The New York Giants are as soon as once more at a crossroads.
They maintain the No. 6 general choice within the 2024 NFL draft, one that’s rife with potential franchise quarterbacks. In addition they had the No. 6 general choice in 2019’s draft and took the oft-injured, erratic, and fan-polarizing quarterback Daniel Jones, who’s at the moment rehabbing from a season-ending ACL harm.
Jones is below contract for an additional three seasons with the Giants having potential ‘out’ after this yr. They’re publicly pretending that Jones remains to be their long-term reply at quarterback, however the soccer world isn’t shopping for it.
The Giants have simply Jones and native folks hero Tommy DeVito below contract this season. That’s not sufficient to compete in a league the place even groups with future Corridor of Fame QBs are struggling.
What’s going to the Giants do if Jones isn’t able to play in Week 1 of the upcoming season?
“There’s an opportunity he’s not prepared Week 1,” basic supervisor Joe Schoen stated this week.
“Plan for the worst, hope for one of the best — such as you plan for him not being prepared, so that you’re going to want any individual that may hopefully win you some video games early on if he’s not prepared.”
That could possibly be within the type of a veteran resembling Tyrod Taylor, who helped the Giants compete in his reduction appearances of each Jones and DeVito this yr. However he’s a free agent come March, so the Giants will seemingly should overpay for the 34-going-on-35-year-old.
Then once more, there’ll seemingly be a possible stud quarterback at No. 6 when the Giants are on the clock at this yr’s NFL draft. They merely may simply seize one and transfer ahead.
Jones isn’t able to fold his hand simply but. He feels he nonetheless has a lot to show and believes he shall be able to wrest that chance.
“The objective is to be again by coaching camp,” Jones stated Monday because the Giants closed out their locker room for the season, “and I really feel like I’m making good progress.”
Not very encouraging for a crew that has offered a slew of troubling optics these days. Jones not solely tore up his knee however aggravated his continual neck ailment as effectively. He’s not involved.
“Every of these accidents are totally different circumstances and situational issues that come up,” Jones stated, “however I’m assured I’ll be wholesome.”
That’s not sufficient for Big followers. They’ve seen sufficient of Jones — wholesome or not — and possibly so have the Giants.
