New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has been the topic of scrutiny since he was drafted in 2019. He’s gone by three teaching modifications and a whole entrance workplace change in 5 years, however NFL metrics don’t actually care about your circumstances.
Final season was Jones’ worst up to now, even earlier than he was injured.
However there could have been a particular motive for Jones’ regression in 2023. Giants legend Carl Banks feels he could have been “shellshocked” as the results of the beating taken behind one of many worst offensive traces in NFL historical past.
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“And the opposite factor . . . is his psychological state, proper? He’s been beat up and I don’t have any doubt that he’ll exit and he’ll compete,” Banks stated on the Bleav in Giants podcast. “However when the lights come on and the bullets begin to fly, is he PTSD? Is he traumatized? Is he having flashbacks? Proper? Is he shell-shocked as a result of he took numerous punishment and it impacted his judgment within the recreation?
“And that’s not an excuse. It’s honest and it’s not a lie. You already know, when folks say, nicely, , Daniel simply can’t do that and also you blame every part on the offensive line. Properly, that’s the way it works within the NFL. Quarterback to have time, (they) make good judgments. Quarterbacks get hit rather a lot, they make unhealthy judgments.”
Banks stated a number of issues in that assertion that everybody must see: PTSD, traumatized, and flashbacks. If you happen to’ve ever been traumatized or had PTSD associated to trauma, that when the set off exhibits up, your physique and mind slip into survival mode.
When that occurs, an individual has restricted management over how their physique responds. Because of this an individual may freeze up (an actual downside for a QB) or run straight into hazard to undergo it (possible inflicting damage).
Nobody needs to say this may be his excuse but when Jones is having a trauma response as a result of his line beforehand failed him leading to hits he shouldn’t have needed to take, that’s completely not his fault. It’s an organizational failure and one that can negatively affect Jones for, doubtlessly, the remainder of his profession.
Was Jones ‘shellshocked’ as Banks suspects? It’s onerous to say. However it could actually clarify a few of his reactions final 12 months.