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Post-Game Transcript: QB Daniel Jones

Eric from BBI : Admin : 12/29/2019 9:16 pm
NYG Postgame (vs. Eagles) Transcripts: QB Daniel Jones -- December 29, 2019

Q: What’s your main takeaway from this season? First-year starter, ups and downs. What’s your big picture takeaway?
A: Overall, personally, as a team, just being more consistent to win in this league. I’m still very young and I’m still learning, but to win in this league, you need to be able to produce every game. You need to be able to produce every quarter, really every time you get the ball, you need to expect to produce. As a team, we made plays throughout the year at times and did some good things, but we didn’t do enough of it at key points of the game, and I think that goes for me as well. Just being more consistent and executing more consistently.

Q: In college, you were part of a veteran group, and then you were also part of a younger group. Looking at this team here, it’s a young group that’s trying to figure out ways to win. How did you find that balance? Or how do guys find that balance, where you have a young group, you’re trying to build, you’re also trying to win. Is that tough to do at this level?
A: We certainly can’t use being young or being inexperienced as an excuse. When you look at the league, there are plenty of young teams who are winning, who are finding ways to win. We need to do that. We’ll continue to improve with every game. Like you said, myself, the younger guys who played a lot this year will benefit from that and hopefully improve going forward. That’s the challenge, is to make sure we do that. But at the same time, we can’t use that as an excuse or use that to look over a lot of the mistakes that were made. We need to correct those, work on those and make sure they don’t happen again.

Q: Can you take us through what happened on that play with two fumbles, the low snap and…
A: Just dropped the snap and then, yeah, fumbled. Costly mistake at a key point of the game.

Q: Everyone harps on fumbles. Do you think that’s one of the biggest things that needs to go better for you as you move forward into your second season?
A: Yeah, I think so. That’s certainly clear to me that it’s something I need to work on and improve. Holding onto the ball, making good decisions when I am throwing the ball, all of that stuff is key to our success and something I need to improve on.

Q: What do you think you proved to people this first season, especially the people who might have doubted you, six overall, all of that?
A: I don’t know. Not sure I’ve thought about that a whole lot. I think it’s just as a team, we weren’t able to prove much. As a team, like I said, we flashed at times but we weren’t consistent enough, and I think I’m certainly included in that.

Q: How much do you feel you progressed from Week One, well your first start, to where you are standing today?
A: I feel like I’ve learned a lot. I feel like I’ve progressed a lot and improved a lot in a lot of ways. But at the same time, there are things to work on, things to continue to improve on, and I understand that. But looking back to Week One, or I guess it was Week Three, I feel like I’ve come a long way.

Q: How valuable was it to have Eli (Manning) as your support, your backup, whatever you want to call it?
A: Yeah, Eli was huge for my growth, my development. Obviously, he’s a legendary player, and there’s a reason, because he understands the game. He’s done it for a long time, he’s seen a lot. I’m lucky to be able to learn from him and just spend time with him. I’ve been fortunate with that.

Q: What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from Head Coach Pat Shurmur?
A: I think a number of things. Since I’ve gotten here, Coach Shurmur has supported me and worked with me. He’s been instrumental for my growth and development. Whether it was a good performance or a bad performance, I felt like he has always been supportive of me this season. I certainly support him and believe in him as a coach. I think he’s a tremendous football coach.
That's the kinda guy you want leading your team  
EJJ : 12/29/2019 9:23 pm : link
Said all the right things ,humble,didn't disrespect the HC and gave Eli his due.
If he can get the fumbling under control he can be a real player.
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