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I think you have to give Jones one more year

adamg : 12/29/2021 11:34 pm
You can call it a scholarship... but he's the 6th overall pick and a QB, that's an investment (and I'd still hedge my bets and draft a QB on day 2) but I think you have to give him a fourth year. And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on.

Build up the line in the draft. Try to get some pass rushers. But this isn't the draft to go after a QB in the top ten. I'd rather gamble on Jones putting it together than using a top ten pick on one of these kids coming out especially when our line is 1/5 of the way built.
I concur  
Jalapeno : 12/29/2021 11:41 pm : link
I agree 100%

In an effort to get the online right, I agree  
Saos1n : 12/29/2021 11:42 pm : link
And I am on record that he’s not the guy. But if you believe he’s going to see the light and take a step to the level needed to solidify the position, I believe you’re mistaken.

Obtain pieces along the oline, edge and LB corp. Let 22’ ride and move on from there. Give the next guy what he needs to succeed, but Jones isn’t it
Well, you don't HAVE to  
David B. : 12/29/2021 11:43 pm : link
But I agree that until they fix the line, you could put Mahomes back there and he'll just look like he did in the last SB.

Use the extra picks to fix the OL so WHOEVER's back there has a fighting chance. You trade them away for Russell Wilson, and then it's Russell Wilson's running for his life, sucking, and and getting hurt behind the same shitty OL that plagued Jones and Eli.

You never know. Get it fixed and Jones might be pretty good. Or at least good enough to hold down the fort for a while.
You have to bring him back  
ron mexico : 12/29/2021 11:46 pm : link
Because he’s relatively cheap, and doesn’t have much trade value. but you also need to have a viable back up/competition
I think you have to because  
crackerjack465 : 12/29/2021 11:54 pm : link
who else are you playing...

If this was the 2020 QB class and Herbert, Tua, and Burrow were all going top 5... he wouldn't be coming back.
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I am Ninja : 12/30/2021 12:00 am : link
You can not like Jones and still believe its most wise to bring him back for another year. Theres just so much to be done we have to invest resources in those other areas without creating another hole that needs to be filled, likely with someone whos not any better.

The way I feel about this whole mess is, even though 10 different people will give you 10 different plans/priorities/strategies how to attack this thing, none of them are objectively wrong.

Unless you think we should draft a RB at 5. Then youre a fucking imbecile.
He's under contract for a relatively cheap price  
dancing blue bear : 12/30/2021 12:07 am : link
and the best option we have under contract.

Whoever is running the draft should draft a qb in any round that they see value, and we should upgrade the back up.

Building up the line, and more importantly installing a functioning offensive system, with, ideally, a very good play caller are 2 moves that will benifit the team regardless of qb in 22 and beyond.

I personally don't love the idea of giving up the farm for one of the big names rumored to be available this off season, but that's not my call. If they do trade for one of those guys you have to trade jones and recoup. I think this is short sighted and unlikely to make the team a true contender...short or long term.
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bLiTz 2k : 12/30/2021 12:09 am : link
In comment 15519758 I am Ninja said:
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You can not like Jones and still believe its most wise to bring him back for another year. Theres just so much to be done we have to invest resources in those other areas without creating another hole that needs to be filled, likely with someone whos not any better.

The way I feel about this whole mess is, even though 10 different people will give you 10 different plans/priorities/strategies how to attack this thing, none of them are objectively wrong.

Unless you think we should draft a RB at 5. Then youre a fucking imbecile.


Respectfully, for a team that needs like 7 fresh talented offensive linemen added to this roster, I can't see how you could make the conscious decision to spend your incredibly limited resources on a QB.

Its wrong....but too many here have their minds made up on Jones and want change no matter what, no matter how dumb that is from a roster building perspective.
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I am Ninja : 12/30/2021 12:18 am : link
I dont think you and I disagree.

I tend to think thats the rationale that will be applied.
Sure  
GNewGiants : 12/30/2021 12:21 am : link
Only as a backup though
Why?  
cosmicj : 12/30/2021 12:27 am : link
It’s over. Trade him.
Here's how it probably plays out if they keep Jones  
Go Terps : 12/30/2021 12:34 am : link
- Vet backup is signed
- Jones is handed the starting job
- Jones performs poorly, offense struggles
- Mariota comes in after the wheels come off
- Giants finish season with losing record
- Both Jones and Mariota walk after season

Giants end 2022 nowhere at quarterback.

How is that good roster building and asset allocation?
Only because the Giants need to draft 2 Olinemen  
GMen72 : 12/30/2021 12:58 am : link
Don't waste another top 10 pick on another QB with flaws. Fix the OLine this year, draft a QB next year.
RE: Here's how it probably plays out if they keep Jones  
GMen72 : 12/30/2021 1:00 am : link
In comment 15519775 Go Terps said:
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- Vet backup is signed
- Jones is handed the starting job
- Jones performs poorly, offense struggles
- Mariota comes in after the wheels come off
- Giants finish season with losing record
- Both Jones and Mariota walk after season

Giants end 2022 nowhere at quarterback.

How is that good roster building and asset allocation?


Why? Let Jones play every game and lose as many as possible. Be in position to get the best QB in the 2023 draft. 6-8 wins next year is pointless. If you're going to suck, and the Giants are gonna suck again...do it right.
I agree  
santacruzom : 12/30/2021 2:07 am : link
It's the best way to ensure we'll be in range to draft 2023's best QB prospect
RE: Only because the Giants need to draft 2 Olinemen  
montanagiant : 12/30/2021 3:01 am : link
In comment 15519786 GMen72 said:
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Don't waste another top 10 pick on another QB with flaws. Fix the OLine this year, draft a QB next year.

They actually need three O-Linemen and a real Edge Rusher to start
IF there's a QB worth drafting  
fkap : 12/30/2021 3:55 am : link
draft him. Bring back Jones as the stopgap starter, unless someone offers a decent return in trade.

However, I haven't heard anything that makes me think this year's QB class likely holds the answer.

So, I would envision a QB drafted means wasting resources and getting no closer to solving the position.

You could trade him (if possible) or relegate him to backup, while bringing in a cast off vet, and end 2022 realizing why that QB was available.

You could throw a lot of assets into a trade for any available decent vet, and then end 2022 realizing why the vet was available AND not filling in other holes with those assets.

Bottom line: it's a shitty year to want a QB. Don't replace Jones out of desperation, because the alternatives likely are no better, or could be worse.
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Go Terps : 12/30/2021 4:19 am : link
Corral, Ridder, and Pickett are all talented prospects and viable alternatives. As is Willis, who perhaps can be had at the top of round 2.

You can't sit around and wait for the right QB draft. Forecasting out to 2023 is impossible.

If you like one of the quarterbacks (Judge is rumored to feel strongly about Pickett), then draft him and play him from the outset. Regardless of how good he is or isn't as a rookie we will still be able to draft another if desirable in 2023.

Some people talk like drafting one quarterback eats up an entire draft. We'll have other picks in the 2022 draft. If we're smart and trade players currently on the roster (including Jones) we'll have many picks.

The Daniel Jones experience has been so shitty that everyone is afraid of repeating it. I get that. But what those people aren't seeing is that the sin was less in drafting Jones than it was in sticking with him when it was clear we missed on him. That was the error, and it doesn't need to be repeated with the next QB we draft - whenever that takes place.
This kid can't play the position  
Producer : 12/30/2021 5:06 am : link
and has gotten further on poor QB skills than any player I can remember.

You guys don't want to add Russell Wilson, a HOFer but you want to watch Daniel Jones one more season. Sorry, you're as dumb as this front office
RE: .  
PakistanPete : 12/30/2021 6:45 am : link
In comment 15519819 Go Terps said:
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If you like one of the quarterbacks (Judge is rumored to feel strongly about Pickett)


Is he? Source for this rumor is one BS twitter account afaik.
I don’t mind bringing him back  
Mike in NY : 12/30/2021 7:10 am : link
But you need legit competition. Jones’s contract is not prohibitive as a backup.
i agree giving Jones one more year  
cjac : 12/30/2021 7:12 am : link
along with building up the O line and bolstering the D in this draft.

We're basically hedged, if he continues to be a turnover machine we can just draft a QB in 23, that draft class is going to be loaded
RE: .  
Mike in NY : 12/30/2021 7:14 am : link
In comment 15519819 Go Terps said:
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Corral, Ridder, and Pickett are all talented prospects and viable alternatives. As is Willis, who perhaps can be had at the top of round 2.

You can't sit around and wait for the right QB draft. Forecasting out to 2023 is impossible.

If you like one of the quarterbacks (Judge is rumored to feel strongly about Pickett), then draft him and play him from the outset. Regardless of how good he is or isn't as a rookie we will still be able to draft another if desirable in 2023.

Some people talk like drafting one quarterback eats up an entire draft. We'll have other picks in the 2022 draft. If we're smart and trade players currently on the roster (including Jones) we'll have many picks.

The Daniel Jones experience has been so shitty that everyone is afraid of repeating it. I get that. But what those people aren't seeing is that the sin was less in drafting Jones than it was in sticking with him when it was clear we missed on him. That was the error, and it doesn't need to be repeated with the next QB we draft - whenever that takes place.


How many players get dealt for 1st Round picks? You will never recoup the cost to go back to back 1st Round QB. Not to mention people who do this for a living have said that most of 2022 QB you don’t want starting at all in 2022.
RE: Here's how it probably plays out if they keep Jones  
EricJ : 12/30/2021 7:20 am : link
In comment 15519775 Go Terps said:
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How is that good roster building and asset allocation?


who is the QB next year for this team if it is not Jones? Not a stopgap...but the future of the franchise. You know... roster building.
RE: RE: Here's how it probably plays out if they keep Jones  
Mike in NY : 12/30/2021 7:24 am : link
In comment 15519859 EricJ said:
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In comment 15519775 Go Terps said:


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How is that good roster building and asset allocation?



who is the QB next year for this team if it is not Jones? Not a stopgap...but the future of the franchise. You know... roster building.


If we are looking in FA I don’t mind a stopgap. Through the draft, if we go that route early, I want someone we believe that will eventually be worth a second contract.
The investment is a sunk cost  
HomerJones45 : 12/30/2021 7:29 am : link
this is like hanging on to a stock after you learned the company is having financial difficulties and hoping for a miracle turnaround.

Let's say Jones goes from bad to his ceiling of mediocre next season- you want to line up to pay him 20+ to stay? You are looking for a qb regardless- might as well start now.

It's all over but the crying. He was overdrafted. You don't take a qb at 6 who does not have one outstanding athletic attribute for the position. That is no excuse to continue horsing around with him hoping that he might improve to mediocre and give yourself another dilemma.
I don’t have a problem with that  
jeff57 : 12/30/2021 7:44 am : link
As long as you bring in a quality backup, like a Brissett or Mariota.
Make the PLAYOFFS???  
Jim in NH : 12/30/2021 7:49 am : link
@adamg "And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on."

No QB born in the history of football is going to "make the playoffs" behind this shitshow, not next year anyway.

NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.
I say you bring in Wilson  
Batenhorst7 : 12/30/2021 8:20 am : link
Put Jones on the bench and let him watch for a few years
(at a reasonable salary)

or if Seattle wants a swap- do it

actually my preference would be Arron Rogers, if thats possible
Jones should get another year. But he shouldn’t be the  
Jimmy Googs : 12/30/2021 8:23 am : link
starting QB any longer. If he gets in because of injury or whatever, he better make the most of it because then he’s done as a Giant...
You let new GM  
Sammo85 : 12/30/2021 8:27 am : link
Chart the course and make the decisions.
"Don't force a QB pick until an Andrew Luck is in the draft  
Ten Ton Hammer : 12/30/2021 8:28 am : link
But I don't want to lose enough games to be the #1 pick".

Seems to be the thought process on picking a QB
RE:  
Scooter185 : 12/30/2021 8:37 am : link
In comment 15519912 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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But I don't want to lose enough games to be the #1 pick".

Seems to be the thought process on picking a QB


Exactly, everyone wants to wait for the next Luck or 2004 draft. Top pick QBs bust and lower round QBs become stars. The prognostication on them is more risk management/assessment than actually projecting their play at the NFL level.

It's a lot like gas prices. The price you pay at the pump is often determined more by speculation on what's going to happen than what's currently happening, sometimes it plays out like speculated sometimes it doesn't.
RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
Producer : 12/30/2021 8:42 am : link
In comment 15519881 Jim in NH said:
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@adamg "And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on."

No QB born in the history of football is going to "make the playoffs" behind this shitshow, not next year anyway.

NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.


You get the QB when he is available to you, not when it's convenient for you. That's the mistake they made when they overdrafted Jones. They were ready to fill the slot and went QB instead of waiting and drafting Herbert. That one sequence of decisions will haunt this franchise for 15 years.

If a great QB is there now you take him, even if you're not ready, like Cincy, like the Chargers, like Arizona.
It's over with Jones and NY, the ship has sailed  
Jim in Forest Hills : 12/30/2021 8:57 am : link
I do think there is trade value for him, we can land a mid round pick, rd 3 or 4. It's time to cut the cord. Giants need a fresh start. So does Jones. See if we can work out a trade with DEN, he can compete for the job there. Heck I think WAS would be interested in Jones.

I really dont care who plays QB in 2022, shore up the lines, trade Barkley and go get Bryce Young in 2023.
the thought process  
fkap : 12/30/2021 9:07 am : link
seems to be:
we fucking overdrafted for Jones.

Don't be afraid to overdraft again.

I could see the argument (even if I did overstate it a tad) IF we weren't so damn desperate at a lot of other positions, where it is far more likely we'd hit on a winner. Obviously, if there's a solid QB pick staring us in the face, pick him. I don't get the sense that there is, though.
If you bring him back ...  
FStubbs : 12/30/2021 9:10 am : link
... you have to be clear that he's seen as a stopgap only. And there definitely should be a veteran like Trubisky in camp to challenge him.
This is how all corporations will behave.  
mittenedman : 12/30/2021 9:16 am : link
A significant capital investment has been made in Jones.

That said - he's gotten 3 years now too. The only reason he should get another year is because of the utter dysfunction around him. And the fact he's now proven to be clearly better than the bottom rung QBs that replaced him.

But they've already wasted 3 of his most valuable years from an economic standpoint.

The biggest takeaway from all this, to me, is not drafting a QB when you don't have the roster to support him. It's a gigantic waste of time unless the guy is a Gold Jacket.
Realistically, it's the best  
Blue92 : 12/30/2021 9:17 am : link
out of a bad set of options, particularly if Judge stays. I can't think of a better alternative that is actually viable.
If 2022 is more of the same, NYG can look for a new head coach and draft a QB in 2023 with yet another high pick.
Stubbs - you don't have to make  
mittenedman : 12/30/2021 9:18 am : link
it clear he's a "stopgap". You just play ball. I agree about bringing in competition at this point, but it's not going to be easy for someone to outplay Jones either. He's not nearly as bad as a vocal contingent here make him out to be.
Further, given how  
Blue92 : 12/30/2021 9:19 am : link
the QB prospects and Bears draft slot seem to be shaking out, we may be able to trade the Bears pick to a QB-needy team and pick up another 2023 first rounder and other picks.
RE: RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
Mike in NY : 12/30/2021 9:21 am : link
In comment 15519927 Producer said:
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In comment 15519881 Jim in NH said:


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@adamg "And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on."

No QB born in the history of football is going to "make the playoffs" behind this shitshow, not next year anyway.

NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.



You get the QB when he is available to you, not when it's convenient for you. That's the mistake they made when they overdrafted Jones. They were ready to fill the slot and went QB instead of waiting and drafting Herbert. That one sequence of decisions will haunt this franchise for 15 years.

If a great QB is there now you take him, even if you're not ready, like Cincy, like the Chargers, like Arizona.


Cincy, Chargers, and Arizona all needed a QB when they selected Burrow, Herbert, and Murray respectively. I do not see you calling out Go Terps for suggesting we draft a 1st Round QB in 2022 as a possible 1 year stopgap (in other words overdrafting a poorer QB rather than waiting for the Herbert next year). That is precisely the mistake we made with Jones.
RE: This is how all corporations will behave.  
Producer : 12/30/2021 9:23 am : link
In comment 15519981 mittenedman said:
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A significant capital investment has been made in Jones.

That said - he's gotten 3 years now too. The only reason he should get another year is because of the utter dysfunction around him. And the fact he's now proven to be clearly better than the bottom rung QBs that replaced him.

But they've already wasted 3 of his most valuable years from an economic standpoint.

The biggest takeaway from all this, to me, is not drafting a QB when you don't have the roster to support him. It's a gigantic waste of time unless the guy is a Gold Jacket.


Corporations don't waste time on capital investments that aren't working out. There is opportunity cost. Smart corporations don't compound the mistake.
Perhaps sign Mariotta but draft well!!!....  
FireMara : 12/30/2021 9:26 am : link
Hire a new coach with his staff set coming in. Hire a new GM that pairs up well with a coach and brings in the players he wants for his schemes. Mara's please stay away from any football decisions.
I don’t have a problem with him coming to camp next year  
Mike from Ohio : 12/30/2021 10:06 am : link
He is still under contract and he has no trade value. What needs to change is that you need to have him earn the starting job. That means you draft someone who you think has a future starting 8n the league, or you sign a guy who can be the starter and let them compete.

You don’t build a winning culture by giving guys jobs they didn’t earn because of where they were drafted. Jones has not earned the benefit of the doubt and has not shown he is an NFL starter. If you don’t love a QB in this draft go get players at other positions and improve the team, and let Jones or another journeyman break them in until we are in a position to get a future QB.
RE: RE: RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
Scooter185 : 12/30/2021 10:31 am : link
In comment 15519993 Mike in NY said:
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In comment 15519927 Producer said:


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In comment 15519881 Jim in NH said:


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@adamg "And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on."

No QB born in the history of football is going to "make the playoffs" behind this shitshow, not next year anyway.

NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.



You get the QB when he is available to you, not when it's convenient for you. That's the mistake they made when they overdrafted Jones. They were ready to fill the slot and went QB instead of waiting and drafting Herbert. That one sequence of decisions will haunt this franchise for 15 years.

If a great QB is there now you take him, even if you're not ready, like Cincy, like the Chargers, like Arizona.



Cincy, Chargers, and Arizona all needed a QB when they selected Burrow, Herbert, and Murray respectively. I do not see you calling out Go Terps for suggesting we draft a 1st Round QB in 2022 as a possible 1 year stopgap (in other words overdrafting a poorer QB rather than waiting for the Herbert next year). That is precisely the mistake we made with Jones.


Schneier brought up the Bengals and Burrow a couple of days ago. Said he was jealous of JBs "video game" performance. A couple of other tweets from that thread

@DanSchneierNFL: Don't forget the #Bengals ranked worse than the #Giants in pass protection. They no longer start Bobby Hart, but their IOL is a mess.
So no, you don't "need the OL" before you can worry about the QB. You need the game-changing QB. They win Super Bowls. They change franchises.

@DanSchneierNFL: These come ups (burrow, etc) shape my aggression at QB roster building wise — paraphrased as the same 5 QB have won the last 20 Super Bowls so you should swing to find one of those and keep swinging until you do — the assets lost along the way won’t matter once you find QB.
After looking into things, I am starting to like Carson Strong a lot  
PatersonPlank : 12/30/2021 10:34 am : link
and think we can get him in the 2nd/3rd round. I'd like to pick him there, and put him in as competition for Jones. This kid has size, great arm strength, accuracy, and has done it for seasons. I "think" he will rise as the compounds and workouts start.
As I said in my.own thread  
Greg from LI : 12/30/2021 10:35 am : link
Even if he comes back, there needs to be an open competition. You can't simply hand the job to Jones after two lousy seasons.
To play devil's advocate  
Ten Ton Hammer : 12/30/2021 10:35 am : link
Burrow tore his acl last year on an inside the pocket hit.


I want the Giants to follow the Bengals example. Get the QB while he's there. But Burrow is special. He can overcome a bad OL.

If you draft a QB who isn't special, it won't work.
RE: .  
GMen72 : 12/30/2021 10:38 am : link
In comment 15519819 Go Terps said:
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Corral, Ridder, and Pickett are all talented prospects and viable alternatives. As is Willis, who perhaps can be had at the top of round 2.

You can't sit around and wait for the right QB draft. Forecasting out to 2023 is impossible.

If you like one of the quarterbacks (Judge is rumored to feel strongly about Pickett), then draft him and play him from the outset. Regardless of how good he is or isn't as a rookie we will still be able to draft another if desirable in 2023.

Some people talk like drafting one quarterback eats up an entire draft. We'll have other picks in the 2022 draft. If we're smart and trade players currently on the roster (including Jones) we'll have many picks.

The Daniel Jones experience has been so shitty that everyone is afraid of repeating it. I get that. But what those people aren't seeing is that the sin was less in drafting Jones than it was in sticking with him when it was clear we missed on him. That was the error, and it doesn't need to be repeated with the next QB we draft - whenever that takes place.


If you use another top 10 pick on another average/bust QB, who should never be drafted that high, you have to pay him $8 mil a year, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,it's another Olineman you're not drafting.

You can't use your first round pick on a QB every year and expect the team as a whole to get better?

Draft OLine, make it serviceable or better, and give any future QB a real chance to succeed.
I want Russell Wilson but at a discount  
arniefez : 12/30/2021 10:44 am : link
I think Seattle has to trade him or extend him or give him an enormous amount of really money in a bonus which will lower his cap hit but cost real dollars.

IMO Seattle can have Jones and one of the #1's from this year, one of the #3's from this year, a #2 next year max and I'd play hardball before I offered that. Anything that costs more than that forget it. Wilson can control where he goes and he wants the NY market for his wife and for his after playing career. The last thing the Giants need is a football version of the Carmelo Anthony trade. They get the player and don't have the resources to put the pieces around him to win.

It's time for the Giants to start being a smart team again.
RE: This is how all corporations will behave.  
upnyg : 12/30/2021 10:58 am : link
In comment 15519981 mittenedman said:
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A significant capital investment has been made in Jones.

That said - he's gotten 3 years now too. The only reason he should get another year is because of the utter dysfunction around him. And the fact he's now proven to be clearly better than the bottom rung QBs that replaced him.

But they've already wasted 3 of his most valuable years from an economic standpoint.

The biggest takeaway from all this, to me, is not drafting a QB when you don't have the roster to support him. It's a gigantic waste of time unless the guy is a Gold Jacket.

This is really the reason...the team has to be set and then we draft a QB on a rookie contract. Once they start making 30-40M, its hard to keep the talent in place around.
RE: You let new GM  
NJLCO : 12/30/2021 11:12 am : link
In comment 15519909 Sammo85 said:
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Chart the course and make the decisions.

100 percent agree. New GM makes the call.
I believe Jones has trade value...  
bw in dc : 12/30/2021 11:12 am : link
and that there is a market for him. So, that should be priority #1 this offseason in terms of personnel. Get Jones healthy and take what we can get. My guess is Jones would net a third or fourth round pick.

Keeping Jones because he's cheap means nothing to me. He's a poor fit here and needs a new beginning. Following Eli, playing for an organization this inept, and not being a force multiplier QB has proven too steep a climb.

Another year of mediocre play should make all of us against a 4th year.
Trask was considered a potential first rounder at this point last year  
widmerseyebrow : 12/30/2021 11:16 am : link
Wait for the evaluation process to finish to see where Corral, Ridder, Pickett wind up.
RE: RE: RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
Producer : 12/30/2021 1:26 pm : link
In comment 15519993 Mike in NY said:
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In comment 15519881 Jim in NH said:


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@adamg "And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on."

No QB born in the history of football is going to "make the playoffs" behind this shitshow, not next year anyway.

NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.



You get the QB when he is available to you, not when it's convenient for you. That's the mistake they made when they overdrafted Jones. They were ready to fill the slot and went QB instead of waiting and drafting Herbert. That one sequence of decisions will haunt this franchise for 15 years.

If a great QB is there now you take him, even if you're not ready, like Cincy, like the Chargers, like Arizona.



Cincy, Chargers, and Arizona all needed a QB when they selected Burrow, Herbert, and Murray respectively. I do not see you calling out Go Terps for suggesting we draft a 1st Round QB in 2022 as a possible 1 year stopgap (in other words overdrafting a poorer QB rather than waiting for the Herbert next year). That is precisely the mistake we made with Jones.


I'm all for drafting a QB in the first round this year if they have a conviction about the player, has a chance to become an NFL stud. I don't see where Terps said draft a stopgap in the first round. Sure the player may turn into a stopgap. And if he does move on quickly.
The Draft Network  
Go Terps : 12/30/2021 1:34 pm : link
The Draft Network guys currently have Pickett, Corral, and Ridder as first rounders. They've got Howell, Strong, and Willis in the top half of the second.

They had Daniel Jones as a 3rd/4th round guy in 2019.

I'm not suggesting using a first rounder on a guy with the purpose of trading him the next year. I'm saying there are QBs worthy of being drafted with one of our first picks of our coaches and scouts like him. I'm also saying that picking a quarterback this year shouldn't preclude us from picking one next year if there's a guy we like - that should just be general policy.

What we shouldn't be doing is sitting around for years and waiting for a "gold jacket" guy. That is ridiculous.
RE: I believe Jones has trade value...  
Jimmy Googs : 12/30/2021 1:39 pm : link
In comment 15520168 bw in dc said:
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and that there is a market for him. So, that should be priority #1 this offseason in terms of personnel. Get Jones healthy and take what we can get. My guess is Jones would net a third or fourth round pick.

Keeping Jones because he's cheap means nothing to me. He's a poor fit here and needs a new beginning. Following Eli, playing for an organization this inept, and not being a force multiplier QB has proven too steep a climb.

Another year of mediocre play should make all of us against a 4th year.


I can’t get my arms much more than a 3rd or 4th round pick for him. Or like a 4th becoming some conditional higher pick based on starts or snaps.

RE: The Draft Network  
Producer : 12/30/2021 1:45 pm : link
In comment 15520414 Go Terps said:
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The Draft Network guys currently have Pickett, Corral, and Ridder as first rounders. They've got Howell, Strong, and Willis in the top half of the second.

They had Daniel Jones as a 3rd/4th round guy in 2019.

I'm not suggesting using a first rounder on a guy with the purpose of trading him the next year. I'm saying there are QBs worthy of being drafted with one of our first picks of our coaches and scouts like him. I'm also saying that picking a quarterback this year shouldn't preclude us from picking one next year if there's a guy we like - that should just be general policy.

What we shouldn't be doing is sitting around for years and waiting for a "gold jacket" guy. That is ridiculous.


I have similar feelings. I would say, as I have said before, the game within the game in the NFL is to add an elite QB. Period. This league is *haves* and *have nots*. There are approximately 24 *have nots*, teams without an elite QB. Having one exponentially increases the probability you can be a long term Super Bowl contender. I support a full court press to acquire such a talent, through draft, trade or FA.
RE: RE: I believe Jones has trade value...  
bw in dc : 12/30/2021 1:55 pm : link
In comment 15520425 Jimmy Googs said:
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and that there is a market for him. So, that should be priority #1 this offseason in terms of personnel. Get Jones healthy and take what we can get. My guess is Jones would net a third or fourth round pick.

Keeping Jones because he's cheap means nothing to me. He's a poor fit here and needs a new beginning. Following Eli, playing for an organization this inept, and not being a force multiplier QB has proven too steep a climb.

Another year of mediocre play should make all of us against a 4th year.



I can’t get my arms much more than a 3rd or 4th round pick for him. Or like a 4th becoming some conditional higher pick based on starts or snaps.


I'll sign for that.

Look, you start with the Darnold package and negotiate off that. I could see interest from New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Atlanta...
RE: The Draft Network  
Sean : 12/30/2021 1:57 pm : link
In comment 15520414 Go Terps said:
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The Draft Network guys currently have Pickett, Corral, and Ridder as first rounders. They've got Howell, Strong, and Willis in the top half of the second.

They had Daniel Jones as a 3rd/4th round guy in 2019.

I'm not suggesting using a first rounder on a guy with the purpose of trading him the next year. I'm saying there are QBs worthy of being drafted with one of our first picks of our coaches and scouts like him. I'm also saying that picking a quarterback this year shouldn't preclude us from picking one next year if there's a guy we like - that should just be general policy.

What we shouldn't be doing is sitting around for years and waiting for a "gold jacket" guy. That is ridiculous.

Funny considering the last “gold jacket” guy we drafted isn’t even the best RB on the team.
They're not getting the Darnold package  
Jerry in_DC : 12/30/2021 2:00 pm : link
1- That was dumb by Carolina. Not everyone is that dumb. Plus everyone just saw what happened when you trade for a bust

2- Darnold had cache. He was a legit big prospect. He played in big games in college and did well. Jones played a bowl game against Temple. Jones is actually better than Darnold, but he is nowhere near as alluring.
Let's not forget the Carpenter  
Go Terps : 12/30/2021 2:06 pm : link
The guy that accurately broke the story that Jones would be shelved the rest of the season also said Jones won't be cleared to play for the Giants ever again. There's a chance Jones has played his last snap for them.

He's a completely depreciated asset - trading him now is about clearing room for another prospect. Any snaps Jones gets are of no value as he is near certain to be off the roster in 2023 even if he's healthy.
RE: RE: RE: I believe Jones has trade value...  
Jimmy Googs : 12/30/2021 2:06 pm : link
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and that there is a market for him. So, that should be priority #1 this offseason in terms of personnel. Get Jones healthy and take what we can get. My guess is Jones would net a third or fourth round pick.

Keeping Jones because he's cheap means nothing to me. He's a poor fit here and needs a new beginning. Following Eli, playing for an organization this inept, and not being a force multiplier QB has proven too steep a climb.

Another year of mediocre play should make all of us against a 4th year.



I can’t get my arms much more than a 3rd or 4th round pick for him. Or like a 4th becoming some conditional higher pick based on starts or snaps.




I'll sign for that.

Look, you start with the Darnold package and negotiate off that. I could see interest from New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Atlanta...


I could go either way at 4th rounder. But any less would just keep on as presumed backup for next year.
The time to trade Jones was after his rookie year  
Go Terps : 12/30/2021 2:07 pm : link
On the strength of those mirage games against poor competition.

That would have taken foresight, though.
RE: They're not getting the Darnold package  
rsjem1979 : 12/30/2021 2:11 pm : link
In comment 15520473 Jerry in_DC said:
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1- That was dumb by Carolina. Not everyone is that dumb. Plus everyone just saw what happened when you trade for a bust

2- Darnold had cache. He was a legit big prospect. He played in big games in college and did well. Jones played a bowl game against Temple. Jones is actually better than Darnold, but he is nowhere near as alluring.


Exactly. When GMs and scouts around the league looked at Darnold, they saw the kid they remembered from USC with enormous upside who could be a reclamation project after he landed in a terrible situation with the Jets.

Jones has none of that. He wasn't recruited out of high school, had a mediocre college career, and outside of the Giants is likely that no more than 1-2 teams even had a first round grade on him in 2019. There's no "untapped potential" in Jones. He is who he is, and with the exception of a few dreamers on this board, nobody thinks there's very much upside.
RE: The time to trade Jones was after his rookie year  
Sean : 12/30/2021 2:14 pm : link
In comment 15520483 Go Terps said:
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On the strength of those mirage games against poor competition.

That would have taken foresight, though.

Yep, especially knowing they were high on Herbert.

I linked the report prior to the 2020 draft about how the Giants were scouting Herbert very closely. Did Judge push for Herbert but shot down? Who knows.
Link - ( New Window )
RE: The time to trade Jones was after his rookie year  
Jimmy Googs : 12/30/2021 2:17 pm : link
In comment 15520483 Go Terps said:
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On the strength of those mirage games against poor competition.

That would have taken foresight, though.


Yes, a good bit…
RE: The time to trade Jones was after his rookie year  
bw in dc : 12/30/2021 2:18 pm : link
In comment 15520483 Go Terps said:
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On the strength of those mirage games against poor competition.

That would have taken foresight, though.


I actually think you and I may have explored that at the end of 2019. I know we did after 2020.

Gettleman has a litany of big mistakes. Jones was the most catastrophic.
RE: RE: The time to trade Jones was after his rookie year  
Go Terps : 12/30/2021 2:20 pm : link
In comment 15520495 Sean said:
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On the strength of those mirage games against poor competition.

That would have taken foresight, though.


Yep, especially knowing they were high on Herbert.

I linked the report prior to the 2020 draft about how the Giants were scouting Herbert very closely. Did Judge push for Herbert but shot down? Who knows. Link - ( New Window )


Imagine the Giants had traded Jones for a first and a third and drafted Herbert. Shit, what if they'd done that and drafted Hurts in that same draft?

If you're good at scouting QBs it is NEVER a bad idea to draft a QB. They appreciate in value like no other position because demand is always enormous.

If there is one area to invest a HUGE amount of money and time in it's QB scouting.
RE: RE: They're not getting the Darnold package  
Leg of Theismann : 12/30/2021 2:21 pm : link
In comment 15520488 rsjem1979 said:
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1- That was dumb by Carolina. Not everyone is that dumb. Plus everyone just saw what happened when you trade for a bust

2- Darnold had cache. He was a legit big prospect. He played in big games in college and did well. Jones played a bowl game against Temple. Jones is actually better than Darnold, but he is nowhere near as alluring.



Exactly. When GMs and scouts around the league looked at Darnold, they saw the kid they remembered from USC with enormous upside who could be a reclamation project after he landed in a terrible situation with the Jets.

Jones has none of that. He wasn't recruited out of high school, had a mediocre college career, and outside of the Giants is likely that no more than 1-2 teams even had a first round grade on him in 2019. There's no "untapped potential" in Jones. He is who he is, and with the exception of a few dreamers on this board, nobody thinks there's very much upside.


I agree with everything in your post here but it did just now make me remember I believe the Broncos were one of those 1-2 teams that coveted Jones and were possibly looking to take him in the 1st round, which was used by some people on this board who defended Gettleman for not waiting until pick #17 to take him. I can't remember who the other team was that was rumored to possibly take Jones before #17, but in the Broncos' case they do technically still not have an answer at QB long term at the moment, so I wonder if they would consider giving up a 2nd rounder for Jones (more realistically maybe a 3rd rounder).

...Also possible all of that was bullshit and the Giants were literally the ONLY team that thought to take Jones in the 1st round.
RE: RE: The time to trade Jones was after his rookie year  
Go Terps : 12/30/2021 2:22 pm : link
In comment 15520501 bw in dc said:
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On the strength of those mirage games against poor competition.

That would have taken foresight, though.



I actually think you and I may have explored that at the end of 2019. I know we did after 2020.

Gettleman has a litany of big mistakes. Jones was the most catastrophic.


We did. I said I would trade Jones, Barkley, and #6 to Cincy to take Burrow. Got laughed at.

Can't say I saw what Herbert would be though.
RE: They're not getting the Darnold package  
bw in dc : 12/30/2021 2:22 pm : link
In comment 15520473 Jerry in_DC said:
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1- That was dumb by Carolina. Not everyone is that dumb. Plus everyone just saw what happened when you trade for a bust

2- Darnold had cache. He was a legit big prospect. He played in big games in college and did well. Jones played a bowl game against Temple. Jones is actually better than Darnold, but he is nowhere near as alluring.


Not much disagreement. I'm just using the baseline the market set.

Darnold is shot. Someone might look at Jones and still see a pulse, and a chance to reprogram him.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
Mike in NY : 12/30/2021 2:27 pm : link
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@adamg "And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on."

No QB born in the history of football is going to "make the playoffs" behind this shitshow, not next year anyway.

NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.



You get the QB when he is available to you, not when it's convenient for you. That's the mistake they made when they overdrafted Jones. They were ready to fill the slot and went QB instead of waiting and drafting Herbert. That one sequence of decisions will haunt this franchise for 15 years.

If a great QB is there now you take him, even if you're not ready, like Cincy, like the Chargers, like Arizona.



Cincy, Chargers, and Arizona all needed a QB when they selected Burrow, Herbert, and Murray respectively. I do not see you calling out Go Terps for suggesting we draft a 1st Round QB in 2022 as a possible 1 year stopgap (in other words overdrafting a poorer QB rather than waiting for the Herbert next year). That is precisely the mistake we made with Jones.



I'm all for drafting a QB in the first round this year if they have a conviction about the player, has a chance to become an NFL stud. I don't see where Terps said draft a stopgap in the first round. Sure the player may turn into a stopgap. And if he does move on quickly.


To quote Go Terps earlier in this thread:
If you like one of the quarterbacks (Judge is rumored to feel strongly about Pickett), then draft him and play him from the outset. Regardless of how good he is or isn't as a rookie we will still be able to draft another if desirable in 2023.

He is advocating, no matter what happens with the QB he wants us to select in 2022 1st Round, if there is someone we like more with our 2023 1st Round selection we should take him. While I do not think there is a QB in this draft who can start Week 1 of 2022 season and also have the upside to be a QB you want to offer a second contract to, there is the possiblity that I am wrong. If a QB comes in and wins us a Super Bowl (I know it is unlikely), Go Terps is advocating completely overlooking that if there is a QB when we pick in 2023 Draft with a higher grade than our 2022 QB had. That is the very definition of stopgap. Every first round pick should be drafted with the idea that they are somebody we will want to offer a second contract to. If they do not have that upside they do not deserve to be ranked as a 1st rounder on our draft board. I know that means you won't have 32 players with 1st round draft grades, but if that happens that is when you trade out and acquire more draft capital.
RE: RE: RE: The time to trade Jones was after his rookie year  
Mike in NY : 12/30/2021 2:30 pm : link
In comment 15520508 Go Terps said:
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On the strength of those mirage games against poor competition.

That would have taken foresight, though.


Yep, especially knowing they were high on Herbert.

I linked the report prior to the 2020 draft about how the Giants were scouting Herbert very closely. Did Judge push for Herbert but shot down? Who knows. Link - ( New Window )



Imagine the Giants had traded Jones for a first and a third and drafted Herbert. Shit, what if they'd done that and drafted Hurts in that same draft?

If you're good at scouting QBs it is NEVER a bad idea to draft a QB. They appreciate in value like no other position because demand is always enormous.

If there is one area to invest a HUGE amount of money and time in it's QB scouting.


When was the last time a QB was dealt for an unconditional 1st round pick and did not involve a salary dump? Josh Rosen sh*t the bed as a rookie, and the Cardinals did not recover what they traded when they dealt up for him.
RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
LakeGeorgeGiant : 12/30/2021 2:31 pm : link
In comment 15519881 Jim in NH said:
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@adamg "And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on."

No QB born in the history of football is going to "make the playoffs" behind this shitshow, not next year anyway.

NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.


You guys have all these stupid fucking rules.

Let me see if I'm clear..you can't draft skill positions until the OL is 100% done right? And you have to wait for the entire fucking roster to be complete before you find your QB?

People around here spew this mindless drivel as if it made any logical sense.

This is nonsense.

The trick is drafting good players not forcing picks at positions or passing on good players because you have to draft in some particular order.
Mike in NY  
Go Terps : 12/30/2021 2:33 pm : link
You're reading me wrong. I'm saying that having a QB you like shouldn't preclude you from drafting another one. I'm not saying to draft anyone with the intent of them being a stopgap.

If we draft a QB this year and we find ourselves in a position to draft a QB we like next year, we shouldn't write that possibility off just because we already drafted one.

What we can't do is NOT draft a QB this year because there is one in next year's draft that we like now. Next year's draft can't influence this year's decisions.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
trueblueinpw : 12/30/2021 2:40 pm : link
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Schneier brought up the Bengals and Burrow a couple of days ago. Said he was jealous of JBs "video game" performance. A couple of other tweets from that thread

@DanSchneierNFL: Don't forget the #Bengals ranked worse than the #Giants in pass protection. They no longer start Bobby Hart, but their IOL is a mess.
So no, you don't "need the OL" before you can worry about the QB. You need the game-changing QB. They win Super Bowls. They change franchises.

@DanSchneierNFL: These come ups (burrow, etc) shape my aggression at QB roster building wise — paraphrased as the same 5 QB have won the last 20 Super Bowls so you should swing to find one of those and keep swinging until you do — the assets lost along the way won’t matter once you find QB.


This point can’t be made enough, if you don’t have an NFL QB1 that can win Super Bowls then you don’t have a team. Yea, yea, the outliers with Dilfer and the Ravens. But, and Dan makes this point very effectively with lots of data and sound reason, no legit QB1 and your team is playing for second place.

If we don’t bring in Russ - who is absolutely an elite QB1 with gas left in the tank - then draft a QB1 to compete with Jones. Not a 3rd or 4th round tomato can to hold Jones clipboard while he fumbles on game day. Keep drafting for a legit QB1. And when you have him, you’ll know it and you build from there.
RE: Mike in NY  
Mike in NY : 12/30/2021 2:49 pm : link
In comment 15520528 Go Terps said:
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You're reading me wrong. I'm saying that having a QB you like shouldn't preclude you from drafting another one. I'm not saying to draft anyone with the intent of them being a stopgap.

If we draft a QB this year and we find ourselves in a position to draft a QB we like next year, we shouldn't write that possibility off just because we already drafted one.

What we can't do is NOT draft a QB this year because there is one in next year's draft that we like now. Next year's draft can't influence this year's decisions.


I know the site you linked had Pickett and Corral rated higher than they had Jones, but that does not mean that they deserve to be selected with a Top 10 pick. If we are talking about the next Mitch Trubisky or Marcus Mariota, that would be a spectacular waste of a pick. Just because you "like" a QB does not mean you should reach for one. Personally the only QB I "like" among this year's first round picks is Ridder, but I do not think he is a 2022 Week 1 starter if you want him to reach his potential and I think the early to mid-20's is accurate for where he will eventually fall on my board. You don't just bump that up to Top 10 because he happens to be your #1 guy at that position if it means passing on much higher rated players at other positions.
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Go Terps : 12/30/2021 2:57 pm : link
I think any one of Corral, Pickett, or Ridder are worth top ten picks. I'm not elevating them because the Giants need a quarterback. Calling them Mariota or Trubisky is something you're making up, same as if I were calling them Herbert or Burrow. I'm looking at these guys on their own merits, and I think they are worth picking high.

Are all three going to hit? Probably not. But that can be said for every other prospect at every other position.
One player rated higher that I wouldn't touch - Thibodeaux  
Go Terps : 12/30/2021 2:59 pm : link
I didn't like anything I saw from him, and I watched several Oregon games in full this season.
RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
BlueVinnie : 12/30/2021 3:01 pm : link
In comment 15519881 Jim in NH said:
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NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.

I could not disagree more. You don't force a pick at QB (or any other position) in round 1. However, when a GM is trying to rebuild a franchise that needs help everywhere, you take the QB if you're sold on the QB. That is even more true if the pick does not require you to sacrifice future premium picks.
You have a chance to fill the most important position on the team, you jump on it fast. If you're afraid he'll get killed behind a horrible OL, you sit him a year until that line is improved. You can't slap together an all star OL in one year however you can show marked improvement with day 2 picks one year and more premium picks the following year. I know Rome wasn't built in a day but an actual GM doesn't need 4 years to build a competent OL.
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Mike in NY : 12/30/2021 3:03 pm : link
In comment 15520552 Go Terps said:
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I think any one of Corral, Pickett, or Ridder are worth top ten picks. I'm not elevating them because the Giants need a quarterback. Calling them Mariota or Trubisky is something you're making up, same as if I were calling them Herbert or Burrow. I'm looking at these guys on their own merits, and I think they are worth picking high.

Are all three going to hit? Probably not. But that can be said for every other prospect at every other position.


Yes, based on my evaluations I think neither Pickett nor Corral will be the type of QB you want to offer a 2nd contract to and that would be a disaster with a Top 10 selection. I agree with Thibodeaux. He will likely test well, but failing to live up to the hype concerns me and requires further digging. Hutch is not the same player athletically, but watching him perform even when teams were gearing up to stop him I think he likely has a longer career in the NFL even if it is in more of a Kenny Holmes-type role.
Give Jones one more year.....  
johnboyw : 12/30/2021 3:26 pm : link
Totally agree with this thinking. They won’t get anyone better than him without giving up the house and with all the other needs they have (2-3 OL for example) they can’t afford to. In addition, it’s a weak draft year for QBs and you’d be starting all over again as well.

Jones is not a guy who will carry a team but if you surround him with a solid line(thanks Dave), good receivers and a solid back he can get the job done, IMO.

Same line of thinking with regard to Barclay. Gotta give him one more year to get his body and head right. Do hang onto Booker though.
RE: Give Jones one more year.....  
Greg from LI : 12/30/2021 3:32 pm : link
In comment 15520585 johnboyw said:
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Jones is not a guy who will carry a team but if you surround him with a solid line(thanks Dave), good receivers and a solid back he can get the job done, IMO.


I see people saying this all the time, and I never know what it is based on.
RE: RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
mittenedman : 12/30/2021 3:37 pm : link
In comment 15520527 LakeGeorgeGiant said:
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@adamg "And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on."

No QB born in the history of football is going to "make the playoffs" behind this shitshow, not next year anyway.

NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.



You guys have all these stupid fucking rules.

Let me see if I'm clear..you can't draft skill positions until the OL is 100% done right? And you have to wait for the entire fucking roster to be complete before you find your QB?

People around here spew this mindless drivel as if it made any logical sense.

This is nonsense.

The trick is drafting good players not forcing picks at positions or passing on good players because you have to draft in some particular order.


LakeGeorge - no one said that. Your commentary is the type that hurts the conversation. Nothing is 100% done ever. But you have to have a decent team in place around the QB. The results around the league drafting QBs in the 1st round if you don't speak for themselves.

The exception of course is a Manning-type QB. But taking a flier on a run of the mill 1st round QB when you suck in general is a recipe for disaster.

And make no mistake - the Giants absolutely suck around the QB.
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
bw in dc : 12/30/2021 4:04 pm : link
In comment 15520532 trueblueinpw said:
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This point can’t be made enough, if you don’t have an NFL QB1 that can win Super Bowls then you don’t have a team. Yea, yea, the outliers with Dilfer and the Ravens. But, and Dan makes this point very effectively with lots of data and sound reason, no legit QB1 and your team is playing for second place.

If we don’t bring in Russ - who is absolutely an elite QB1 with gas left in the tank - then draft a QB1 to compete with Jones. Not a 3rd or 4th round tomato can to hold Jones clipboard while he fumbles on game day. Keep drafting for a legit QB1. And when you have him, you’ll know it and you build from there.


I'm on the TBD view with Wilson. I want to believe his struggles were due to his finger, but every player has their cliff. And maybe after all of these years running for his football life, Wilson is near his.

I agree with the concept of drafting a QB until you hit paydirt. If you have the right GM, scouts and process, the franchise player is out there. Which is why this is such a critical moment in this organization's history. Overhauling the front office with better talent and processes.

FWIW, I would ask Vegas about trading for Derek Carr. He's in the final year of his contract in 2022 and his cap hit would be $20M. He's a very underrated QB who I believe still has a lot of gas in the tank.



RE: RE: RE: RE: Make the PLAYOFFS???  
GMen72 : 12/30/2021 4:50 pm : link
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@adamg "And if he doesn't make the playoffs, you move on."

No QB born in the history of football is going to "make the playoffs" behind this shitshow, not next year anyway.

NYG need 20 new position players to stop being a joke. QB is the LAST piece of the puzzle, not the first.



You get the QB when he is available to you, not when it's convenient for you. That's the mistake they made when they overdrafted Jones. They were ready to fill the slot and went QB instead of waiting and drafting Herbert. That one sequence of decisions will haunt this franchise for 15 years.

If a great QB is there now you take him, even if you're not ready, like Cincy, like the Chargers, like Arizona.



Cincy, Chargers, and Arizona all needed a QB when they selected Burrow, Herbert, and Murray respectively. I do not see you calling out Go Terps for suggesting we draft a 1st Round QB in 2022 as a possible 1 year stopgap (in other words overdrafting a poorer QB rather than waiting for the Herbert next year). That is precisely the mistake we made with Jones.



Schneier brought up the Bengals and Burrow a couple of days ago. Said he was jealous of JBs "video game" performance. A couple of other tweets from that thread

@DanSchneierNFL: Don't forget the #Bengals ranked worse than the #Giants in pass protection. They no longer start Bobby Hart, but their IOL is a mess.
So no, you don't "need the OL" before you can worry about the QB. You need the game-changing QB. They win Super Bowls. They change franchises.

@DanSchneierNFL: These come ups (burrow, etc) shape my aggression at QB roster building wise — paraphrased as the same 5 QB have won the last 20 Super Bowls so you should swing to find one of those and keep swinging until you do — the assets lost along the way won’t matter once you find QB.


Gotta love it when people take one situation and make it what works in the NFL. Ok...so if your line sucks, you need to have a great QB coming out and the 1st pick in the draft? Got it!
Keeping Jones is sunk cost bias  
RCPhoenix : 12/30/2021 5:25 pm : link
We've seen what he is at this point and refusing to see it is b/c of some hope of recouping the cost of drafting him at #6.
RE: RE: Give Jones one more year.....  
BrianLeonard23 : 12/30/2021 6:03 pm : link
In comment 15520593 Greg from LI said:
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Jones is not a guy who will carry a team but if you surround him with a solid line(thanks Dave), good receivers and a solid back he can get the job done, IMO.



I see people saying this all the time, and I never know what it is based on.


I hear this all the time too. I heard Jordan Ranaan say on the radio the other day that “people around the league still think Jones can be a top 15 QB” as if that’s something to strive for. If you have the 15th best QB in the league the best you’re gonna be is the Andy Dalton Bengals, winning 9 games a season and eeking into a few 1 & done Wild Cards.
yea  
Platos : 12/30/2021 6:27 pm : link
but you bring in a Vet who can be a threat to start. and you draft a mid round QB who can hopefully beat out the vet in year 2.

then you have them all compete for the starting job.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 12/30/2021 6:34 pm : link
I'd trade him. Again, seems like a good kid & a hard worker. But he's a backup QB in this league & not the long term answer behind center. Let's face it...we drafted him because 1) Gettleman-that buffoon-saw like one practice of him in Mobile, Alabama & fell in love with him, 2) He's an Eli doppelganger, & 3) The Cutliffe connection.
RE: I concur  
Gatorade Dunk : 12/30/2021 6:35 pm : link
In comment 15519747 Jalapeno said:
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I agree 100%

You also tickle your neighbors. So I think we need to grade on a curve.
RE: RE: RE: Give Jones one more year.....  
Greg from LI : 12/30/2021 6:38 pm : link
In comment 15520735 BrianLeonard23 said:
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I heard Jordan Ranaan say on the radio the other day that “people around the league still think Jones can be a top 15 QB” as if that’s something to strive for.


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GMen72 : 12/30/2021 6:38 pm : link
In comment 15520552 Go Terps said:
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I think any one of Corral, Pickett, or Ridder are worth top ten picks. I'm not elevating them because the Giants need a quarterback. Calling them Mariota or Trubisky is something you're making up, same as if I were calling them Herbert or Burrow. I'm looking at these guys on their own merits, and I think they are worth picking high.

Are all three going to hit? Probably not. But that can be said for every other prospect at every other position.


A top 10 pick at QB should have HOF talent and be a guy, that if he develops and becomes a very good version of himself, becomes a 15 year starter in the NFL. Daniel Jones was not even close to that level and none of the QBs in this class are either. You can't call Jones a reach and think this class is any different.

If you take a QB in the 1st this year, he sucks, and then you take another QB in 2023...you'll have wasted at least one 1st round pick and you'll be paying a bad backup QB $8 million a year for 3 years (and your starter $8 million for 4 years)? Not to mention...the opportunity cost you lost to improve other parts of your team. You can't waste top 10 picks on QBs that dont have top 10 talent...it's a big reason why we suck now.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 12/30/2021 6:40 pm : link
People who think DJ is a top 15 QB in this league need to be drug tested ASAP.
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Peppers : 12/30/2021 6:58 pm : link
This would be a mistake. After 3 years you have enough information to know where Jones projects. Maybe in a different neighborhood, he'll be better as a change of scenery sometimes helps but you know what you have here. Move on.

Also, this talk of there not being a good QB has become group think at this point. I can assure you there are scouts who like this class of QBs. Now, there might not be that elite #1 pick but there are a few good prospects.
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Go Terps : 12/30/2021 7:24 pm : link
In comment 15520778 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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People who think DJ is a top 15 QB in this league need to be drug tested ASAP.


If you took every QB on every depth chart in the league and ranked them Jones is anywhere from 35-50. He's a really limited player, and he will now be only moreso after having run himself into a couple dumb injuries this year.

And that's if he plays again, which I think may be in question.
GT...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 12/30/2021 7:26 pm : link
Agreed.

The sooner the Giants realize that about DJ...the better.
I can't wait until 2024  
santacruzom : 12/30/2021 9:38 pm : link
By then I imagine everyone will have nearly forgotten all about Daniel Jones, and we'll seldom see mention of him again.
Jones is under contract  
blueblood : 12/30/2021 9:39 pm : link
he will be here next year regardless.
you dont have to give him anything  
Mook80 : 12/30/2021 9:44 pm : link
it may make the most sense to bring him back for 2022 and wait until 2023 draft to take a QB, but it's very obvious he doesn't have it.
Bringing back Judge  
MyNameIsMyName : 12/30/2021 10:12 pm : link
And Jones will have us picking top 5 in 2023
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Ten Ton Hammer : 12/30/2021 10:20 pm : link
In comment 15520774 GMen72 said:
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You can't call Jones a reach and think this class is any different.



No.

We need to stop sugar coating the type of prospect Jones was.

He was never even as standout as the guys in this class.
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Go Terps : 12/30/2021 10:33 pm : link
In comment 15520997 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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In comment 15520774 GMen72 said:


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You can't call Jones a reach and think this class is any different.





No.

We need to stop sugar coating the type of prospect Jones was.

He was never even as standout as the guys in this class.


Ding ding ding
Go for it.  
Ten Ton Hammer : 12/30/2021 10:49 pm : link


RE: RE: RE: .  
GMen72 : 12/31/2021 2:18 am : link
In comment 15520997 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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In comment 15520774 GMen72 said:


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You can't call Jones a reach and think this class is any different.





No.

We need to stop sugar coating the type of prospect Jones was.

He was never even as standout as the guys in this class.


Completely agree, even said that earlier...but you also need to stop sugar coating this draft class because the Giants need a QB. Rating a guy as a 1st rounder, because NFL teams are desperate for QBs, and saying they have 1st round talent are 2 different things. Go watch Corral against Bama and tell me that's a guy you want playing against NFL talent. He looked scared to death. If one of these guys is there in the 2nd...go for it. But reaching for one of these guys in the top 10, that's a Gettleman move.

All Terps, and other "experts", are doing is throwing out 3 names so they can say they nailed it, way back when. They can't even decide which QB to take...which says there is no clear favorite, which means there's a good chance all, or at least 2 of the 3, are busts. Pickett is the only guy I'd roll the dice on, and even he has a very low ceiling...his arm strength is nothing amazing. Pickett reminds me of Trubisky.

Just take the BPA with both 1st round picks...it shouldn't be a QB this year.
I have no dog in the fight i'm rooting for in this QB class  
Ten Ton Hammer : 12/31/2021 8:10 am : link
but I don't like the notion out of hand that they're not at least worth taking a hard look at. Of the three I think I like Corral the most but none of them on the surface are as desirable as the Darnold-Rosen draft year.
RE: The time to trade Jones was after his rookie year  
Carson53 : 12/31/2021 10:52 am : link
In comment 15520483 Go Terps said:
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On the strength of those mirage games against poor competition.

That would have taken foresight, though.
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Do you realize how ludicrous that sounds?
How about reading some of your posts, before clicking on submit, geez.
RE: RE: The time to trade Jones was after his rookie year  
Go Terps : 12/31/2021 11:23 am : link
In comment 15521352 Carson53 said:
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In comment 15520483 Go Terps said:


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On the strength of those mirage games against poor competition.

That would have taken foresight, though.

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Do you realize how ludicrous that sounds?
How about reading some of your posts, before clicking on submit, geez.


It's ludicrous if you're a poorly run, archaic organization.
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