Don't draft a QB first, Giants — let it ride with Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston

The New York Giants, at the very least, will be more entertaining in 2025.

However far he might have fallen from his peak, Russell Wilson can still win games with a decent roster around him, as he demonstrated last year. Jameis Winston will be a media darling, providing midweek soundbites and game-day viral moments. If pressed into action, we know he can heave a touchdown — and an interception — or two.

For those reasons alone, the Giants' decision-making this week makes sense. The brain trust of general manager Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll signed Winston to a two-year, $8 million deal over the weekend, and they followed that up Tuesday with a one-year deal for Wilson worth as much as $21 million, with $10.5 million of it guaranteed.

You don't need to be an NFL executive to know the Giants are covering themselves if a quarterback prospect doesn't fall to them at No. 3 overall in next month's draft.

But what if these signings take them out of the top-five QB sweepstakes entirely? With one exception — the opportunity to draft Cam Ward — they should.

That's what I find myself thinking in the wake of these decisions, as NFL clubs begin to leave free agency behind and focus on the draft.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not ready to advocate that the Giants are now contenders with these veteran signal-callers on their roster. Wilson's limitations were on display as the Steelers sputtered to five straight losses and another wild-card exit last season. Winston's career interception rate is an alarming 3.5%.

Still, it's not hard to imagine the Giants being an improved team in 2025. Wilson's performance in Pittsburgh might not have been inspiring, but 10 wins is a world away from what we've seen in New York recently. Ten wins in New York