Why it might make sense: The Giants don’t have a starting-caliber quarterback on their roster — it’s simply Tommy DeVito of their QB room proper now. In order that they want somebody. Why not a Tremendous Bowl champion and four-time MVP like Rodgers?
Zack Rosenblatt, our Jets author, and I explored this subject just a few weeks again, weighing the professionals and cons of a Rodgers-Giants pairing. Having a front-row seat to Rodgers’ two years with the Jets, Rosenblatt wrote: “Rodgers was in all probability bad-to-terrible in just a little greater than half the Jets’ video games, common for a handful and good-to-great for the others. It was a blended bag, however there have been nonetheless flashes of the previous Rodgers in there, even when they didn’t present up as regularly.”
It’s price noting that by Week 1 this 12 months, Rodgers needs to be at his healthiest after tearing his Achilles two years in the past. However why would he select the Giants? They’ve some issues going for them, most notably rising star receiver Malik Nabers. After which there’s location. Everyone knows transferring is a ache! Fortunately for Rodgers, he wouldn’t even need to pack up his dwelling, and he already is aware of his means round MetLife Stadium.
Why it wouldn’t make sense: As a result of all this ready looks like a harbinger of what’s to come back. Rodgers already has the Giants – and the Steelers – on standby, awaiting his whim, and he’s not even on their groups but! Whereas the Giants are determined to discover a beginning QB, these final 48 hours really feel like a preview of how enterprise will likely be carried out with Rodgers within the constructing.
To be truthful to Rodgers, I’m not advocating for a rushed determination. It’s comprehensible to wish to take advantage of knowledgeable profession selection you may. However having been within the New York market the previous two years, I do know what follows Rodgers. Does a Giants regime on the new seat really need all that baggage? Can they afford to cater to Rodgers, particularly if he begins insisting on sure roster decisions? We heard GM Joe Schoen say on the mix that he’s searching for “the most effective participant out there that may assist us win video games in ’25.” Whereas Rodgers may very well be that participant on the sector, it’s the potential for off-field storylines that give me the best pause.
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