New York Giants sixth-year quarterback Daniel Jones has few folks in his nook today as he makes an attempt to make a comeback from a season-ending ACL damage that additional diminished his worth within the eyes of specialists.
Jones is reportedly going to be prepared for coaching camp, which opens in 5 weeks, and never many consider that he can have a resurgence and lead the Giants again to prominence.
That apart, there’s a flip aspect to this saga. The Giants are locked into Jones (for no less than this season) and his comeback can be underneath a microscope. Followers and pundits nonetheless contend that Jones is vastly overpaid with an AAV of $40 million and is doomed to be a failure. Nothing he does is prone to change that.
That makes him a “participant to root for,” says NFL Media’s Dan Parr.
Contemplating Jones is assured to make $36 million this season, I notice the person doesn’t want my sympathy. I nonetheless have some for him, although. Fed-up Giants followers may not need to hear it, however Dimes doesn’t appear to catch many breaks on the sector. The offensive strains defending him (or not) have been ranked thirtieth or decrease by PFF in every of the final 4 years.
So, sure, it’s not a shock he’s had damage points. Now he’s getting into a season that may very well be his final with New York if he doesn’t play significantly better, following an offseason during which the Giants tried to switch him through the draft. They did give Jones essentially the most proficient receiver he’s ever had on his workforce, choosing Malik Nabers sixth general. However will it’s too little too late? Maybe. It could be enjoyable — and surprising — to see Jones silence the critics. Nobody deserves to have a profession outlined by the one play the place you run 80 yards after which fall over with out being touched.
Let’s not overlook the workforce has a brand new offensive line coach and signed two veteran guards to shore up the center of the road. Jones shouldn’t be underneath as a lot hearth as he was final season when the road fell aside after a spate of accidents and practically set the NFL file for sacks allowed in a single season.
With extra weapons round him, Jones also needs to be relied upon much less and let the remainder of the offense do the work for him.
Nonetheless, there’s an undercurrent vibe that’s resonating all through the Land of the Giants that Jones may very well be on a brief leash and that the workforce is not going to be hesitant to yank him in favor of free agent Drew Lock.
