New York Giants Quarterback Options: Draft or Trade

Author: Peter DiPaola

The 2019 NFL Draft starts on Thursday, April 25th, and the New York Giants hold the 6th and 17th picks in the first round. Eli Manning is still the starter for the Giants. Giants GM Dave Gettleman stated that the Giants have to address the quarterback situation, they could draft a quarterback, or maybe even trade for one.

2019 DRAFT

Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State

Dwayne threw for 4,831 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions while completing 70% of his passes. While he only has one full season of starting under his belt, the statistics look great, and the Giants could use a pocket passer with his skill set. The Giants might not need to move up to draft him, and if they did they might not need to trade up to far.

Daniel Jones, Duke 

Daniel Jones was a three year starter at Duke, in his time starting there, he completed 59.9% of his passes for 8,201 yards, 52 touchdowns and 29 interceptions. He also ran for 1,323 yards on 406 carriers (3.3 average) and 17 touchdowns. He provides athleticism at quarterback, and his coach, David Cutcliffe has coached both Peyton Manning and Eli Manning when they were in college. If the Giants want to pass on a quarterback with the 6th pick, they could end up landing Jones at the 17th pick in the draft.


TRADE

Josh Rosen, Arizona Cardinals

FS1's Joel Klatt was on Undisputed on Wednesday March 27th and stated that the Giants were one of the teams interested in Josh Rosen. He also said one of the three teams (Giants, Patriots, and Chargers) offered a second round pick for him. In 2018 Rosen threw 11 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, 2,278 yards and completed 55.2% of his passes, and he fumbled 10 times. He did play behind an offensive line that gave up 45 sacks in the 14 games (13 starts) that Rosen played in. So perhaps a fresh start for him would be good, and the Giants could use their first round picks for other areas of need.

Teddy Bridgewater, New Orleans Saints

Giants head coach Pat Shurmur was on the Vikings staff in 2016 and 2017 seasons on the offensive staff, Teddy Bridewater was also on the roster those two seasons. In 2017 when Teddy was coming back from his injury that took the whole 2016 season away, Shurmur was the offensive coordinator. Teddy only threw two passes that season, but having been in Shurmur's system, it would give the Giants a signal caller with experience in their offense. This could be hard to pull off because perhaps the Saints feel that Teddy could be the eventual replacement for Drew Brees.

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Odell Beckham Trade Takeaways and Thoughts

Author Peter DiPaola

On Tuesday the New York Giants made a surprise trade, shipping wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for 2 picks, 2019 1st round pick (17th) and 3rd round pick and 2017 1st round pick, safety Jabrill Peppers. 

Odell will reunite with former his former LSU Tiger teammate, wide receiver Jarvis Landry, giving the Browns another dynamic play maker for their offense. Odell caught 77 passes for 1,052 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2018, which helps the Browns, who did not have a receiver go over 1,000 yards in 2018. His former college teammate Jarvis Landry lead the Browns in receptions (81) and yards (976). Odell's skill set can help the Browns passing game open up, and it gives Baker Mayfield, who is entering his second season more help. Cleveland has had back to back good offseasons so far, obtaining talented players in free agency, the draft and via trade.

As for the Giants, they now have more picks to help move up in the draft if they so choose so to obtain a quarterback, if that is their plan in this upcoming draft, after opting for running back Saquon Barkley in last years draft. Or the Giants could even land a quarterback at the 6th pick and a receiver, if they decide to draft one in the first round with the 17th pick. While this move can be head scratching for the Giants fans, it would appear the Giants are continuing their rebuild, and that Beckham was viewed as being expendable. The Giants also get safety help after losing Landon Collins to free agency, and Peppers was picked in the first round just two years ago, giving them a young talented high picked player.

The Browns will be an exciting team to watch in 2019 based on the team they continue to build, as for the Giants, keep an eye on them during the remainder of free agency and the draft.

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Antonio Brown Trade: Raiders Come Out As Big Winners

Author: Peter DiPaola

Antonio Brown was shipped by the Steelers to the Oakland Raiders on Saturday evening. Which finally ended speculation as to where he would land after the team announced they wanted to ship him out of Pittsburgh.

He will be a welcomed addition in Oakland, he has 6 straight seasons over over 100 catches, and in 15 games in 2018 he caught 104 passes for 1,297 yards and a league leading 15 touchdowns. He joins a team that ranked 18th in passing yards (3,751) and that threw for just 19 touchdowns (24th in the NFL).

The Raiders did not have a single pass catcher go over 1,000 yards last season, or 100 catchers. Tight end Jared Cook, lead the Raiders in  yards (896) and touchdowns (6). He was tied with running back Jalen Richard with 68 catches.

Antonio gives the Raiders a big boost at the receiver position, their leading pass catching wide receiver was former Packer Jordy Nelson. Nelson caught 63 passes for 739 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Aside from obtaining a very talented wide receiver, the Raiders did not have to give up much to obtain him, they traded a 3rd round pick and 5th round pick in the upcoming draft, so they still have their 3 first round picks.

The Raiders move to Las Vegas in 2020, and with all the draft picks and top talent at receiver, they have the firepower and picks to be a big attraction in a city that loves its entertainment.

All statistics are from www.pro-football-reference.com
Trade info is from www.nfl.com