Specifically to this point here, I don't think him being the 5th QB last year is relevant at all. It's possible that every team who took a QB ahead of him, had McCarthy rated as the 2nd best QB in the draft, behind the guy they liked/got. Meaning, Chicago could've had Williams #1 & McCarthy #2. Washington could've had Daniels #1 & McCarthy #2, etc. We don't know and never will know. We also don't know (and may never know), if or how the Giants rated McCarthy. I'm guessing they did some due diligence for the future, I think they all do, right?acmillis wrote: ↑Fri Feb 07, 2025 9:01 am I mean...that math maths, but I think you're over-valuing JJ. He was the 5th QB taken in his own draft just 10 months ago and has not taken a single snap in the NFL to "boost" his value. I disagree that the Giants would trade third overall for him. If they thought that highly of him, they could have taken him last year at 6th overall with their own pick, even with DJ on their roster (everyone and their mother knew Jones was/is trash).
Whether we all knew that Jones was crap or not, Jones just got a new deal like 1 year prior to this draft. I don't think the Giants were interested in drafting a QB. From the Giants perspective, Jones just won a playoff game coming off a year where he accounted for about 4000 total yards and & 22 total TD's in his first year with a new coaching staff and system. The following year, he got hurt and played in 6 games. If you saw enough of a player in 18 games one year to give him $40M a year, and it only took 6 games to make you change your mind... if I'm the owner, I'm firing you. To note, Jones got hurt 3 times that year... the first in W3, then again in W5 that caused him to miss 3 games, then when he came back in W9 and that's when he tore his ACL.


