Back to the New York Giants Newsfeed

Finding your franchise quarterback in the draft is risky business

MOBILE, Ala. — Jets fans are starving for a franchise quarterback. Giants fans are preparing for the inevitable with Eli Manning and fans of other NFL teams just want to have one. Some fans don’t know how good they have it.

Whether you think your favorite team is ready to take the next step, finding that franchise quarterback is a long process that either holds up a team or pushes it to the next level.

There are no easy answers why it’s so hard to find a franchise quarterback.

“I think it’s one of the hardest things to do in sports,” Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien said this week from the Senior Bowl.