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Big Blue Breakdown Live: Giants Re-set Without a QB

The New York Giants were among the NFL's most active teams during the first week of free agency and it appears they did plenty to help themselves; but the team has yet to complete its quarterback puzzle.

Paul Dottino

Oct 28, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Giants helmets on the sidelines against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the third quarter at Acrisure Stadium.
Oct 28, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Giants helmets on the sidelines against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the third quarter at Acrisure Stadium. / Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
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New York Giants General manager Joe Schoen went into the offseason on a mission to find better results, armed with a good amount of cap space and high-profile draft slot.

The team proceeded to be very active in the opening stage of free agency. Schoen brought in two high-priced defensive backs and locked up a slew of his less expensive players in order to retain continuity on the depth chart.

It's expected that cornerback Paulson Adebo (Saints) and safety Jevon Holland (Dolphins) will make a big impact on a defense that needed to find a way to better limit big plays.

There was nothing Schoen could do when the Los Angeles Rams pulled star quarterback Matthew Stafford off the market. So the Giants reportedly met with free agent veterans Russell Wilson, Joe Flacco - two quarterbacks who have won a Super Bowl - and former All-Star QB Jameis Winston. But no deals have materialized.

Big Blue Breakdown host Paul Dottino spoke with New Orleans Saints beat reporter Ross Jackson of LouisianaSports.net to get a feel for exactly what to expect from Adebo and how Winston (who was with the Saints from 2000-23) may fit into what the Giants need.

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Paul Dottino
PAUL DOTTINO

Paul Dottino is an Emmy-award-winning broadcaster who has been a host/reporter on the New York Giants broadcast team since 2009. He has worked on the New York Giants beat for several electronic and print media outlets since 1983, with various roles at NFL Network, WFAN-AM, ESPN New York, WOR-AM, WNEW-AM, and The (N.J.) Record. During that time, he also has been a radio play-by-play voice for New York Giants preseason games and a TV play-by-play voice for Division I college football/basketball/baseball games carried by many national and regional cable outlets, including CBS Sports Network, FS1, YES, MSG, ESPN+, and SNY.

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