New York Giants common supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll have been unwavering of their help of quarterback Daniel Jones.
Regardless of that, followers proceed to insist that’s nothing however lip service and that the workforce will choose Jones’ alternative within the 2024 NFL draft.
It’s greatest to pump these brakes.
Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz stories that whereas the Giants could choose a quarterback within the early rounds — one thing that’s removed from assured — the plan stays to begin Jones in 2024 and doubtlessly past.
“I can let you know that the Giants nonetheless consider in Daniel Jones,” Schultz stated. “The Giants nonetheless consider, as does Brian Daboll, in Daniel Jones. And the gamers nonetheless do. There’s a number of guys in that locker room that consider Daniel Jones is and needs to be the man transferring ahead.”
Schultz means that Jones’ regression in 2023 has been considered via a extra honest lens contained in the constructing than outdoors of it. Daboll and the Giants acknowledge that the offensive line was a failure and that accidents to ability place gamers piled up.
“The Giants will not be able to shut the door on him. There’s quite a bit nonetheless to be performed out by way of the Daniel Jones-Giants state of affairs,” Schultz added. “What I’ve been instructed is that not solely does the workers and Brian Daboll consider in Daniel Jones, however (Mike) Kafka and the gamers do as properly.
“Once you mix each of these issues collectively . . . there’s a extremely good shot that Daniel Jones subsequent season is the beginning quarterback and that he does return to the kind of success he had in 2022.”
The Giants are locked into Jones for at the least yet one more season. If he doesn’t step up his sport, it’s arduous to think about they proceed carrying that bag no matter how a lot they could consider in him.