This Daniel Jones is bigger, stronger -- but has more calluses -- unlike his former rookie self who was once the Giants' 'next great quarterback.'
Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan., and most of their fans, convinced this was their next great quarterback. It came in the third quarter of a thrilling come-from-behind
"It's still in D.J. and I think that there are times where you still see flashes of that," Slayton said."But we spent two years of trying just to play defense and not make mistakes."Jones averaged 7.8 air yards per attempt as a rookie in coach Pat Shurmur's offense. That is down to 6.7 air yards per attempt from 2020 until now. Even in his best season in 2022, Jones was at 6.0 air yards per attempt, 33rd out of 33 qualifying quarterbacks. He's at 6.2 this season.
They finished a combined 10-23 in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The offense and Jones struggled. That regime tried so hard to shake the turnovers out of Jones that Slayton believed it caused irreparable damage. Owner John Mara conceded when he hired general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll in 2022 that the Giants had already done everything possible to"." The kid being Jones. The constant changing of coaches, offensive coordinators, pairing him with a bad offensive line and no true No. 1 receiver, Mara said the Giants had done it all.
"The upside, I've got a lot of belief in our staff and Daniel's work ethic and relationship that will continue to grow, and Daniel will continue to get better," Schoen said after signing Jones."If he's just at his floor right now, I'm really excited about what his ceiling is going to be.""Maybe a bridge starter," one NFL general manager said of his value as a free agent if the Giants cut him after the season.
Maybe they are moving in the right direction. The Giants spent all spring and summer putting an emphasis on getting the ball downfield. Their quarterback is getting this new message drilled into his head.
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