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The New York Giants traded for former first-round pick J.J. McCarthy on Monday, seemingly finding their replacement for franchise quarterback Jaxson Dart, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 2.
But the trade hasn't been received well by everybody, with ESPN analyst Dan Graziano calling it a "terrible idea" on Tuesday's episode of "Get Up."
"I hate it. I think it's a terrible idea for the Giants. I honestly believe this is a move that could cause more problems than it fixes," Graziano said. "In your room, you have a 23-year-old starter who just got hurt, who has not established himself in the league yet. He's shown plenty, you supposedly believe in him. Now, you bring in a guy who's the same age as him, who was drafted higher, who's going to make more money than he is next year. The Giants are on the hook for almost $4 million for this guy for next season. What is the upside? If he plays well, now you go into the offseason with a controversy ... I'm not feeling great about that if I'm Jaxson Dart."
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McCarthy's time in Minnesota fizzled out quickly. He was named the starter last season after recovering from a torn meniscus that caused him to miss his entire rookie season, and looked bad when given the opportunity. He completed just 57.6% of his passes for 1,632 passing yards and 11 touchdowns with 12 interceptions, along with 181 rushing yards and four rushing scores, across 10 starts.
The Vikings offense looked like a shell of itself over those 10 games, and the team brought in Kyler Murray to replace him. Things got so bad for McCarthy in Minnesota that he'd dropped to the No. 3 QB on the depth chart by the time Week 1 of this season rolled around, behind Murray and veteran Carson Wentz. Not what anyone expected from a player the Vikings traded up to draft 10th overall.
But what makes the situation most confusing is that he's still 23 years old and has upside as a former national champion at Michigan and widely considered one of the top prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft. Dart, meanwhile, is also 23 and now has to rehab from a serious injury with another young quarterback potentially looming over him.
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Worst-case scenario, McCarthy doesn't get it together and resorts to being Jameis Winston's backup for the rest of this season, with the Giants likely falling to another losing record. At that point, it wouldn't be hard to simply keep him on the roster as a depth option or move on entirely once Dart fully recovers next season.
But if McCarthy plays well, which is seemingly why you traded for him, then you could head into the offseason with questions about whether he's done enough to claim the full-time job completely. That feels unlikely, but the Giants have opened the door for that scenario to play out.
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