Answering biggest questions on Russell Wilson to the Giants - ESPN

Russell Wilson to the New York Giants almost happened a year ago. Now, it's reality — and this time Wilson is the team's projected starting quarterback.

Wilson visited the Giants just over a year ago. At the time, the Giants had starter Daniel Jones and wouldn't offer Wilson anything more than the backup job. Wilson ended up signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Jones is long gone (released last season) and Wilson, 36, is a year older. But he's the Giants' guy now after their search for a veteran option in free agency landed on him and Jameis Winston, the rare veteran free agent double dip. Aaron Rodgers was also among the options but remains a free agent.

The Giants went 3-14 last season and the pressure is on general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll to produce better results. So they're hoping Wilson, with Winston as insurance, can be their stopgap for a potential rookie draft pick, and play well enough early in the season to prove the roster is competitive.

Schoen wasn't shy at the NFL combine in saying the Giants needed to add a veteran quarterback. They made a serious run at Matthew Stafford but came up empty. The pivot was finding quarterbacks who can, at a minimum, serve as a bridge and possibly mentor a quarterback acquired through the draft.

What are the broader implications of the Wilson move? ESPN's team of NFL reporters weighed in on the most pressing questions for the Giants.

Not much at all. The Wilson and Winston signings don't prevent the Giants from finding their future franchise quarterback in the draft. They are merely short-term stopgaps at this point. It makes no difference that this is the same Wilson who was once a top-tier QB and Super Bowl winner. He's not that level of a quarterback