that the team would not write a quarter.

“I didn’t tell him what we are going to do at No. 3, but I said that we are open to everything,” said Schoen. “You cannot give a promise that you are not going to take a certain position or something like that. It’s not fair.”

It is obvious that Schoen thinks that Wilson meets the criteria he described in the combination of seeking “for the best available player who can help us win matches in 2000”. Wilson was the only starter added to a giant offense that ranked 31st in a score last season.

Schoen praised Wilson’s impressive CV, noting that he launches 20 Touché passes each year. It is impossible to ignore, however, that the game of Wilson, 36, decreased. The Giants will be his fourth team in the past five years, and he has lost his last five departures (including the playoffs) for the Steelers last season. But there are never any perfect quarter-back options on the market.

“There is this basin of players from which you can choose, so you look at what they can do and accentuate the positive points,” said Schoen. “He was able to win matches this year. Again, leadership, 10 times Pro Bowler. Expect that this game continues. ”

The double signatures are clearly a response to the inconceivable series of the giants of misfortune in the quarter-Arrière in the last two seasons. They started three -quarters in 2024 and managed four QB in total last season. Whatever their plan project, Schoen granted priority with two competent veterans in the fold.

“We have suffered our out-of-season needs: quarter-arre, rescue quarter,” said Schoen. “We have played seven in the past two years.”

Schoen thinks that he followed his combination wish to make swings in the quarter. The biggest swing was a lack of a business attempt for the Rams Matthew Stafford Rams, who chose to stay in Los Angeles after negotiating with the Giants and the Raiders.

“In the end, where he is in his career, he was able to stay in his house,” said Schoen. “He has four young children and was able to stay with the organization with which he was. In the end, it was his decision. “

Stafford’s decision had a training effect on the rest of the offseason. Instead of engaging at least $ 50 million a year on a multi -year contract, the giants have diverted money to strengthen the defense. They have less than $ 15 million engaged in the quarter position, although the price difference reflects the performance gap between Stafford and the Wilson / Winston combo.

Schoen said he was enthusiastic about the quarter hall he gathered. The mystery is if he adds to this piece with the third choice of draft. Monday’s meaning was that Schoen looks at this type of swing depending on the options that should be available.

(Photo by Russell Wilson: Joe Sargent / Getty Images)