As fun as it is to celebrate the Eagles’ successes, it’s almost equally as fun to celebrate their NFC East rivals’ misfortunes.
Giants GM Joe Schoen famously talked about how they couldn’t pay Saquon Barkley when they had money spent elsewhere, including at the quarterback position. They were paying Daniel Jones — who they then released near the end of the season because he was playing so poorly. They essentially gave up Barkley for Jones and then had to give up Jones because that’s the deal they shouldn’t have done in the first place.
Now, the Giants are in the market for their next quarterback, and reports following the NFL Combine indicate that Schoen was this close to trading for Matthew Stafford. Apparently the organization hit all the numbers to nab Stafford — they even hired his brother-in-law, Chad Hall to be their assistant QB coach —, but just when Schoen had his guy, the QB decided to sign with the Rams for less money to stay in Los Angeles. That’s gotta hurt.
“I heard the Giants hit the number for [Matthew] Stafford and they hit the trade comp too.” – @richeisen
Giants seemingly had a trade offer agreeable to the Rams and a contract offer agreeable to Stafford, but he ultimately decided that he didn’t want to leave Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/wf0yCS392O
— Anthony Rivardo (@Anthony_Rivardo) March 3, 2025
So now the Giants have just a week before free agency to figure out what they want to do, and one of their options appears to be trading up in the NFL Draft to get the Titans’ No. 1 overall pick.
Giants are “likely” going to trade up to 1st overall, several sources told @JordanRaanan
Cam Ward is the perceived guy they would take. Very curious to see what the draft haul would look like. I would also swap Kyavon for Harold Landry as well. https://t.co/joKWvciyGB
— Alex Wilson (@AlexWilsonESM) March 4, 2025
Notably, the fact that the Giants initially went for Stafford, who clearly has only a couple years left in the league, and then turned their focus on drafting a top QB prospect, lends one to believe that Joe Schoen has no clear plan for the team in 2025. This should make for an interesting offseason.