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A Cam trade that makes way too much sense and I’m shocked it hasn’t been mentioned yet.


PanthersNC1984

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Giants hire Rivera, we trade Cam to the Giants for their draft pick and move to a top 3 pick in the draft. Makes sense for everyone involved. We get a top 3 pick to draft Cam’s replacement, Giants get Gettleman,  Rivera, Cam and Shula all back together again. Eli retires and Daniel Jones gets more time to learn on the bench. Not only do the Giants get a potential franchise QB in Cam for at least a few years, there would literally be no growing pains since Cam probably knows Shula’s offense better than he knows himself. Oh and Cam would be a HUGE draw in NY and would fit in perfectly there. 

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4 minutes ago, PanthersNC1984 said:

Giants hire Rivera, we trade Cam to the Giants for their draft pick and move to a top 3 pick in the draft. Makes sense for everyone involved. We get a top 3 pick to draft Cam’s replacement, Giants get Gettleman,  Rivera, Cam and Shula all back together again. Eli retires and Daniel Jones gets more time to learn on the bench. Not only do the Giants get a potential franchise QB in Cam for at least a few years, there would literally be no growing pains since Cam probably knows Shula’s offense better than he knows himself. Oh and Cam would be a HUGE draw in NY and would fit in perfectly there. 

Rookie Jones has looked better than Cam the last two seasons. 
 

There’s a bigger chance that Eli may be a Panther next year than Cam being a Giant.

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The reason it hasn't been mentioned is because it makes little-to-no sense. You don't draft a QB in the top 10, start him as a rookie, then sit him behind a (then) 31 year old FA signing the next few seasons with an eye towards the former rook resuming starting eventually -- especially when your team is crap and rebuilding anyways.

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3 minutes ago, Borat said:

That's an interesting thought, especially if Cam is kept around and needs another ~half season to heal.

I’m thinking more like drafting a rookie QB in the 1st round and sitting him behind Eli next year. Would probably be cheaper than Cam’s 19m next season and you know that he will be healthy. There are so many FA QBs this offseason. Many guys will be in a different jersey. 

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10 minutes ago, Forty-Eight said:

Rookie Jones has looked better than Cam the last two seasons. 
 

There’s a bigger chance that Eli may be a Panther next year than Cam being a Giant.

Wow, a healthy player looked better than an injured one? Color me shocked. 
 

Also, Cam played at a top 5 level in 2018  before his shoulder started falling off

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2 minutes ago, joeyxfresco said:

Wow, a healthy player looked better than an injured one? Color me shocked. 
 

Also, Cam played at a top 5 level in 2018  before his shoulder started falling off

Top 5 my damn asss. Cam was throwing fuggn dump offs to CMC and screens to Moore/Curtco. That’s why his completion percentage looked so good. Watch the games and quit reading stats. Rookie

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