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Giants news, 1/31: Jimmy Garoppolo review, Jaxson Dart, Eli Manning, more headlines

New York Giants news for Friday

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What Could the Tennessee Titans Get if They Trade 2025 No. 1 Overall NFL Draft Pick? | Bleacher Report

Predicted return: 2025 No. 3 pick and 2025 second-round pick

Logically, it makes more sense than any other potential trade-up in this exercise, because it limits the damage to the Titans and gives an assurance to an increasingly desperate Giants team. That could in theory keep the price somewhat reasonable. If the Titans really decide neither of those quarterbacks are generational talents, a primo Day 2 selection could do the trick.

Positive reviews for Mike Kafka this week

The @nflnetwork has repeatedly credited Mike Kafka for the upbeat and competitive practices his National Team has displayed over the last few days.

Between that and reports of him interviewing exceptionally well, it’s easy to see why he continues to get HC interviews despite… pic.twitter.com/NYqQZdpRAg

— The Giants Report (@giantsreport1) January 30, 2025

Where Would Top 2025 QB Prospects Rank in 2024 QB Class? | SI.com

“I would have Shedeur over J.J. McCarthy simply from the accuracy standpoint,” Damian Parson, host of the and senior draft analyst for Bleacher Report and New York Giants On SI, said. “Not many quarterbacks would have been able to thrive behind those offensive lines in Colorado. I remember watching them, and I didn’t have a draftable grade on any of their starting offensive lineman last year. … Shedeur has been behind tough offensive lines since getting to Colorado, and just the toughness, the grittiness he showcased, and the accuracy when he’s on is as precise as all get out.”

How Jaxson Dart could fit in Giants’ draft plan: ‘Smooth transition’ | New York Post

Is Jaxson Dart the quarterback for the Giants? “I’m not scared of the big city. Not at all. I love New York, visited there a lot growing up. Honestly that’s not even in the back of my mind. I think it’s a great organization. I’d love to play for ’em.’’

Sam Darnold’s free-agent options: Which teams make the most sense and why? | The Athletic

Why it wouldn’t make sense with the Giants: This list is long. Darnold already spent three years in New York. After the Jets experience, would he entertain the idea of returning and playing for a team that is similar in its process?

The Giants might have a one-man explosive play rate in receiver Malik Nabers, but their offensive line has been inconsistent for years. The potential for discontinuity might also raise red flags for Darnold, who worked with multiple play callers in New York and Carolina.

Morash: Brian Daboll, Giants obsessed with Shedeur Sanders | WFAN.com

Morash is worried that those teams will capitalize on Big Blue’s clear interest in Sanders, and dangle the prospect of drafting him themselves unless the Giants pay a big price to move up, forcing New York to sacrifice valuable assets to get its guy.

“You have now put yourself in a spot where if you’re the Titans or Browns, you can basically put the Giants in a spot where you have them dance like a dancing bear,” Morash said. “They’re obsessed with Shedeur Sanders and not hiding it, and I think that’s a big problem heading into the draft.”

2025 NFL free agency: Ranking top 50 players, QBs available | ESPN.com

Don’t sleep on a robust free agency for Slayton. Several teams will be looking for top-end speed on the outside, and Slayton has that. He paid his dues in a bad offense and will likely be looking for a Darnell Mooney-type contract (three years, $39 million). Carolina would make some sense here.

2025 NFL Free Agency: Potential landing spots for top offensive linemen | PFF

G Will Fries Overall Free-Agent Rank: 24 Potential Landing Spot: New York Giants

Fries has steadily improved over his four seasons in Indianapolis, earning a higher PFF overall grade each year. Though an injury cut his 2024 season short, he showed significant progress early on. Over the first five weeks, his 86.9 PFF overall grade would have ranked third among guards if he had played enough snaps to qualify, while his 84.9 PFF run-blocking grade was among the best at the position.

Will Giants hire Mike McCarthy (or Bill Belichick or someone else) to replace Brian Daboll in 2026? | NJ.com

Giants coach Brian Daboll faces an uphill battle to keep his job past 2025, his fourth season in East Rutherford. Co-owner John Mara has said he wants immediate significant improvement. And it’s hard to imagine the Giants being any good in 2025 — while playing the NFL’s toughest schedule.

Eli Manning: NY Giants QB legend awaits Pro Football Hall of Fame call | The Record

Those closest through the years to the player, the teammate, the opponent and the man don’t believe his case for the Hall of Fame is complicated at all. This is their quarterback, who has lived up to the name on the back of his jersey despite the burden of playing in and for the league’s most pressurized city.

Kurt Warner, another Hall of Famer who Manning would replace as starter in 2004, also noted: “Being able to play his best at big moments is what great quarterbacks do. And that to me is really where he separated himself when it mattered most.”