The New York Giants opened their coaching camp on Tuesday, which implies everyone seems to be within the constructing and able to work — if wholesome, that’s.
On Wednesday morning, basic supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll held their first media session of the 2024 NFL season.
One matter, in fact, was the standing of quarterback Daniel Jones. He’s receiving from an ACL tear he suffered halfway via final season that put his Giants’ future unsure.
Schoen stated that Jones might be taking first-team snaps below middle as lengthy he’s feeling as much as it.
“We’d like higher in 2024”
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Jones confirmed pretty fluid mobility throughout the workforce’s offseason program and labored in 7-on-7 drills and can now take part in 11-on-11s and in observe.
Schoen additionally stated that he saved Jones “within the loop” of any and all strikes the workforce was getting ready to make at quarterback. As we all know from watching HBO’s Arduous Knocks these previous few weeks, Schoen and his workforce had been exploring offers to commerce up within the draft to pick out one of many high quarterbacks.
Because it turned out, they couldn’t swing a cope with New England for the third total choose and chosen huge receiver Malik Nabers with the sixth choose.
Jones has needed to endure a ton of criticism from all sides this offseason and has dealt with it nicely in line with Schoen.
“Of all the blokes on the workforce, he does the most effective job tuning out the noise,” Schoen stated. “He’s wired for the place. He’s an important teammate, he’s a pacesetter, and I’m enthusiastic about how issues can go this yr if he can keep wholesome.”
That may be a important level. Since turning into the workforce’s full-time beginning quarterback in 2020, Jones solely prevented damage in 2022 — the yr he took the Giants to the postseason.
Schoen can be below no illusions. He advised reporters that Jones has to enhance this yr.
“We’d like higher in 2024,” he stated.