The New York Giants will begin Drew Lock at quarterback this Sunday in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles to shut out the Giants’ 2024 common season schedule.
That leads us to query whether or not this week is an audition to stick with the Giants or catch the attention of his subsequent crew — and he could have a subsequent crew if he hits free company in March.
Lock had a monster sport final week for the Giants in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts, which opened some eyes as Lock accounted for 5 whole touchdowns within the Giants’ explosive 45-33 victory.
On Wednesday. Lock was trying ahead to closing out the season along with his prospects on an uptick.
“Good, wholesome. Spirits excessive after final week,” Lock advised reporters. “I’m feeling good. I’m excited to exit and get the chance to play one other one.”
Lock, a 2018 second-round draft choose of the Denver Broncos who spent the pst few years as a backup in Seattle, was signed to a one-year, look-see deal this previous offseason as insurance coverage to the oft-injured Daniel Jones, who was coming off ACL surgical procedure.
Jones didn’t get harm once more, however the Giants ran out of endurance with him and turned to Lock and Tommy DeVito at quarterback after Jones went 2-8 to start out the season.
It wasn’t till final week they lastly obtained within the win column with Lock underneath middle, connecting with the crew’s younger items round him. He regarded comfy with wideouts Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson and working again Tyrone Tracy Jr.
The query now could be, can he do it two weeks in a row?
“Execution. It begins with this week of follow,” Lock mentioned when requested how he’ll method the duty forward. “Actually centered follow final week, nice work. Making an attempt to duplicate that this week. Power, depth, focus. It’s onerous to duplicate video games, however give ourselves one of the best place to exit and rating factors. A technique or one other, it’s obtained to start out this week in follow.”
Lock has to know that his marketability for the upcoming offseason will spike if he can ship one other noteworthy efficiency.
“I might say you need to put collectively nice video games each single time you play. You want to put collectively 17 of them simply to remain related and maintain taking part in soccer,” he mentioned. “Attempt to prolong your profession so long as you may. The one method you are able to do that’s by placing good issues on tape. Each probability you get, go on the market and make it one of the best illustration of your self. That’s the plan each week.”
The Giants are at the moment within the fourth total spot within the 2025 NFL draft and a win would ship them additional down the draft order, maybe properly out of the vary the place the highest quarterbacks are.
Possibly that’s factor. Who is aware of? Possibly they go in a special course at quarterback subsequent season and Lock might be a part of that plan once more.
