The New York Giants are in the market for a quarterback this offseason and based solely on the numbers game, will need to add at least two and likely three.
How they acquire those quarterbacks remains to be seen but all options are open, says general manager Joe Schoen. That includes a potential trade for a veteran or use of the No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
However the Giants ultimately decide to approach the position, head coach Brian Daboll has a very specific list of qualities he’d like to see in his next starting quarterback.
“You look for accuracy,” Daboll said, via the Bergen Record. “It’s leadership; it’s accuracy.”
Finding leadership and accuracy requires a significant amount of work. Not only will the Giants meet with most of the rookie quarterback class, but they will also watch a seemingly endless amount of film on both veterans and prospects.
“You watch all the games,” Daboll said. “It’s not a cut-up of games where you’re looking at whether it’s targets or run blocks, you’re watching everything and seeing how they respond. How do they respond in two-minute situations? How they respond after an interception? What’s the playbook like after a few bad plays or a few incompletions?
“Again, there’s no exact science in it. It’s obvious that there isn’t. You do the best job you can.”
For Daboll, it’s a process he enjoys.
“I love doing it. I love evaluating quarterbacks; I love meeting with the quarterbacks,” he said. “It’s an awesome position to work with and it’s a really fun position to evaluate.”
Over his first three seasons with the Giants, Daboll’s evaluations have arguably come up short. The team went all-in on Daniel Jones, misread the room with Tyrod Taylor, and later settled on Drew Lock. There was a moment of success with Tommy DeVito, but that was short-lived.
Both Schoen and Daboll have run out of chances. They’re on the last of their nine lives and if they get the quarterback wrong here in 2025, they will be out of jobs in 2026.
