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Should Giants Keep 1st Overall Pick and Take Fernando Mendoza?

 It's been that kind of week in the NFL, at least with regards to the Giants and Jets where speculation is reigning supreme. The latest started coming from ESPN and made its way down through social media and that is the idea that the Giants should keep the top pick in the NFL Draft, should they end up with it, and take quarterback Fernando Mendoza. 


That of course would mean the end of the Jaxson Dart era before it starts. 

As pointed out in an article on Big Blue View,  ESPN's Daniel Jeremiah and Kevin Clark debated the issue of whether the Giants should jump ship on Dart in favor of Mendoza. It's a doozy. 

It's been a rough year for Dart. Not only did the head coach that believed in him, and drafted him get fired in Brian Daboll, but he has been evaluated multiple times for concussions, and even missed a pair of games in mid November. 

But would the Giants simply get rid of him now? Sure the hits, if Dart keeps taking them will take its toll, and the Giants will see a promising young star falter, and would be forced to hit the reset button let's say come 2027 or 2028. 

At the same time, many believe the Giants head coach job is attractive because of Dart not inspite of him. So if the Giants were to land someone like Mike McCarthy, it would be because of the potential in Dart over the long term. The kid has an electric arm, and needs a team around him. He is playing with little around him, as two of the Giants top stars are out with injuries. 

Joe Schoen's future could be tied to this as well. While he is considered as the guy who didn't really want Dart, one would imagine if Schoen is indeed relieved of his GM duties, that would mean a new executive could desire a reset at quarterback. 

If Schoen stay's, and he and whomever the Giants select as the next Head Coach decide to roll with Dart, that top pick would become a tradable asset. A team like the Jets are said to be smitten by Mendoza. The Raiders and Browns would be as well. The Giants could ask for a ransom for the pick. The question is does a team like the Jets really want to give up all of those picks to the Giants for Mendoza? Well have to wait and see.  

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