The New York Giants have found their new quarterback to pair with Jameis Winston, as Joe Schoen sent a fifth-round pick to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for former No. 10 overall selection J.J. If you were confused or surprised by this, you're not alone. This trade doesn't make sense -- in more ways than one.
We knew that McCarthy was on the Giants' list. Not only is there a Harbaugh connection, as John's brother coached McCarthy during his successful career at Michigan, but ESPN reported that he was on New York's short list that included Jimmy Garoppolo, Arizona Cardinals backup Gardner Minshew, San Francisco 49ers backup Mac Jones and Kansas City Chiefs backup Justin Fields. Maybe McCarthy isn't the worst quarterback on that list, but trading for him maybe makes the least sense out of all those options.
The Giants have a prospective franchise quarterback in the injured Jaxson Dart -- unless you want to argue this move means the Giants are interested in McCarthy as their long-term signal-caller. Then, the Giants have one of the better backup quarterbacks in the NFL in Winston. I'm not claiming this fun-loving walking quote is Nick Foles, but he's better than many of the second-stringers out there.
So, is McCarthy an upgrade over him? Or did the Giants throw away a fifth-round pick for another backup? "Really happy, very excited to add J.J.
McCarthy," Giants head coach John Harbaugh said on Monday. "Think he's a strong young quarterback. Has some experience in National Football League.
Obviously, was a very high draft pick, very talented player, and is going to make us a stronger football team. Think it makes us better and get him in here as soon as we can, get to work on learning the offense. Obviously, that's going to be a challenge.
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