Giants Buying QB Drake Maye with Commanders Trade.

Under the direction of general manager Adam Peters and new head coach Dan Quinn, the Washington Commanders are rebuilding their team. With the second overall choice in the NFL Draft, what will they do? Some contend that in order to obtain additional draft capital for the incoming government, the commanders ought to exchange the pick. The New York Giants, Washington’s divisional opponent, are one team that might be interested in trading up, but how much would it cost?

The Giants appear to have regretted giving quarterback Daniel Jones, who makes an average of $40 million annually, a four-year contract extension after his rookie deal. Jones guided the team to the postseason in his first season under Brian Daboll’s coaching, but in the same season, Danny Dimes wasn’t even the team’s most popular quarterback as New York embraced rookie backup Tommy DeVito. After the club lost in the divisional round of the playoffs, Daboll went from being a well-liked coach in the community to having his position called into question. This was despite the fact that nobody had anticipated the squad to win just six games the following season while sparking optimism.

Jones still has three more years left on his contract, but New York has apparently chosen to get a new quarterback. It has surfaced that the Giants have high regard for both LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels

and North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, but they currently prefer Maye. In order to get Maye, New York would essentially have to make a deal with Washington, which has also been connected to the quarterback in a draft that is anticipated to begin with the selection of three signal callers. But would the Commanders give over the franchise’s future face to a competitor? Like with every deal, the answer is usually yes, but the Giants are unlikely to pull the trigger because the cost would be too high.

Trades within the same division occur quite seldom. The Dallas Cowboys (No. 10 overall) and Philadelphia Eagles (No. 12 overall) exchanged first-round picks in 2021 to allow Philly to draft wide receiver DeVonta Smith before New York. The Eagles lost a third-round pick in moving up those two spots, but the Giants would lose considerably more in moving from the No. 6 pick to the Commanders’ No. 2 pick. Given that USC quarterback Caleb Williams is regarded as a generational talent, Maye would probably still be selected first overall in most situations. One would have to assume that Washington, a team without a reliable quarterback, values Maye as the first overall pick, particularly.