Where Giants could turn for quarterback help in wake of Jaxson Dart disaster
Quarterbacks don’t grow on trees.If Jaxson Dart is out for the season, as the Giants fear, then a solution better than Jameis Winston will be hard to find.Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.
But the Giants likely still need to add someone to either challenge Winston or be his backup ahead of Jake Haener (39 career passes).Here is a look at who is (and might be) available:Carson Wentz, Vikings: Forget third-stringer J.J.McCarthy (2024 first-round pick) as an option for the Giants.
But, with Kyler Murray back to starting, are the Vikings willing to make McCarthy their No.2 and deal Wentz, who started last week? Would Wentz, who is playing close to home, even want to come?Joe Flacco, Bengals: He and John Harbaugh were a winning pair for 11 seasons, including a Super Bowl in 2012.
Like Winston, Flacco can still sling it for a couple of games here or there, but a whole season is a tall order.The Bengals have Super Bowl dreams, too, so why trade their Joe Burrow insurance?Tanner McKee, Eagles: Unless the Giants overpay, why would the Eagles bail them out of a crisis? That said, McKee, who was demoted from No.
2 to No.3 by the offseason addition of Andy Dalton, is a free agent after the season and has had good starts.Cooper Rush, Falcons: Rush played for Harbaugh’s Ravens last season, and the Falcons offense is a four-quarterback mess, with Rush getting pulled last week after two starts without taking a snap in the red zone.Tua Tagovailoa, Falcons: Yes, he’s injury-prone.
Yes, he reportedly was brutal in the preseason.But the Dolphins are footing his enormous salary, so it won’t cost the Giants much in money or assets.Justin Fields, Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes looks great again, so Fields isn’t as needed as expected.
Fields was a disaster in New York for the Jets last year, but he and Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy have a history.Jake Browning: Considered one of the NFL’s top ...