It’s no secret the New York Giants’ 2024 season was submarined by the quarterback position. The carousel of inconsistency, ineffective play, and straight-up bad luck left the offense stuck in neutral more often than not.
No team can function when it’s constantly bracing for disaster at the most important position on the field, and the G-Men were Exhibit A. There was no rhythm or identity — just a rotation of bodies under center hoping to survive the next series.
It went off the rails early and never got back on track. Daniel Jones just never looked right. Drew Lock gave some honest effort. Tommy DeVito’s fun factor ran out. Tim Boyle saw snaps. The end result was a passing game that never found its footing and a team that never really had a shot. That’s what makes this offseason feel so different.
Giants general manager Joe Schoen didn’t try to spin it. He did something... well a lot of things about it. And now, the entire outlook on the position feels like it belongs in a completely different era.
The Giants’ QB overhaul was the move they had no choice but to make
Here’s how Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman of Pro Football Focus put it, and it’s hard to argue with any part of it:
“The Giants’ passing game simply couldn’t function consistently in 2024 with Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, Tommy Devito and Tim Boyle throwing passes. The team ranked 30th in the NFL in PFF passing grade while accumulating just 15 big-time throws and 24 turnover-worthy plays. Luckily, they’ve overhauled their quarterback room by adding veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, along with first-round pick Jaxson Dart, who led the FBS with a 91.9 PFF passing grade in 2024.”
A team with that many issues can rarely go into the next season feeling like the position could actually be a strength. But the Wilson-Winston-Dart trio is changing the narrative. One could say it's getting the people talking.
Wilson brings experience and leadership, even if he’s clearly in the later stages of his career. Winston’s the type of backup who can step in and keep things functional without needing the playbook dumbed down. And Dart is the long-term flier — a high-upside, modern QB who gets to learn behind vets while refining the parts of his game that need more fine-tuning.
It is by no means a perfect setup, but it’s about as stable as you can ask for after what happened a year ago. The front office didn’t just throw a dart at the wall (pun almost intended). They layered the room with the present, bridge, and future. That’s at least an actual plan.
Whether the room stays healthy or plays to expectations is always going to be a dice roll, but this much is clear: the 2025 Giants aren’t running anything back. Schoen knew exactly where it went wrong last season, and everything about this new quarterback room shows he intends to make sure it doesn’t happen again. At the end of the day, that's all you can ask for.