{"id":201937,"date":"2025-07-12T17:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/201937\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T17:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:45:17","slug":"giants-joe-schoen-talks-matthew-stafford-aaron-rodgers-eyes-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/201937\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants’ Joe Schoen talks Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers eyes Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"

INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Everything Joe Schoen<\/a> said Tuesday at the NFL Combine pointed to the Giants<\/a> taking a run at Matthew Stafford<\/a> if the L.A. Rams<\/a> make the Super Bowl winning quarterback available in a trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re gonna look for the best player available that can help us win games in \u201925,\u201d Schoen said<\/a> of his quarterback search, when asked if a player\u2019s age would deter him. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re gonna do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Giants\u2019 GM didn\u2019t blink when asked if he would be willing to pay for a top-end quarterback, either. And that\u2019s what the team acquiring Stafford, 37, would have to do: sign him to a market level extension.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m for taking swings at that position,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cIt\u2019s the most important position, and it\u2019s hard to find them, so keep swinging. Keep swinging at the position until you find one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fourth-year GM would not disclose if the Giants were one of the teams that is having authorized, exploratory conversations with Stafford and his agent here this week about the potential parameters of a new situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to ask the Rams that,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cYou can get that from the Rams. I can\u2019t talk about that. He\u2019s under contract with them. So that\u2019d be a question for the Rams.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible the Rams will put an end to all of this drama soon anyway by agreeing with Stafford on a new deal to keep him on the West Coast.<\/p>\n

But for now a Stafford trade remains possible, which means the door is still open to another intriguing quarterback relocation:<\/p>\n

Aaron Rodgers<\/a> to the Rams.<\/p>\n

Sources tell the Daily News that Rodgers, 41, prefers to play for the Rams and that the outgoing Jets QB would bring Davante Adams with him once the Jets wide receiver becomes a free agent.<\/p>\n

So hypothetically, the Rams could acquire significant assets by trading Stafford and wide receiver Cooper Kupp. Then they could also add Rodgers and Adams to a Sean McVay offense with No. 1 wide receiver Puka Nacua and running back Kyren Williams.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles has done an impressive job turning its roster over with promising young talent recently, so trading an older QB to add one wouldn\u2019t be a sustainable solution. But it could reload them for a run back to the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Whether the Rams help them out or not, though, the Giants are thinking big at quarterback. And their depth chart is so barren at the position that Schoen admitted he could take big swings on both a veteran and a draft pick in April.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if you get a young quarterback, you\u2019d like to have a vet in the room with him to show him the ropes and how to be a pro,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cSo we\u2019re looking at all different avenues: It\u2019s, \u2018Hey, is this guy gonna be really good for a young quarterback, or is this guy a starter?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cCan we get a guy in the draft, or if we do, should we have a [veteran] guy that\u2019s more of a guy that can develop and show a guy how to be a pro?\u201d the GM added. \u201cSo we\u2019re gonna look at vets, the draft, trade candidates. We\u2019re gonna look under every rock to find the best prospect for us going into the 2025 season.\u201d<\/p>\n

This puts Colorado\u2019s Shedeur Sanders and Miami\u2019s Cam Ward firmly still in the Giants\u2019 mix with either the No. 3 overall pick or a trade up.<\/p>\n

Schoen came off as lukewarm about the overall quarterback class so far, though. He frequently mentioned that the Giants are still trying to determine if a franchise-changing QB even exists in this draft.<\/p>\n

He said it would be nice to land a 15-year franchise QB, but the decision can\u2019t be forced.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn theory, yeah, everybody wants that. There\u2019s just not a franchise quarterback tree over there,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cSo what\u2019s available is what you\u2019re looking at. So to take one just to say we checked the box, you want it to be the right one, because you don\u2019t want to be in this position again.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo if there\u2019s not one of those guys, then you look at the other options,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then there\u2019s the vet options you can look through, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

None of the other vet options move the needle toward Schoen\u2019s goal to find the best winner for 2025 like Stafford, however. Not even the four-time MVP Rodgers at this stage of his career.<\/p>\n

The Giants GM needs high-end quarterback play to change the performance and perception of his roster, to support his case that Daniel Jones<\/a>\u2019 offense has held the rest of the team back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the quarterback elevates the rest of the roster,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

And while Schoen said he has \u201cseveral different plans\u201d for addressing the QB position that co-owner John Mara is aware of, \u201cthere\u2019s only so many of those guys\u201d who are true difference makers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt depends who it is,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know who that player is. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n

He noted that adding a veteran before the draft can prevent a GM from having to \u201cdraft for need,\u201d freeing him to \u201ctake the best player available.\u201d<\/p>\n

So which quarterback are the Giants ultimately trying to add?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever gives us the best chance to win,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cThat\u2019s what it is. Some people are available for certain reasons, whether it\u2019s a 28-year-old, 26-year-old, whatever it is. Sometimes these quarterbacks are available.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo whoever gives you the best chance to win,\u201d he said, \u201cthat\u2019s what we\u2019re gonna do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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