With Week 15 of the 2024 NFL common season within the books, solely three weeks stay. A number of groups have already punched their ticket to the postseason. That features the Lions, Chiefs, Eagles, Payments, and extra. Whereas some groups are preparing for the playoffs, others are struggling mightily.
That’s true for the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders. Each groups are 2-12 this season and are eyeing the #1 choose within the 2025 NFL draft. They every discover themselves in determined want of drafting a franchise QB. If the season ended right this moment, the Giants would have the primary general choose in April.
Solely three weeks stay within the 2024 NFL season
The 2025 NFL Draft order as Week 16 begins:
1. New York Giants
2. Las Vegas Raiders
3. New England Patriots
4. Carolina Panthers
5. Tennessee Titans
6. Jacksonville Jaguars
7. Cleveland Browns
8. New York Jets
9. Chicago Bears
10. New Orleans Saints— Area Yates (@FieldYates) December 17, 2024
With a loss on MNF in Week 15, the Raiders are 2-12 this season. The staff has misplaced 10 straight and desires a franchise QB. Las Vegas got here into coaching camp with an open QB competitors between Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell. Minshew suffered a season-ending harm and O’Connell has additionally missed a couple of video games in 2024. Since Derek Carr left the staff, the Raiders have struggled to search out consistency at QB. That’s why the staff will doubtless take a QB if they’ll retain a high 2 choose within the 2025 NFL Draft. Las Vegas has been closely linked to Colorado Buffaloes beginning QB Shedeur Sanders.
The New York Giants are the opposite 2-12 staff in 2024 and so they’ve misplaced 9 straight. Coming into the 2024 season, the Giants had Daniel Jones as their starter. New York misplaced in OT to the Panthers in Week 10 and Daniel Jones was launched by the Giants per his request forward of Week 12. In 2024, the Giants have used 4 totally different QBs. That features Daniel Jones, Tomy DeVito, Drew Lock, and Tim Boyle. It’s time for the Giants to begin over and draft a brand new franchise QB. This can be a weaker QB class in comparison with earlier drafts however there are nonetheless two sturdy contenders on the high. Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders or Miami’s Cam Ward may very well be the #1 choose within the draft come April. New York and Las Vegas would like to have that #1 choose and have the selection of taking their subsequent franchise QB.