It’s hard to know if Fromm can handle more, since those were his first snaps in the NFL. Before that, he spent all of last year and most of this year standing on the sidelines as an inactive third quarterback for the Buffalo Bills after they took him in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Coming out of the University of Georgia, though, Fromm was projected to go perhaps as high as the third round. Scouts thought he was a decent, intelligent quarterback who could competently run an NFL offense and a good leader who could energize his team. The knock on him was his lack of arm strength, which led to some accuracy issues on deeper throws.
The Giants don’t need him to be a star, though. They’re not looking for a replacement for Jones (yet). And they likely wouldn’t even be swayed if Fromm lights up the scoreboard over the last three games. For them, this is likely more about seeing whether Fromm is a capable backup for next year, and maybe beyond.
He’ll have to do that on Sunday against an Eagles defense that has been pretty good this season and ranks 11th in the NFL. They’ve held five of their last seven opponents to fewer than 19 points -- including the Giants, in a game New York won, 13-7, on Nov. 28 -- two days before Fromm arrived.
Given the Giants’ incompetence, it’s hard to imagine that Fromm is enough to solve a problem that’s been dragging them down for years -- especially if the Eagles commit to a rushing attack that the Giants couldn’t stop (208 yards).
But a big number on the scoreboard or even a win isn’t that important to a franchise heading for an offseason of change and probably looking more for a very high draft pick. This is just about giving Fromm an opportunity.
There’s no harm in seeing how he can play.
Pick: Take the Eagles, -10
Prediction: Eagles 27, Giants 13
My record straight up: 9-5
My record against the spread: 7-6-1