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NFL insider notebook: Giants should be, and can be, all-in on acquiring Russell Wilson, plus Week 12 picks - CBSSports.com
Nov 26, 2021 2 mins, 39 secs
But it's hard to imagine the New York Giants are suddenly going to rise up the NFC wild card standings with Freddie Kitchens at the controls for the final month-plus of the season, especially in a division where the Eagles and Football Team are trending up.

This offseason, the Giants must go all-in trading for Russell Wilson.

If Wilson wasn't happy in Seattle after a 12-4 season last year, he's probably not happy in what's probably going to be his first losing season of his career in 2021.

The Giants need a shot in the arm in a big way.

Big Blue has the second-worst record in the NFL since the start of the 2017 season (21-53), trailing only their MetLife Stadium partners by one game.

A trade of this magnitude must work for everyone: Wilson, the Giants and the Seahawks.

The Giants have arguably the best trade package available.

Following Week 11, the Giants stood to have the fifth overall pick in April's draft plus the No.

7 pick by virtue of the Chicago trade that netted the Bears Justin Fields.

New York would have to throw in a 2023 first-rounder and some other items (players and/or picks) to make this work.

It'd be imperative that the Giants make themselves as comforting to Wilson as possible?

The Giants have the offensive personnel, and Gettleman & Co.

The Giants could always retain Jones as a backup in this scenario, but a Darnold-to-Carolina-like trade would make the most sense for New York to reacquire some of the capital spent on acquiring Wilson.

And finally, New York is a place Wilson would surely like to be.

It doesn't get any more metropolitan than New York, and being the star in the Big Apple should suit Wilson, his wife and their lifestyle.

But they could very well be faced with a suspended starting quarterback for the first chunk of the 2022 season and on track for yet another slow start.

That's why it behooves Seattle to rip the Band-Aid off just after the season concludes, similar to the Jared Goff-Matthew Stafford trade last season or the Alex Smith trade to Washington in 2018.

There's no need to delay the inevitable when the earlier you execute the trade, the more options you ultimately get.

Remember when Wilson didn't request a trade but had a list ready for teams he'd go play for if he ever did request a trade.

The four teams before the start of the season had question marks at quarterback.

Right now, the only team from the original list that would have a need is New Orleans, but the Saints couldn't offer anything like what New York could in terms of a trade package.

The Giants need to be aggressive if they wish to get back to competitive relevancy in the NFL.

And a trade for one of the best quarterbacks would be the fresh start this franchise really needs.

10 following the final game of the regular season, Bears head coach Matt Nagy will be relieved of his duties in Chicago.

With more than a month left in the regular season, the Bears job — either one of them — seems like it'll be the best one on the market.

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