J.J. McCarthy is officially taking the reins, making his first start for the 3-2-1 Giants, and believe it or not, this guy is walking in on a personal four-game winning streak. Seriously, a four-game winning streak! This isn’t just another QB change either; it’s a wild ride because McCarthy is now the third former first-round draft pick to start a game for the Giants this season.
Three First-Round QBs Is Not Normal, Folks
Think about that for a second: three different first-round picks under center in one season. It’s rare. How rare? The Giants are only the third team since the AFL-NFL merger to pull this off. We’re talking about matching the 2011 Raiders, who had Carson Palmer, Jason Campbell, and Kyle Boller, and the 1984 Bears with Jim McMahon, Steve Fuller, and Greg Landry. McCarthy only got to New York less than a month ago via a trade with the Vikings, and already he’s stepping into some serious, albeit chaotic, history.
McCarthy’s Spark And The Epic Stakes
McCarthy isn’t just getting this job out of nowhere. He delivered a massive spark in the fourth quarter of the Week 6 loss to the Saints, throwing for 243 yards and clearly doing enough to snag the starting spot over Jameis Winston. Now, he’s squaring off against former Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud, who has won two games in a row for the Texans. And talk about high stakes: the Texans are desperately trying to avoid starting 0-4 at home for the first time in their franchise history. If McCarthy can pull off the victory against Houston, he won’t just be the new starting QB, he’ll be the new toast of the town and could completely flip the narrative of New York’s first-round quarterbacks. This game is going to be a battle.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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