The Giants.com crew breaks down the biggest questions for the team this offseason:

John Schmeelk: We were asked to write about the organization's pressing offseason questions, and the top one is undoubtedly quarterback. Tommy DeVito is the only player Joe Schoen mentioned as someone the team controls the rights to this offseason at the position, leaving a huge void at the most important position in the NFL. It is also the toughest position to find a difference-maker in all of sports.

That's why quarterback isn't only a topic for this offseason. It is a topic that will be the centerpiece of every future offseason for the organization until it is solved by a someone who can play the position at a high level for a long time. Every decision the team makes moving forward will revolve around the quarterback position. How the team allocates free agency money and manages its draft capital will be made with a franchise quarterback in mind.

Use free agency. Use trades. Use the draft. The Giants need to utilize every single avenue of player acquisition to find a quarterback of the future. There's no one way to do it. Successful quarterbacks have been drafted in the top five, on the second or third day of the draft, traded for, signed at the top of the free agency market, and signed off the proverbial scrap heap. The more darts that are thrown at the dartboard, the better the chance of one of them finding the bullseye.

The Giants have already been through this following Eli Manning's retirement. The Steelers are still looking for their long-term replacement for Ben Roethlisberger. The Commanders were in the quarterback wilderness for more than 30 years until it appears Jayden Daniels might pull them out of it. Bryce Young struggled as a rookie, but halfway through his second year, it started to look like he might be the Panthers' answer. C.J. Stroud looked like a star in the making his rookie year, but now questions have emerged after a rough second year. It took Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield and Geno Smith more than three stops to find their eventual home that helped them establish their careers. This is hard. It is not an exact science. And sometimes, timing up draft picks in the right spot in the right year, or free agency money in the right year for the right player, is based more on luck than skill.

The Giants' odyssey to find their next quarterback continues, and it is going to be the most important part of every conversation until they find one.

Dan Salomone: Turnover in front offices and coaching staffs is inevitable no matter if the season ended with double-digit losses or a Super Bowl parade. Speaking less than 24 hours after the end of the season, Brian Daboll wasn't ready to go there yet, but which jobs open up and who fills them will be major questions for him and Joe Schoen in the coming weeks.

"I haven't made any staff changes," the head coach said at the time. "I'll just say everything wasn't good enough. When you only win three games, there's a lot of things that need to be improved. Again, it's only the day after the last game. So, we'll get started on that process."

That process will also include the question of play-calling, which Daboll took over after Mike Kafka served in that role in the first two seasons.

"Obviously, the quarterback is the big issue," team president John Mara said. "Maybe he (Brian Daboll) makes some other changes in the way he operates going forward. I talked to him about, 'Do you really believe that it's in our best interest for you to continue calling the plays?' I said, 'I'm not going to demand that you do one thing or the other. But are you better off letting somebody else call the plays?' That's a discussion that we're going to continue to have. There are issues like that that we have to have some further discussion about. But at the end of the day, he's got to make the decision on whether he does that, on whether he wants to make replacements in the staff. That's got to be his decision at the end of the day."

Matt Citak: While figuring out the quarterback situation is easily the top priority for the Giants this offseason, improving the defense has to be a close second. The Giants ended the season ranking 21st in points and 24th in yards allowed. The run defense was the team's Achilles heel, as the unit finished 27th in rushing yards allowed and 24th in rushing yards allowed per attempt. The Giants held only four opponents to under 100 rushing yards this season, while allowing over 125 yards on the ground nine different times. The defense's passing stats look better in terms of yards (eighth-fewest) and touchdowns (ninth-fewest) allowed, although those numbers are a bit misleading. Due to the defense's struggles against the run, the Giants faced the third-fewest pass attempts this season. The unit's 6.5 net yards allowed per attempt ranked 25th. The one area the defense really found success in was in the red zone. The Giants allowed a touchdown on 29 of 54 trips inside their 20-yard line, with that 53.7 percent red zone defense ranking 11th in the NFL.

While the defense did undergo some struggles throughout the 2024 campaign, the unit does contain talented pieces. The trio of Dexter Lawrence, Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux helped lead a Giants pass rush that had the most sacks in the NFL for a portion of the season. Bobby Okereke and Micah McFadden served as reliable anchors in the middle of the defense, while Tyler Nubin and Dru Phillips both had very encouraging rookie campaigns. Then you have young players such as Deonte Banks, Cor'Dale Flott, Dane Belton, and Darius Muasau, just to name a few, who have all shown flashes during the early parts of their careers and could develop into key contributors with more consistency. While the defense as a whole certainly needs to improve in 2025, it's not as if the roster is barren of talent.

The Giants currently have seven selections in the upcoming draft, with the possibility of adding an additional pick or two through the NFL's compensatory selections. Between their draft picks and cap space, the Giants have an opportunity to add some much-needed pieces to the defense this offseason. Adding a starting-caliber cornerback should be near the top of the team's priority list, along with another big body (or two) on the interior defensive line and possibly another safety with Jason Pinnock set to hit free agency. There are a few intriguing draft prospects that should be available at No. 3 that would fill one of these needs if the Giants don't select a quarterback, not to mention plenty of veteran free agents. Whatever route the front office decides to take this offseason, I expect the Giants' defense to add several key pieces over the next few months.