Giants Advised to Sign 1,000-yard WR to help Daniel Jones ‘Realize His Potential’
Getting Daniel Jones to reach his full potential is going to cost the New York Giants more than the $160 million they paid the quarterback last offseason. No. 8 needs help, somebody like two-time 1,000-yard wide receiver Tee Higgins.
The Giants should sign the Cincinnati Bengals’ wideout in 2024 NFL free agency, according to Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report. Gagnon believes sticking with Jones and signing Higgins is a “half-measure,” but still a more realistic way for the Giants to solve their issues at QB: “Stick with Jones, sign Tee Higgins in hopes that he’ll help Jones realize his potential. Throw some more money at the problem! It’s better than nothing, even if a half-measure.”
As Gagnon also pointed out, keeping Jones as the starter would allow the Giants “to bolster elsewhere with what’s likely to be a top-10 draft pick.” That’s an argument also endorsed by the New York Post’s Ryan Dunleavy, who believes Big Blue might wait to use one of two second-round picks in the 2024 NFL draft to find quarterback help, the way the Philadelphia Eagles did to select Jalen Hurts in 2020.
Pausing the search for a new QB1, while also signing Higgins, would mean the Giants finally fix a longstanding problem at receiver. Higgins could become the go-to target on the perimeter Jones needs, even though the former has endured a tough season with the Bengals in 2023.
Tee Higgins Primed for Bounce-Back Campaign in ’24
This year has been far removed from the back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns Higgins tallied in 2021 and ’22. Injuries haven’t helped, with the 24-year-old missing time with rib and hamstring problems.
Higgins has made just six starts and a mere 23 catches this season, but he’s still got traits the Giants need. Namely, the ability to stretch the field.
