Regardless of Jones injury, playing him hobbled is probably not smart. Give him 2 full weeks to recover mobility. If he was a pocket passer maybe it's OK, but his rushing is his best asset.
Send in the conscripts, we really had a slim chance anyway with the other injuries, and maybe by the time Jones recovers the paperweight KT is ready and the other guys on defense are ready to go for more winnable ventures. I would even pull Saquon if the game looks bad at halftime. If we do win somehow, then there's your new QB. I mean Davis Webb managed the offense pretty well in preseason.
If we can pull out a decent competitive effort with the REPLACEMENTS, Daboll is gonna be coach of the year with this rag tag crew
With that logic if we replqce Barkley as you suggest and we win, then our backup QB is the new starter too?
I think, if we win, and offense is productive that Jones doesn't need to start everytime. That's a big if, probably will not happen anyways.
But if we are serious about Jones as starter I wouldn't put his neck in the chopping block for this game
Strategically, though, you have a QB you are trying to assess in a contract year. If his ankle is reasonably stable, there’s a case to be made to roll him out there and see what he can do. Hypothetically, a franchise QB should be able to keep the team competitive without full mobility. Even if Taylor cleared protocol and Webb looked decent in preseason. It’s an evaluation year.
Strategically, though, you have a QB you are trying to assess in a contract year. If his ankle is reasonably stable, there’s a case to be made to roll him out there and see what he can do. Hypothetically, a franchise QB should be able to keep the team competitive without full mobility. Even if Taylor cleared protocol and Webb looked decent in preseason. It’s an evaluation year.
agreed.
part of the negative on jones was the injuries. gotta learn to play through it, if possible.
Ironically he has done a good job protecting himself...sliding, going OOB, throwing the ball away. then he gets hurt in the pocket. that's baseball, susan.
Eli didn't get hurt often, but when he did, he kept on truckin.
If Daniel Jones is really the the quarterback that you want for the long haul in this season I would not throw him in a game that is probably not winnable and save him for the more winnable games in your weight class as Carl Banks used to say.
Bolt Jones and tyrod Taylor are prone to running as a second line of defense. I wonder if Davis Webb can run this offense from the pocket a little better but it really depends on the offensive line. Again he looked pretty commanding in preseason but he was also playing scrubs too
To be totally honest - I’d love it if they came out in wildcat for the first quarter and then put Webb in for the second quarter and beyond to just totally fuck with the packers
That was my favorite part. He just calmly slid that in there, no explanation, that’s just “how it is”.
I would be shocked to see him play.
Chances are its Davis Webb if Jones can't go. Really liked the way he ran the offense in the preseason and I trust this staff to put him in a position to succeed.
That said, I don't think they have much of a shot beating Rodgers and a very good defense with their 3rd string QB. Then again, you never know- this is the same Packers team that almost lost to a 3rd string QB at home last week.
If DJ can't play, so be it. Go Webb!
But if DJ healthy enough to play as a pocket passer, I'm not exactly sure why we're trying to save him.
Seems like another chance to find something out with not a whole lot to lose in the grand scheme.
If DJ can't play, so be it. Go Webb!
But if DJ healthy enough to play as a pocket passer, I'm not exactly sure why we're trying to save him.
Seems like another chance to find something out with not a whole lot to lose in the grand scheme.
We all know a large part of DJ’s success comes in the RPO, especially when he can take off when he sees the opening. If he can’t do that, why risk the chance of an immobile qb under a heavy rush? That is not logical. Webb showed us this preseason that he can move around in the pocket.
Just follow his lead...
If DJ can't play, so be it. Go Webb!
But if DJ healthy enough to play as a pocket passer, I'm not exactly sure why we're trying to save him.
Seems like another chance to find something out with not a whole lot to lose in the grand scheme.
This. Jones is the quarterback. If he can go he goes. Our guys will have a game plan that can work.
There are only 17 games we can't be giving any away. It's GB after all, not the 85 Bears.
Webb wasn't playing notable talent or a gameplan.
What exactly are we risking? The season?
Shouldn't we be swinging for a home run with DJ with the consultation prize being better draft position?
If we're playing Webb simply to protect this season, I think that's a mistake.
I would be shocked to see him play.
Where did you see that Jones is only 50%?
How does this apply to what's made the Giants bad? When have the Giants sat players or conceded anything other than Judge calling QB sneaks in one tragic game.
They're bad because they lacked talent and coaching, not because they chose to sit a compromised player.