I have disagreed with Terps and bw for about two years on whether Daniel Jones is the right QB for the Giants or not. I said that I would give Jones until mid season to prove he is the Giants QB of the future feeling he had shown ability and never really had decent enough WRs and offensive parts to be fairly judged. I do not need to get to game 9.
I was wrong and they were correct. Daniel Jones is NOT the franchise QB for the New York Giants. He may be able to play on another team with a VG oline and good quality WRs, but not for the Giants. Once Toney left the game he looked panicked and started making poor decisions. Yes the line absolutely blew and even Sterling Shepard was dropping passes. But either he was still affected by the concussion or he was confused by the Rams defense. But he was dreadful after the first drive.
I will also say that whomever made the decision to switch Peart and Solder sides after Thomas went down was an absolute idiot. Peart played VG RT last week. Why double weaken the line by having them switch sides. I stopped watching after the INT with 5 min left in the 1st half when it was 14-3.
So, I was wrong and they were right and I could not return to BBI without that admission.
The reality is that his middling play seems to be what he is, a guy who won't kill you with turnovers, but a guy who is not going make a large impact on your offense regularly - with exceptions. Most years he'll probably sit in the 18-22 or so qb rankings, which is perfect for a guy who is, for the most part, a game manager.
If he was a third round pick, you could live with that. If you have a stout team around him you might sneak into the playoffs some years, without really seriously every contending for a title.
Bottom line is, if you have a chance to grab a guy with elite qb traits (e.g., elite arm, sees the field, moves well in and around the pocket), such as a Burrow, Herbert, Allen, Jackson, etc - you move heaven and earth to go get that guy in the draft and not let the presence of Jones stop you. The league is such now that you need a top passing game to have a shot most years, and you need a top qb to lead that part of the offense.
Put me in the "Overhaul the entire regime and let a new coach bring in a vet to challenge him" group. Not crazy about this QB class.
That's what I saw, he looked like Kurt Warner for the Giants when he struggled with post-concussion symptoms before Eli was installed. At a minimum, Jones should have been pulled for Glennon rather than go back in around 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
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"So you’re going to take a chance on another QB now in hope you find the next mahomes and keep changing until you do?"
That's exactly what you do.
It doesn't have to be Mahomes. It can be Murray, Herbert, Jackson, Allen...
Was it Bill Walsh or Bill Polian who said you draft a qb every year in the draft. Somewhere in the draft, to either develop and trade or be a backup or be the guy (even if you have THE GUY). You take one every year. I'd take those 2 guys at GM day day of the week over DG.
it was Gil Brandt. Dallas back then took on every year. I saw him say it on the Roger Staubach - A Football Life.
So I'd pose this question: who in the NFL is Daniel Jones going to be better than?
You're asking the wrong question. And the fact is no one really knows.
The question is does Jones have what it takes to be become a better QB that can out this team in a position to win Football games. From everything I have seen in Jones the answer is probably yes. Can you do better ? Perhaps but you cannot take a time machine now and draft Mahomes or Herbert. And Jones has shown you enough that you are go forward with him and hopefully change this dumpster fire of a front office and roster
Pat Mahomes is an exceptional talent, but Tyreek Hill, Kelce, and Andy Reid were all really, really good before Pat ever played a down. Justin Herbert has been amazing, but the people around him had terrific seasons while Herbert was still at Oregon. Lamar Jackson has surpassed Mike Vick as the most dynamic dual threat QB we’ve ever seen, but he’s on a franchise that’s elite from the top down. THAT STUFF MATTERS! I’ll never understand how so many people can just dismiss that. QBs need those things when they’re trying to learn how to play the game at the professional level. Once they gain experience, then they don’t need all of those things in order to perform.
Daniel Jones may not have ever been good enough to succeed. A lot of QBs don’t. But he never had a chance with this owner, general manager, head coaches, coordinators, offensive line, etc. And I don’t think a single one of the young QBs you guys love would’ve succeeded here either.
Joe Burrow. He had some talent at WR his rookie year, but his OL was awful, as was the Cincy D. And I'm not sure the talent he had at WR last year was that much better than Jones has had.
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"So you’re going to take a chance on another QB now in hope you find the next mahomes and keep changing until you do?"
That's exactly what you do.
It doesn't have to be Mahomes. It can be Murray, Herbert, Jackson, Allen...
Was it Bill Walsh or Bill Polian who said you draft a qb every year in the draft. Somewhere in the draft, to either develop and trade or be a backup or be the guy (even if you have THE GUY). You take one every year. I'd take those 2 guys at GM day day of the week over DG.
it was Gil Brandt. Dallas back then took on every year. I saw him say it on the Roger Staubach - A Football Life.
I’m surprised at Brandt on that, considering what he dealt with during 1971. That year, the Cowboys rotated between Staubach and Craig Morton every few plays and it was a drag on the team’s morale (delay of game penalties, divided locker room, barely above .500 at midseason) until the Cowboys put Lee Roy Jordan in a room with Tom Landry and Jordan demanded that Landry choose a quarterback. Landry chose Staubach, then things got better.
Put me in the "Overhaul the entire regime and let a new coach bring in a vet to challenge him" group. Not crazy about this QB class.
I agree with that. I wouldn't make too much of yesterday's game, it's possible he was still feeling the effects, and it was only one game. But the reality is that he has been mediocre to poor for 19 of his last 21 games. Having one great game and then 4 OK to bad ones isn't going to cut it.
I do agree that he is almost certainly going to be the starter Game 1 next season, but yeah, bring in a vet to compete. The real question will be, do they exercise his 5th year option this off season? Barring a complete collapse, I think they almost have to.
Jones doesn't have the talent to lead a top franchise. It's as simple as that. We shouldn't stick with him simply because he was selected by Gettleman.
And I disagree with others. He is a terrible bust. It is not clear he is above average. These are things we tell ourselves to feel better about a situation where we have been duped.
Jones is another in a long line of QBs, who show some signs of being decent and tease some observers, but ultimately, they're just bad: Trubisky, Mariota, Bortles, Brisset... He is not better than those guys. He will not become Josh Allen, which was always a statistically unlikely event. He is not an NFL starting quarterback, and his inept play makes our bad situation seem hopeless.
The sooner we are able to move on from this guy the better off we will be.
It is a whiff we will be dealing with for years.
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Daniel Jones may not have ever been good enough to succeed. A lot of QBs don’t. But he never had a chance with this owner, general manager, head coaches, coordinators, offensive line, etc. And I don’t think a single one of the young QBs you guys love would’ve succeeded here either.
Why should we assume that the organization that has gotten it wrong at so many positions on the field got it right at QB?
Who’s saying that we should? My disagreement is with the notion that if you dropped any of these other young QBs into this clown car organization that they would have anything close to the same level of success they’re currently having. It’s just hard for me to judge Daniel Jones thoroughly in a situation where no QB would be successful. Unfortunately for him, he’s not going to get his option picked up and he’ll be lucky to even compete for the starting job next year. The team has to move on.
The reality is that his middling play seems to be what he is, a guy who won't kill you with turnovers, but a guy who is not going make a large impact on your offense regularly - with exceptions. Most years he'll probably sit in the 18-22 or so qb rankings, which is perfect for a guy who is, for the most part, a game manager.
If he was a third round pick, you could live with that. If you have a stout team around him you might sneak into the playoffs some years, without really seriously every contending for a title.
Bottom line is, if you have a chance to grab a guy with elite qb traits (e.g., elite arm, sees the field, moves well in and around the pocket), such as a Burrow, Herbert, Allen, Jackson, etc - you move heaven and earth to go get that guy in the draft and not let the presence of Jones stop you. The league is such now that you need a top passing game to have a shot most years, and you need a top qb to lead that part of the offense.
These post mortems are kind of funny to em. It just so happens that all of these elite QBs play on stacked teams huh?
So then which are the teams that are stacked that just sneak into the playoffs and are longshots with a so so QB?
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Daniel Jones may not have ever been good enough to succeed. A lot of QBs don’t. But he never had a chance with this owner, general manager, head coaches, coordinators, offensive line, etc. And I don’t think a single one of the young QBs you guys love would’ve succeeded here either.
Why should we assume that the organization that has gotten it wrong at so many positions on the field got it right at QB?
Who’s saying that we should? My disagreement is with the notion that if you dropped any of these other young QBs into this clown car organization that they would have anything close to the same level of success they’re currently having. It’s just hard for me to judge Daniel Jones thoroughly in a situation where no QB would be successful. Unfortunately for him, he’s not going to get his option picked up and he’ll be lucky to even compete for the starting job next year. The team has to move on.
if you can't judge him in year 3 it's time to move on.
Yesterday was not some kind of outlier performance from Jones. New Orleans was the outlier. Has he had bright spots in his career where he looked like he may be a franchise QB? Absolutely. But more times than not, he is what they call in hockey a passenger. He doesn’t move the needle for the team at all. If everything is clicking he is clicking. When things break down or go sideways he goes off the rails.
I don’t understand why so many people want to hold onto the very few “flashes” he shows and disregard the majority of his play.
It’s ok to be a Giant fan and think some of the players aren’t very good. Everyone on this board thinks Engram should be fired into the sun. That’s ok. But when if you think Jones is not very good, you are some miserable person who hates the Giants.
The question is not is Daniel Jones a nice guy that you want to see succeed. The answer to that is yes. The really question is “have you seen enough to know this guy can put a team on his shoulders and carry them, and you want to commit serious money to him?” I really can’t fathom that people are still answering “yes” to that second question.
It all adds up to "blahtastic". It's been three years now and the folks who said his upside was Case Keenum were correct. We blew the pick.
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He's not a complete disaster, or a notable draft bust. He has games where he can be a difference maker, (TB in 2019, Eagles last year 2nd game, NO this year); games where he is pedestrian; not really moving the offense because he misses open receivers/doesn't see the field/misses throws; and then games where he is a complete disaster, like yesterday for example.
The reality is that his middling play seems to be what he is, a guy who won't kill you with turnovers, but a guy who is not going make a large impact on your offense regularly - with exceptions. Most years he'll probably sit in the 18-22 or so qb rankings, which is perfect for a guy who is, for the most part, a game manager.
If he was a third round pick, you could live with that. If you have a stout team around him you might sneak into the playoffs some years, without really seriously every contending for a title.
Bottom line is, if you have a chance to grab a guy with elite qb traits (e.g., elite arm, sees the field, moves well in and around the pocket), such as a Burrow, Herbert, Allen, Jackson, etc - you move heaven and earth to go get that guy in the draft and not let the presence of Jones stop you. The league is such now that you need a top passing game to have a shot most years, and you need a top qb to lead that part of the offense.
These post mortems are kind of funny to em. It just so happens that all of these elite QBs play on stacked teams huh?
So then which are the teams that are stacked that just sneak into the playoffs and are longshots with a so so QB?
you think it's a coincidence that all the best teams have the best QBs? You think only Jones has dealt with adversity? Rodgers, Brady and Russ all had major line and roster problems, you still know they are great.
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So I'd pose this question: who in the NFL is Daniel Jones going to be better than?
You're asking the wrong question. And the fact is no one really knows.
The question is does Jones have what it takes to be become a better QB that can out this team in a position to win Football games. From everything I have seen in Jones the answer is probably yes.
That's speculative too.
Maybe this will help, who will Daniel Jones almost certainly not be better than?
Jackson, Allen, Herbert, Burrow, Murray immediately come to mind, just among Jones's immediate contemporaries. Then among slightly older QBs there are Mahomes and Dak Prescott.
That doesn't even include obvious elite veterans like Rodgers, Brady, Wilson and Stafford. Not even including this year's rookie class or Deshaun Watson, that leaves Jones at no better than 12th in the MOST optimistic assessment that also leaves out Carr, Mayfield, Wentz, and Matt Ryan - and again that's being very generous.
For me this is still Jones "Prove It Year" before I make a decision on whether he is our QB of the future or another first round draft pick bust.
Let's be honest this roster as currently constructed is a shitshow. You have highly paid defensive players who are underperforming. Injuries on the OL which admittedly was a weak OL to start with that cannot run block at all and pass block now.
3 WR's suffering from injuries and our generational RB coming back from a serious knee injury now on the shelf with an ankle injury.
Yesterday a QB coming back from concussion 6 days earlier.
A coaching staff that is underperforming just like the players.
It's not all just about the QB. This freaking team stinks and yet DJ has only 11 games to go in his Prove It Year.
Thanks to DG and the Mara family family this debacle is getting close to the late 60's and 70's.
Hey old timers remember Tom Kennedy at QB for the Giants in the late 60's???
More likely than not this shot continues for another decade.
Joe Burrow. He had some talent at WR his rookie year, but his OL was awful, as was the Cincy D. And I'm not sure the talent he had at WR last year was that much better than Jones has had.
Would you take Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins, an aging AJ Green, Gio Bernard, and 5 games of Joe Mixon over Darius Slayton, Sterling Shepard, an aging Golden Tate, Wayne Gallman, and 5 quarters of Saquon Barkley? I think I would. I sure as fuck would take Zac Taylor (or Ann Taylor) calling plays over Jason Garrett. According to ESPN’s analytics, the Giants were the worst pass blocking team in the sport last season. This season Joe Mixon has almost more rushing yards than the Giants entire team. (He has 60% more yards than Barkley & Booker combined.)
Joe Burrow is more accurate than Daniel Jones and does quite a few other things better too. No shit he’s better, but even his situation with the Bengals somehow is superior to what the Giants have. It’s simply a catastrophic organizational failure.
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He's not a complete disaster, or a notable draft bust. He has games where he can be a difference maker, (TB in 2019, Eagles last year 2nd game, NO this year); games where he is pedestrian; not really moving the offense because he misses open receivers/doesn't see the field/misses throws; and then games where he is a complete disaster, like yesterday for example.
The reality is that his middling play seems to be what he is, a guy who won't kill you with turnovers, but a guy who is not going make a large impact on your offense regularly - with exceptions. Most years he'll probably sit in the 18-22 or so qb rankings, which is perfect for a guy who is, for the most part, a game manager.
If he was a third round pick, you could live with that. If you have a stout team around him you might sneak into the playoffs some years, without really seriously every contending for a title.
Bottom line is, if you have a chance to grab a guy with elite qb traits (e.g., elite arm, sees the field, moves well in and around the pocket), such as a Burrow, Herbert, Allen, Jackson, etc - you move heaven and earth to go get that guy in the draft and not let the presence of Jones stop you. The league is such now that you need a top passing game to have a shot most years, and you need a top qb to lead that part of the offense.
These post mortems are kind of funny to em. It just so happens that all of these elite QBs play on stacked teams huh?
So then which are the teams that are stacked that just sneak into the playoffs and are longshots with a so so QB?
you think it's a coincidence that all the best teams have the best QBs? You think only Jones has dealt with adversity? Rodgers, Brady and Russ all had major line and roster problems, you still know they are great.
Don’t bother with this moron.
if you can't judge him in year 3 it's time to move on.
98% of BBI is in agreement that we need to move on. I’m just warning some of you who think you can just drop a QB into this shitshow and that he’ll be successful (or better than Jones) that you’re in for a rude awakening.
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if you can't judge him in year 3 it's time to move on.
98% of BBI is in agreement that we need to move on. I’m just warning some of you who think you can just drop a QB into this shitshow and that he’ll be successful (or better than Jones) that you’re in for a rude awakening.
Of course we know that a new QB doesn't transform this team into the 70s Steelers. But a great QB would show much better than we have seen from Jones. He is a stiff, robotic QB who is incapable of improvisation. And he is alarmingly non-productive when he focuses on protecting the ball. And when he lets it loose, he makes mistakes and turnovers. He's not the guy. We don't need five seasons of backup level QB play from our starter to figure it out.
The reality is that his middling play seems to be what he is, a guy who won't kill you with turnovers, but a guy who is not going make a large impact on your offense regularly - with exceptions. Most years he'll probably sit in the 18-22 or so qb rankings, which is perfect for a guy who is, for the most part, a game manager.
If he was a third round pick, you could live with that. If you have a stout team around him you might sneak into the playoffs some years, without really seriously every contending for a title.
Bottom line is, if you have a chance to grab a guy with elite qb traits (e.g., elite arm, sees the field, moves well in and around the pocket), such as a Burrow, Herbert, Allen, Jackson, etc - you move heaven and earth to go get that guy in the draft and not let the presence of Jones stop you. The league is such now that you need a top passing game to have a shot most years, and you need a top qb to lead that part of the offense.
I agree 100% with this post.
Would you take Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins, an aging AJ Green, Gio Bernard, and 5 games of Joe Mixon over Darius Slayton, Sterling Shepard, an aging Golden Tate, Wayne Gallman, and 5 quarters of Saquon Barkley? I think I would. I sure as fuck would take Zac Taylor (or Ann Taylor) calling plays over Jason Garrett. According to ESPN’s analytics, the Giants were the worst pass blocking team in the sport last season. This season Joe Mixon has almost more rushing yards than the Giants entire team. (He has 60% more yards than Barkley & Booker combined.)
Joe Burrow is more accurate than Daniel Jones and does quite a few other things better too. No shit he’s better, but even his situation with the Bengals somehow is superior to what the Giants have. It’s simply a catastrophic organizational failure.
In 6 games, Mixon averaged a whopping 3.5 ypc, was he a measurable improvement over Gallman? And AJ Green was flat out awful - 47 catches in 104 targets. 104! Golden Tate was better than Green was last year, and that is saying something.
Tee Higgins is a good player, but was he that much better than Slayton? He had fewer catches and a few more yards. He's better than Slayton, who has been very overrated by Giants fans, but doesn't move the needle that much. And Boyd is no better than Shepard, and their OL was really bad.
Part of pressure rate is dictated on how quickly a QB gets rid of the ball. Jones holds the ball too long, and doesn't do his OL any favors. Yes, the OL is bad, but a QB can help manage that.
The talent is terrible, I agree, but he rarely makes plays that show any potential for future rewards. I like that he can run but teams will quickly adapt to the fact that he cannot throw on the run and make adjustments.
They need a vet to come in and man the ship until a hopefully new GM sees a new QB in the draft that's worth pouncing on. The Giants are, unfortunately, going to stink for a awhile until that happens
Of course we know that a new QB doesn't transform this team into the 70s Steelers. But a great QB would show much better than we have seen from Jones. He is a stiff, robotic QB who is incapable of improvisation. And he is alarmingly non-productive when he focuses on protecting the ball. And when he lets it loose, he makes mistakes and turnovers. He's not the guy. We don't need five seasons of backup level QB play from our starter to figure it out.
Once again, great QBs don’t become great despite what’s around them. They become great in part because of what’s around them in addition to their talent and work ethic. You will never be able to convince me that a “great” QB (whatever their talent level) would become so behind an abominable offensive line. Or with a Saquon Barkley who’s never healthy. Or with a receiving corps featuring guys who’re never healthy. And I will never believe that a QB who’s dealing with these issues will be elevated by the play designs and play calling of Jason Garrett. This organizational failure would sink anyone like it’s sinking Daniel Jones.
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So I'd pose this question: who in the NFL is Daniel Jones going to be better than?
You're asking the wrong question. And the fact is no one really knows.
The question is does Jones have what it takes to be become a better QB that can out this team in a position to win Football games. From everything I have seen in Jones the answer is probably yes. Can you do better ? Perhaps but you cannot take a time machine now and draft Mahomes or Herbert. And Jones has shown you enough that you are go forward with him and hopefully change this dumpster fire of a front office and roster
So over the last several days, you have taken both sides of this issue. You have been vociferous in your defense of Jones and you have also talked about replacing him with Glennon.
What gives?
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Of course we know that a new QB doesn't transform this team into the 70s Steelers. But a great QB would show much better than we have seen from Jones. He is a stiff, robotic QB who is incapable of improvisation. And he is alarmingly non-productive when he focuses on protecting the ball. And when he lets it loose, he makes mistakes and turnovers. He's not the guy. We don't need five seasons of backup level QB play from our starter to figure it out.
Once again, great QBs don’t become great despite what’s around them. They become great in part because of what’s around them in addition to their talent and work ethic. You will never be able to convince me that a “great” QB (whatever their talent level) would become so behind an abominable offensive line. Or with a Saquon Barkley who’s never healthy. Or with a receiving corps featuring guys who’re never healthy. And I will never believe that a QB who’s dealing with these issues will be elevated by the play designs and play calling of Jason Garrett. This organizational failure would sink anyone like it’s sinking Daniel Jones.
This isn't true. Great QBs have traits that set them apart from run of the mill guys. Mahomes, Allen, Herbert, Rodgers, are great *in isolation*. Cosell makes this point all the time. Jones does not possess those great QB traits.
the question I think you are asking is, can a QB without those traits be great with the right supporting cast. I would say by year 3 the answer is *extremely unlikely* in the case of Jones. Can I say the answer is 100% no? No of course not. But it no longer makes sense to wait for Jones because it is so exceedingly low that he will become great that we are much more likely to find a great one if we move on. I would rate the chances of Jones developing into a great QB as somewhere below 5%. He doesn't possess elite QB traits and he hasn't shown an ability to exceed his limitations. The chances this QB will be as good as Kirk Cousins is extremely low. He's a bad bet.
The WR corps is basically the same or worse than it was last year with Saquon, Toney and Golladay out. We've seen the difference when Golladay and Toney are in the line up. Even at the beginning of the game before Toney had to leave the game Jones was doing better.
So drawing conclusions on Jones based on Jones not having a proper cast of skill players to throw to is hugely miscasting the situation.
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So I'd pose this question: who in the NFL is Daniel Jones going to be better than?
You're asking the wrong question. And the fact is no one really knows.
The question is does Jones have what it takes to be become a better QB that can out this team in a position to win Football games. From everything I have seen in Jones the answer is probably yes. Can you do better ? Perhaps but you cannot take a time machine now and draft Mahomes or Herbert. And Jones has shown you enough that you are go forward with him and hopefully change this dumpster fire of a front office and roster
So over the last several days, you have taken both sides of this issue. You have been vociferous in your defense of Jones and you have also talked about replacing him with Glennon.
What gives?
I have talked about a curiosity to see what Glennon can do since it looked like he would be playing not benching Jones for Glennon. Also what I was particularly curious about was Glennon's canon arm and Golliday's ability to fight for balls that would have helped Glennon boneheaded plays.
That also assumed a decent o line and another option on offense like a toney or barkley. With the benefit of hindsight And watching the game yesterday -- Glennon would've gotten killed and thrown 5 picks yersterday
But at this point look.... is jones a #6 pick; no he is not. Is jones pretty much an unrefined QB in year 3 who you don't really know what you have... yes he is.
Does he have good mechanics and has shown to have some confidence and good enough arm strength to throw outside -- which is something he was not doing at the start of the season ....yes.
While I think if a better QB was in at weeks 1-3 it would have meant a few wins, I think at the same time if Jones could replay those games again he would look better.
You also have to realize it take a long time to develop a QB ; a system ; and have other players on a roster that also marching in lock step with this development and playing good football.
It is just too late to not go all in on Jones at this point and he has shown the mechanics by now that he could be.
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Has not been the reason for the losing this season, he has been one of the bright spots
Want to believe yesterday was the real Daniel Jones and not a bad game , ok, your privilege.
Many quarterbacks, some great ones, have games like yesterday. But the narrative has been set with this guy for some of you
Not surprised that a game like yesterday would lead to your conclusion
So many people want to believe that Jones' best games are the real Jones, when there are many more examples of mediocre or poor games that either get forgotten or excused for one reason or another.
Time to face facts, a passer rating of 90 is below average in the modern NFL. Daniel Jones has only surpassed that rating in 12 of his 32 career starts.
Yesterday was the 16th time in 32 starts that Jones has had a passer rating below 80 and his 8th sub 70 game.
Like virtually every QB in the league, he's capable of occasional great games, but there's no evidence to suggest he's capable of being a consistently great or even above average QB.
How is that any different than believing his bad games are the real Jones?
I choose to focus on the ceiling of a player when evaluating; Becoming that player more consistently can be learned.
No quarterback in the league would have performed behind that offensive line yesterday. How many times do we have to see A 4 th or 3 rd and short stuffed at the line? How good would Daniel look if he had a running game like the Cowboys?
I ve never agreed that he should be able to lift this team as now composed to victory, no one could. Do we forget how the best quarterback in the league looked in the Super Bowl!
You want to believe yesterday was a better reflection of what Jones is, ok.
I d rather look at the Jones I saw in NO with all his skill players there, and some time to throw.
You re entitled to your opinion and so am I.
You make it seem like there is something wrong with looking at his potential and believing he can be the guy. How is that any different than looking at yesterday and coming to your conclusions
I didn't come to my conclusion yesterday, and the evidence supports my conclusion far more than yours.
You've got your hopes and dreams and a raft of excuses. And if that makes you feel better, have at it. I choose to dwell in reality where Daniel Jones is a mediocre NFL QB who occasionally plays well.
You realize your reality is an opinion, just like the rest of us, right?
Here s a fact for you: with a full cast of characters against NO, Daniel was offensive player of the week
Without the supporting cast yesterday he was a bum.
I hope he is the guy, I understand I might be proven wrong, because I don’t view my opinions as fact or reality.
Part of pressure rate is dictated on how quickly a QB gets rid of the ball. Jones holds the ball too long, and doesn't do his OL any favors. Yes, the OL is bad, but a QB can help manage that.
ESPN’s pass blocking metric is independent of what the QB does. It’s the percentage of passing plays in which blocks are sustained for 2+ seconds. The Giants were dead last in 2020. Now they’re middle of the pack, although let’s see how long that lasts with Andrew Thomas out.
But an offense needs to be built around the QB’s strengths and not the QB you wish you had. That IMO is the major failure of Jason Garrett, Joe Judge, and mostly Dave Gettleman. Three things happened in the New Orleans game. They protected the QB. That and play design allowed him throw down the field almost double the percentage as usual. And finally, the receivers were healthy and made plays.
It’s certainly plausible that Joe Burrow’s release, accuracy, and ability to read the field would yield more success in specific games and situations than Jones has. But I believe that even Burrow would be beaten down by the mess that is this organization. There’s always something springing a leak. They find Kadarious Toney, leave him on the bench for a few weeks, then he gets hurt. It’s like trying to dodge lawn darts with this team.
32 starts, regardless of the situation, is significantly longer than most.
Here s a fact for you: with a full cast of characters against NO, Daniel was offensive player of the week
Without the supporting cast yesterday he was a bum.
I hope he is the guy, I understand I might be proven wrong, because I don’t view my opinions as fact or reality.
Mitch Trubisky has an offensive player of the week award too.
My view is supported by statistical evidence, and doesn't need caveats or excuses.
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Part of pressure rate is dictated on how quickly a QB gets rid of the ball. Jones holds the ball too long, and doesn't do his OL any favors. Yes, the OL is bad, but a QB can help manage that.
ESPN’s pass blocking metric is independent of what the QB does. It’s the percentage of passing plays in which blocks are sustained for 2+ seconds. The Giants were dead last in 2020. Now they’re middle of the pack, although let’s see how long that lasts with Andrew Thomas out.
But an offense needs to be built around the QB’s strengths and not the QB you wish you had. That IMO is the major failure of Jason Garrett, Joe Judge, and mostly Dave Gettleman. Three things happened in the New Orleans game. They protected the QB. That and play design allowed him throw down the field almost double the percentage as usual. And finally, the receivers were healthy and made plays.
It’s certainly plausible that Joe Burrow’s release, accuracy, and ability to read the field would yield more success in specific games and situations than Jones has. But I believe that even Burrow would be beaten down by the mess that is this organization. There’s always something springing a leak. They find Kadarious Toney, leave him on the bench for a few weeks, then he gets hurt. It’s like trying to dodge lawn darts with this team.
as i have said elsewhere, the game within the game in today's NFL is to get an elite QB by any means necessary. Building long term around a mediocrity is a terrible strategy in 2021.
I get that Jones is probably the best QB the Giants have right now. But the search needs to be on to upgrade from him.
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Here s a fact for you: with a full cast of characters against NO, Daniel was offensive player of the week
Without the supporting cast yesterday he was a bum.
I hope he is the guy, I understand I might be proven wrong, because I don’t view my opinions as fact or reality.
Mitch Trubisky has an offensive player of the week award too.
My view is supported by statistical evidence, and doesn't need caveats or excuses.
You would be hard pressed to find a metric to measure QBs where DJ outshines Trubisky.
When it is not obvious until after the fact. The fact is any QB is a leap of faith and doubly so for one playing on a dumpster fire of a team.
Once again, great QBs don’t become great despite what’s around them. They become great in part because of what’s around them in addition to their talent and work ethic. You will never be able to convince me that a “great” QB (whatever their talent level) would become so behind an abominable offensive line. Or with a Saquon Barkley who’s never healthy. Or with a receiving corps featuring guys who’re never healthy. And I will never believe that a QB who’s dealing with these issues will be elevated by the play designs and play calling of Jason Garrett. This organizational failure would sink anyone like it’s sinking Daniel Jones.
You can evaluate QB's even if the talent around them is lacking. I mean, almost every star QB is drafted by a bad team. You can evaluate them by seeing how they process coverages, how they sense pressure, and how they handle with at their feet. Jones has shown very little improvement in those areas, in fact, he has regressed in some. And you may blame Garrett for that, and I say this as someone who was 100% against hiring him, but he has had success with 2 young unheralded QB's. So it's not just his offense.
And if you look at pressure rates, Jones is not pressured more than many other QB's in the league. Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Mac Jones, Jalen Hurts, Justin Fields all have higher pressure rates.
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Has not been the reason for the losing this season, he has been one of the bright spots
Want to believe yesterday was the real Daniel Jones and not a bad game , ok, your privilege.
Many quarterbacks, some great ones, have games like yesterday. But the narrative has been set with this guy for some of you
Not surprised that a game like yesterday would lead to your conclusion
Thank you Baghdad Bob.
What? If that s your attempt at humor it s loss on me. I don’t even know who that is. I m assuming some poster?
It s been obvious to me, my take on things annoy you, I suggest you don’t read them or just consider them nonsense,
I try to avoid posters who attack the poster instead of the post, it s why I ve stopped paying a lot of attention to what you post.
Besides does that metric include last year? Last year the dude was playing with someone in his lap the second he dropped back into the pocket.
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Part of pressure rate is dictated on how quickly a QB gets rid of the ball. Jones holds the ball too long, and doesn't do his OL any favors. Yes, the OL is bad, but a QB can help manage that.
ESPN’s pass blocking metric is independent of what the QB does. It’s the percentage of passing plays in which blocks are sustained for 2+ seconds. The Giants were dead last in 2020. Now they’re middle of the pack, although let’s see how long that lasts with Andrew Thomas out.
But an offense needs to be built around the QB’s strengths and not the QB you wish you had. That IMO is the major failure of Jason Garrett, Joe Judge, and mostly Dave Gettleman. Three things happened in the New Orleans game. They protected the QB. That and play design allowed him throw down the field almost double the percentage as usual. And finally, the receivers were healthy and made plays.
It’s certainly plausible that Joe Burrow’s release, accuracy, and ability to read the field would yield more success in specific games and situations than Jones has. But I believe that even Burrow would be beaten down by the mess that is this organization. There’s always something springing a leak. They find Kadarious Toney, leave him on the bench for a few weeks, then he gets hurt. It’s like trying to dodge lawn darts with this team.
And who was right above the Giants? LA Chargers. Do you want to compare the true rookie Justin Herbert's performance with Jones? But then you'll pivot to "but his WR's suck!"
I'm sorry, but at some point, an NFL QB has to produce. He has had 33 starts, how many have been good to very good? 7 or 8? And most of those in his rookie year. He's had 2 since huis rookie year. I don't care if he's playing with the Bad News Bears, that isn't good.
Look at what the Giants did with Eli Manning. They signed Shaun O’Hara and drafted Chris Snee in 2004. They sign Kareem McKenzie and Plaxico Burress and draft Brandon Jacobs in 2005. In 2006, when it’s clear that John Hufnagel isn’t working, they toss him out the window and put Kevin Gilbride in his place during the season. They draft Steve Smith, Ahmad Bradshaw, and Kevin Boss in 2007. They draft Mario Manningham in 2008. They draft Hakeem Nicks in 2009. Keep in mind, Tiki Barber led the NFL in yards from scrimmage during Eli’s first two seasons and finished fourth in rushing in Eli’s third season. Developing a QB is like building a fire. You need the lit core, but it has to be built and sustained by adding sticks/logs.
The Giants have been derelict in every way when it comes to trying to help Daniel Jones develop and ultimately succeed. I suspect that would’ve been the case for any QB.
I like Jones. I think he can be a good QB. I just do not know what happens to him. One of the things I was looking for from him was bringing the team back late in a game and winning it. He did that in spades in New Orleans against a good defense. I also wanted to see him be consistently good game after game. Yet, he was off starting the Cowboys game until he got hurt.
Perhaps he was still suffering the affects of the concussion yesterday, IDK. I do not blame him for not getting him into the EZ on the first drive - Shepard let a ball go right through his hands at the 5, probably would have been downed at the 3.but 2nd and third is extremely doable.
I was disappointed at what went on after that. And some of that was the coaching, absolutely.
But we all have our opinions, I was just hoping to see better - which does not include 3 INTs.
Jones doesn't have the talent to lead a top franchise. It's as simple as that. We shouldn't stick with him simply because he was selected by Gettleman.
And I disagree with others. He is a terrible bust. It is not clear he is above average. These are things we tell ourselves to feel better about a situation where we have been duped.
Jones is another in a long line of QBs, who show some signs of being decent and tease some observers, but ultimately, they're just bad: Trubisky, Mariota, Bortles, Brisset... He is not better than those guys. He will not become Josh Allen, which was always a statistically unlikely event. He is not an NFL starting quarterback, and his inept play makes our bad situation seem hopeless.
The sooner we are able to move on from this guy the better off we will be.
Thanks for your daily opinion on DJ. I think most of us get your point.