Justin Herbert… Really?!
The Giants met with and scouted Herbert extensively since the conclusion of the 2019 season, but he’s not a new name to them.
The Giants have been high on Herbert for several years now and may have selected him in Round 1 a year ago had he come out. Instead, he returned to Oregon and no longer appears to be a fit in East Rutherford.
Of course, Kyler Murray didn’t appear to be a fit in Arizona with Josh Rosen under center, but we all know how that panned out.
All the talk surrounding the Giants and Herbert is likely a smokescreen designed to drive up trade interest for the No. 4 overall spot and/or put pressure on QB-needy teams further down in the draft order, but what if it’s not?
The Giants do have a new coaching staff and perhaps Judge, who has yet to utter Daniel Jones’ name, simply isn’t on board with the former Duke star. Or maybe the Giants are willing to gamble on Herbert in hopes of swinging a quick trade on Thursday night.
The addition of Herbert seems unlikely, but not impossible.