The drama surrounding the starting quarterback position for the New York Giants (2-8) continues to grow by the day.
On Monday, head coach Brian Daboll benched Daniel Jones and promoted Tommy DeVitothe team’s third quarterback, will be New York’s starter. Daboll on Wednesday then only promised to start DeVito in Week 12 against the 4-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The entire situation is baffling considering the Giants signed 2019 second-round quarterback Drew Lock to a one-year, $5 million deal to be Jones’ backup, implying Lock would have a chance to start if Jones’ disappointing play continues in 2024, which is exactly what happened. Instead, Lock remains the No. 2 quarterback, behind DeVito and ahead of Jones, something Lock himself admitted he was confused about.
“Again, that’s a question I’m still asking myself,” Lock said Wednesday (via SNY). “They told me that I was going to be both [quarterback]. I don’t know, it’s an interesting situation. There’s not much I can say about it other than I’ll be here for him. [Jones]and we are still very good friends, believe it or not. I’m going to be here for him, this team needs a win. “We started to win, everything gets a little better around here.”
New York went 3-3 in DeVito’s six starts last season, averaging 152.2 passing yards per game while throwing for seven touchdowns and one interception with a 63.8% completion percentage. Lock started two games last season for the Seattle Seahawks in place of the injured Geno Smith, and averaged 238.5 passing yards per game while throwing three touchdowns and two interceptions with a 68.8% completion percentage. He led Seattle to a 20-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on “Monday Night Football” in Week 15 of last season, throwing the game-winning 29-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 28 seconds left. in the game.
Who knows, maybe Lock will be the Thanksgiving Day starter in Week 13, when the Giants travel to Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys (3-7).
