Almost everyone anticipates that Daniel Jones and the New York Giants will file for divorce after 2024, following a terrible 2023 season. After this season, the Giants may opt out of Daniel Jones’ enormous contract at a lower cap charge, and they made every effort to trade up for Drake Maye in this year’s draft.
Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon made the audacious forecast that the Giants will trade Jones during the regular season in order to get a top draft pick and use that pick to select his replacement. Although no trade package was suggested, trading Jones is improbable.
To begin with, the Giants find it extremely difficult to locate a trade partner willing to take on a salary as large as Jones’. Would a team be prepared to part with any assets to acquire a quarterback the Giants want to jettison this offseason, even if they had the cap space?
In the best-case scenario, the Giants would be forced into a trade by a contending team that lost its starting quarterback. Since most contending clubs are at or close to the salary cap, they might feel more comfortable selecting a seasoned free agency or their backups over Jones.
Giants’ Talent Could Keep Them From Finding a Jones Replacement
The Giants have so much quality on this squad that even if Jones has a rough season, they might win too many games to choose the obvious successor. With Brian Burns, Dexter Lawrence, and Kayvon Thibodeaux manning the defensive line, the Giants may be able to win several games with little scoring.
Poor quarterback play might allow the Giants to steal a few games, as we saw this past season, which could be detrimental to the squad in the long run.
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