INDIANAPOLIS — There is nothing clear just yet, other than the stark reality that the bottom-dwelling Giants need to find a starting quarterback capable of pushing themselves up to the surface.

What is coming into sharper focus is that the Giants have concerns they will not be able to address this glaring void on their roster in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, given where they pick — No. 3 overall — and the quality and quantity of the prospects at the position.

It is growing increasingly apparent the Giants will come to the sobering conclusion they cannot wait until the draft to find their franchise quarterback, and that could lead to them exploring and, if possible, completing a trade with the Rams to acquire 37-year-old Matthew Stafford.

“I’m for taking swings at that position,” general manager Joe Schoen said Tuesday morning from the NFL scouting combine. “It’s the most important position and it’s hard to find ’em, so keep swinging. Keep swinging at the position until you find one.”

Schoen, spearheading three previous drafts for the Giants, has never taken a swing at a quarterback. Handing the keys to the offense to Stafford would be quite a swing.

The Giants prefer to get their guy in the draft and have him under contract at rookie wages for the next five years.

That might not be doable.

Cam Ward could be the only quarterback the Giants would consider with the No. 3 overall pick and it is unlikely Ward will be on the board, given that the Titans and Browns need quarterbacks. 

The Giants might have to trade all the way up to No. 1 to get Ward, if the Titans make the pick available, and giving up significant draft capital is always risky.

Would the Giants take Shedeur Sanders at No. 3? 

That seems uncertain.

It feels as if Schoen is not going to be willing to wait to see how the vagaries of the draft unfold, as he knows he must come away with a starting-caliber quarterback, no matter where he finds one.

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The free agent pool is uninspiring. Stafford is a known commodity, a former Super Bowl winner, and showed in 2024 that he has plenty left in the tank.

“Some people are available for certain reasons, whether it’s a 28-year-old or a 26-year-old, whatever it is, sometimes these quarterbacks are available,” Schoen said. “Whoever gives you the best chance to win, that’s what we’re gonna do.”

What about a certain 37-year-old?

“We’re gonna look at all options,” Schoen said. “It’s the most important position in football and we need to look through free agency, trades, draft, whatever is and we need better play out of the position.”

Tommy DeVito is the only quarterback under contract.

The Giants cannot manufacture their next starter out of thin air.

“There’s not just a franchise quarterback tree over there,” Schoen said. “To take one just to say we checked a box, you want it to be the right one because you don’t want to be in this position again if you don’t have to be. We need a quarterback. Everybody knows that. Everybody sees our depth chart.”

Getting a veteran quarterback before the draft would not preclude the Giants from taking one in the draft. They will add two of them, one way or another.

“Even if you get a young quarterback, you’d like to have a vet in the room with him to show him the ropes and how to be a pro,” Schoen said. “We’re going to look under every rock to find the best prospect for us going into the ’25 season.”

The next few days are hugely important to the evaluation process.

The Giants already know how these players throw and respond to the blitz.

Now they are concentrating on getting a feel for them as guys and potential face-of-the-franchise leaders.

The Rams gave permission to Stafford’s representation to speak with teams to gauge his value.

He is scheduled to make $27 million in 2025, and wants more money and a longer commitment than his current deal, which expires after the 2026 season. There are reports he is looking for $50 million per year.

To make that sort of contract work, the Giants might have to do what Schoen has to this point avoided — putting voidable years into the contract, which pushes the salary cap implications down the road.

That is the business model the Super Bowl champion Eagles use, to great benefit.

The Giants are one of only two teams in the league to not use voidable years in their deals. It is something Schoen admitted he will consider.

“Especially depending on whatever moves we make over the next couple of weeks, that may be an option,” he said. “It depends on who’s available and does it make sense, their age, their durability, when you’re pushing that stuff out you want to make sure you’re getting somebody that’s going to be available.”

That somebody could turn out to be Stafford.