Davante Adams | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images That probably depends on whether or not Aaron Rodgers ends up with the Giants As had been anticipated since the New York Jets moved on from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Jets today released Rodgers’ buddy, wide receiver Davante Adams. Could the duo simply switch locker room and practice facilities and wind up together with the New York Giants? Should that happen? The Giants actually have a sneaky need at wide receiver. Yes, New York has Malik Nabers. The Giants, though, seem likely to lose Darius Slayton when free agency opens next week. Jalin Hyatt, a 2023 third-round pick, has disappointed in his two seasons. Slot receiver Wan’Dale Robinson catches a lot of passes, but does little with the ball once he catches it. He averages just 8.2 yards per catch over three seasons. Adams, 31, is still an outstanding receiver. He has 957 receptions for 11,844 yards in his career. In 2024, he caught 85 passes for 1,063 with thre Jets and Las Vegas Raiders. The Giants could use the 6-foot-1, 215-pound Adams’ skill set and productivity. There seems, though, little chance that Adams would come to the Giants unless Rodgers is there first. The early speculation is that Adams would like to play on the West Coast So, is the possibility of Rodgers and Adams teaming up with the Giants realistic? It remains to be seen. Your thoughts, Giants fans? Would you be OK with the Rodgers-Adams Show coming to the Giants?

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Could Membou be the first tackle off the board? The New York Giants could have a need at right tackle in 2025, or perhaps beyond. Jermaine Eluemunor played well in 2024, but likely isn’t a long-term answer on the edge. And while Evan Neal played better once he returned to the line-up, we don’t know whether he’ll continue to build on that. It would make sense for the Giants to look at a potential long-term answers at right tackle. And while some teams might view Missouri right tackle Armand Membou as a guard due to his frame, he might also be one of the top two tackle prospects in the draft. The Giants might not be able to get Membou if their other needs take precedence, but we also don’t know how the future will unfold. Prospect: Armand Membou (79)Games Watched: vs. Boston College (2024), vs. Texas A&M (2024), vs. Alabama (2024), vs. South Carolina (2024) Measurables Kent Lee Platte (@mathbomb) | RAS.football Strengths Best traits Athleticism Footwork Competitive toughness Pass protection Membou is an athletic and skilled offensive tackle prospect. He sports a powerful physique at 332 pounds, but carries his weight exceedingly well and it doesn’t impact his movement skills at all. Membou has remarkably quick and light feet, which allow him to be fast but unhurried in his drops. He has good footwork in his kick-slide, vertical set, and jump set, and is able to move match speed off the edge or redirect to counter inside moves. Membou is a skilled – and tenacious – pass protector. He’s matched up against some of the best pass rushers in the nation yet only surrendered 3 sacks (and 0 hits) in 1,964 snaps at right tackle as a pass protector. While Membou’s technique isn’t perfect, he does a great job of offering second or third efforts in order to not-lose a rep if he’s beaten initially. He’s also a capable run blocker who can execute both man-gap and zone schemes well. He has the mobility to stress defenses laterally in outside zone, pull in man-gap or pin and pull schemes, or work to the second level. Finally, his frame offers him natural leverage to get under defenders’ pads to create movement in the run game or anchor against power. Weaknesses Worst traits Length Membou’s most significant weakness is one he can’t really do much about: His height and arm length. Neither are consistent problems on tape, but both are undeniably short for an NFL tackle. Pointing out other weaknesses in Membou’s game is really an exercise in nitpicking, but there are a couple areas in which he can improve with further coaching. Membou has a slight tendency to get his chest out over his toes when moving laterally, which can lead to lunging when matched up against athletic pass rushers. That can be exploited if he isn’t able to recover once engaged. His hand usage could also stand to be more focused. There are instances where his hands are low, wide, or late, forcing him to fight to win inside leverage and control over the defender. Particularly skilled rushers can use the opportunity to attack his hands and create a path into the backfield. Game Tape (Membou is the Missouri right tackle wearing No. 79) Projection Armand Membou projects as a starting offensive tackle at the NFL level. Considering all of his collegiate experience is at right tackle, it would make the most sense for him to stay at the position in the NFL to shorten his learning curve. Though there doesn’t seem to be a reason why he couldn’t play left tackle, as he did play on the left as a jumbo tight end in unbalanced formations. Some teams may find problems with Membou’s lack of length, however his athleticism, play strength, and generally good technique make up for the deficiency in most cases on tape. All told, while Membou falls a bit short in height and length, he offers an elite blend of size and athleticism for the position. He should be able to step in and start immediately while continuing to improve with coaching, and has considerable upside at just 20 years old. Does he fit the Giants?Yes Final Word: A first-round value

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Maybe too much…or not as much as we thought Last week I wrote about the recent history of teams moving up into the top 3 to draft a quarterback and how well those moves worked out. (As a refresher, the QBs that were targeted in those trade-ups were Eli Manning – sort of, Robert Griffin III, Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Mitchell Trubisky, Sam Darnold, Trey Lance, and Bryce Young.). Overall, that is not exactly a stirring endorsement for taking the plunge. Teams continue to try, though, and it’s not far-fetched that the New York Giants may be one of them this spring. Blame Malik Nabers – if he hadn’t had 171 receiving yards and 2 TDs vs. the Colts back in December, Cam Ward would already be getting fitted for his Giants uniform. In the real world, though (as if football is the real world), the Giants will have to give up draft assets to have any reasonable chance of getting him. Ed is showing us the results of different mocks, several done by him and several done by others, that lead to Ward becoming a Giant. Let’s ignore mocks in which Ward just drops to the Giants at 3 and assume that someone is taking Ward with the No. 1 pick and just ask what it would take for that someone to be the Giants. (If you’re a Shedeur Sanders fan instead, that’s fine – this post has nothing to do with the specific player taken at No. 1.) Jason Fitzgerald of Over The Cap has approached that question, for both the Giants and the New York Jets, objectively, by calculating the actual value of the picks given up to move up into the top 10 in previous trade-ups that actually occurred. He uses the trade value chart that he developed along with Brad Spielberger a few years ago to put a number value on trade assets exchanged. Here’s what the chart looks like: Courtesy of Over The Cap The F-S chart uses actual salaries of second contracts of players drafted over the 2011-2015 period as an objective indicator of how valuable each pick turned out to be using the only metric that is relevant – how much money a team was willing to give that player in a new contract after having seen him play in the NFL for four or five years. The results are grouped by position and individual players normalized to the top five contracts at their position to create a relative measure of player value. Then, Fitzgerald used seven instances of trade-ups in recent years to see how much the “cost” in value of trade assets was given up by the team moving up: Courtesy of Over The Cap Looking at all the trades, we can see that on average about 3,000 excess draft points was given up to the get the trading-down team to make the deal. According to the trade value chart, that is about the value of the No. 1 pick. However, the range of results is 2,055-3,776. Partly that is because human beings are involved in making these decisions. Mainly, though, it’s because the size and destination of each jump differed from one trade to another. Let’s group them by destination: Trade-ups to No. 1: Goff (Rams moved from No. 15 to No. 1): 2,991 points Young (Panthers moved from No. 9 to No. 1): 2,437 points + D.J. Moore (~1,389 points as a No. 24 pick) ~ 3,826 points Trade-ups to No. 2: RG III (Washington moved from No. 6 to No. 2): 3,776 points Wentz (Eagles moved from No. 8 to No. 2): 3,041 points Trubisky (Bears moved from No. 3 to No. 2): 2,055 points Trade-ups to No. 3: Lance (49ers moved from No. 12 to No. 3): 3,267 points Darnold (Jets moved from No. 6 to No. 3): 2,885 points There is no exact precedent for what the Giants may be trying to do. The closest is the 2017 trade-up by Chicago from No. 3 to No. 2 for Mitch Trubisky (and it could have been Mahomes or Watson), so let’s set a floor higher than 2,055 points on a trade-up from No. 3 to No. 1. The two trade-ups to No. 1 cost 2,991 and 3,826 points, but both of those were from a starting point much lower in the draft. The Panthers paid a bigger price to move up fewer places than the Rams did in 2016. (Fitzgerald argues that Moore’s value was only that of a second or third-round pick and so puts the total price at about 3,300 points.) For that matter the Eagles paid a bigger price in that same draft to only move from No. 8 to No. 2. The bottom line is that roughly 3,000 points is a ceiling on what the Giants should pay. Of course since the Jets probably want to move up, too, the Titans can get a bidding war going between the two prisoners of MetLife, which would throw all this out the window. The Giants do have an extra card to play, though – Tennessee only has to move down to No. 3 in a trade with the Giants, vs. a drop to No. 7 in a trade with the Jets (or No. 6 if Las Vegas is also in the market to trade up). If Tennessee likes Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter, then the Giants are the team they want to do business with. Fitzgerald argues that a 3,000 point premium is the target for the Giants to aim for, though I’d call it an upper limit. That means roughly giving up, in addition to No. 3, No. 34 and 2026 first and third-round picks. That’s a lot. For what it’s worth the Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator thinks that’s way too high a price for the Giants to pay: Courtesy of Pro Football Focus Their algorithm thinks that simply giving up a third this year and