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Watching Jaxson Dart rubbing two sticks together to try to make a spark with this supporting cast could lead to calls for a trade to upgrade his weapons. Let’s set aside the absurdity of a 2-7 team being buyers at Tuesday’s trade deadline under any circumstance and drill down on why it would be particularly egregious for Joe Schoen to deal away draft assets for an immediate upgrade: The reason the Giants are in this dire position is because of Schoen’s failures.
Yes, Malik Nabers was a hit with the No. 6 pick last year, and his torn ACL in Week 4 was a crushing blow. But the Giants still have Wan’Dale Robinson, who was a second-round pick in 2022, Darius Slayton, who Schoen signed to a three-year, $36 million contract in the offseason, and Jalin Hyatt, who Schoen traded up for in the third round of the 2023 draft.
Schoen made this bed, so he should have to lie in it. If he makes a desperate trade for a receiver this week, it would further illustrate the mistake of keeping this regime for a hot-seat season.
The reality is that having bad receivers as a rookie won’t do irreparable damage to Dart. So the Giants need to operate with the big picture in mind, which means holding onto valuable draft picks, which, as usual under this regime, are on pace to be near the top of each round.
