It seems increasingly possible that Daniel Jones has been left out of the Giants’ starting lineup. One day after coach Brian Daboll was evasive Regarding Jones’ status as New York’s starting quarterback, general manager Joe Schoen made similar comments about Jones’ role in the team’s future.
Schoen was specifically asked if Jones’ contract would influence any decision regarding his status as the Giants’ QB1, as Jones is rumored to be. $23 million injury guarantee in 2025 could lead the team to bench him. The Broncos did this a year ago when they benched now-Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson to avoid paying his $37 million guarantee for this season.
“We’re going to evaluate everything the rest of the week,” Schoen said Tuesday, “and the decisions we make will be football decisions… Any decisions we make, going forward, as we evaluate the roster and what we’re doing.” “The last seven games will be football decisions.”
Recent comments from Daboll and Schoen would certainly suggest that Jones has a very uncertain future in New York, which is currently on its bye week. Jones and the Giants are in the midst of a 2-8 season that has largely been the result of a woefully underperforming offense. They are currently last in the NFL in scoring, 24th in passing, 20th in third-down efficiency and last in red zone efficiency.
Jones has obviously contributed to the Giants’ offensive woes. While there have been moments where Jones’ potential is on display, they are overshadowed by inaccurate shots, poor decisions, or costly mistakes, such as when Jones forgot to send a moving man to help block the Steelers pass rusher TJ Watt on the play Watt recorded. a crucial sack and fumble recovery near the end of New York’s loss to Pittsburgh in Week 8.
Jones’ struggles are nothing new. He threw three times as many picks as touchdown passes last season. And while he showed promise during his rookie season and into the 2022 season, Jones hasn’t been able to build on that success.
Despite that fact, Schoen and the Giants did not have a tentative plan at quarterback for the 2024 season in case Jones struggled. That decision is one of the reasons the Giants are in their current situation. The Giants could have made a stronger push for Wilson, for example, before he signed with the Steelers after leaving Denver.
“No,” Schoen said when asked if he would have done anything differently this offseason regarding his quarterback space. “You go through the free agency process… Players decide where they want to go and what they want to do. Some of those things are out of your control.”
