What should the Giants do with Jones Poll?

How this plays out will not only be fascinating it will also give us some insight into the GM. For me, I want Schoen to be able to set HIS value and stick to it. The hell with what the market is for other teams. The idea is to build a championship contender long term. The question he needs to ask himself is how much can they pay this particular player and still be able to put a championship team around him within the confines of the cap. I don’t give a damn what the Panthers or Commanders are willing to pay him. That should have less than zero to do with what the Giants are ultimately willing to pay him. Following “the market” and overpaying players simply because some other team may be willing to go that high is a terrible way to conduct business. This has to be 100% about the New York Giants. Set a number that you can live with and stick to it. If Jones can make more on the open market, more power to him and whatever team he goes to.

is really back loaded, the cap hit is going to be near the tag number of 31ish million.

Back loading merely means you push off the cap hit to a future year. take your cap hit now, or take it later. it is still going to hit, sooner or later.

The shorter the contract, the more likely the cap hit in year one is near the tag number.

Jones won't want a long deal unless the dollars are there.

Any way you slice it, if Jones returns, he'll have a serious cap hit. I would not be afraid of the tag. His AAV salary will be over that number.

Option 1: Probably the better $30M+ option due to flexibility in contract design

Option 2: Not flexible, but has a one year out if Jones regresses (probably remote: team will improve a bit, another year under same offense . . . not saying NY is going 15-3 in 2023, but hopefully a small bump in winning %). If he improves then what? multi-year deal will be more $$$ most likely.

Option 3: It's kind of the "tight-wad" approach . . . just pick another guy that will not cost much (if done in April it will be day 2 or 3) and team will regress a bit in 2023 (may-25% or may not-75% work out). Go with a bridge and get serious in 2024 draft. Not saying I'm an expert, but you can see my handle above (live in SoCal). Watch all the USC games - Caleb Williams as a college QB has a lot in common with Jalen Hurts. Hurts maybe a little better runner, Williams maybe a little better passer. Similar size, great in games they should win, a little shakier against good competition, etc. He's good, but not the Second Coming of the Almighty.

He is going to get a little more than most of us want. It is what is. Cap will go up though.