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Convince me why Tommy DeVito can’t be the man?

5BowlsSoon : 7/11/2024 3:31 pm
I’ve read some comments here stating one big concern they have….he doesn’t read the field fast enough. Are these people getting confused with Daniel Jones? Besides, even if that is so, you could say this concern affects more than 50% of today’s NFL QBs, especially inexperienced ones.

If you are one who thinks he can’t possibly be a good starting QB in the NFL…Why don’t you think time and experience can help him grow into a good one? He does have plenty of assets to work with…just go back and watch the MNF game vs the Packers and the Commanders 2nd game in Washington. Very accurate and appears to be fearless….just to mention a few.

So, why would you be willing to give up so soon on “Cutlets”…..look at the first year results of guys you respect, like Simms and Manning. How did they do in year one? And don’t forget….Cutlets was working with the worst OL in the NFL and not much surrounding him.

Okay, I’m all ears now…or should I say “eyes.”
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JT039 : 7/12/2024 9:01 pm : link
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I didn't want to draft Jones. I wanted to draft Hockenson. Drafting Jones once they paid Eli made no sense.

How would you know though? You joined BBI in August 2023.



You have admitted to me and has been backed up by other posters that pre 2019 draft - you wanted to draft Jones. So now you’re a liar. Deny it all you want - cause for forbid you’re ever wrong on anything, but you said it it to me.

You’re a waste.



Before they paid Eli, I'd have been fine with it. Once they paid him, nope.

It's funny - I got insulted for saying they should have drafted Hockenson. Caught a lot of shit for it.

If I'm a waste maybe I should just change my handle and start new like dep did.


Or maybe cry like a little girl and leave the site when the Giants were having a playoff season cause you were a baby?
Listen to the teacher  
ThomasG : 7/12/2024 9:34 pm : link
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Drafting Jones was a mistake.  
FStubbs : 7/13/2024 6:19 am : link
Doubling down on him was a far bigger one.
I hope we don't lose him to another team. To me he's no more and maybe  
Blue21 : 7/13/2024 10:33 am : link
less of a long shot than Lock. We pretty much know what Lock is. What we know about DeVito is he won three of the Giants 6 Games and a couple games his hands were tied by Daboll because he never got enough reps in practice. I love the kids Moxie. They better not lose him. Love it if he became another Romo. Especially where the QB of the future is up in the air. That's why I think they need to keep three on the roster or protect him.
RE: I hope we don't lose him to another team. To me he's no more and maybe  
5BowlsSoon : 7/13/2024 3:07 pm : link
In comment 16552829 Blue21 said:
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less of a long shot than Lock. We pretty much know what Lock is. What we know about DeVito is he won three of the Giants 6 Games and a couple games his hands were tied by Daboll because he never got enough reps in practice. I love the kids Moxie. They better not lose him. Love it if he became another Romo. Especially where the QB of the future is up in the air. That's why I think they need to keep three on the roster or protect him.


I’m with you on this. I was not convinced that he has no chance of being a good NFL QB by anyone here…..in fact, just the opposite. It seems the main argument used to prove he can’t be good is because he was not drafted. Hmmmm, but somehow, 49ers QB who barely got drafted in the 7th round CAN BE A GOOD QB because being drafted in the 7th round shows there is more hope for you vs not drafted. Does this really make sense to anybody? Not to me….

Cutlets showed me enough to want to watch him grow, mature and HOPEFULLY lTHROUGH EXPERIENCE he will learn to see the field more quickly. Rome wasn’t built in a night you know…..
now you are being intentionally obtuse  
pjcas18 : 7/13/2024 3:25 pm : link
the odds of Purdy becoming a successful NFL QB were ridiculously long too. So you're answer that DeVito can be too is because Purdy did? It's not the act of him going undrafted - it's the reasons - he was viewed as having physical and mental limitations that made him a nonviable NFL stater and at best a "project". It can work out for him hopefully it does, but the way you think linearly "people said he wasn't drafted so he can't become a legit NFL starter" is not what anyone is saying.

By your interpretation of the logic then why not just not draft QB's anymore or wait until the 7th round to do so? Do you know why people don't actually do that? because the odds are against it happening. The Brady's, Purdy's, Romo's and Warners are one or twice a decade occurrence. Out of hundreds of failed chances.

No one can convince you something unlikely can't happen, but again the odds of happening are long.

You went into this thread with an opinion, asked people to change your mind, but were not willing to apply logic to your opinion.

Can DeVito be "the man" - of course he can, but it's not likely. That's the answer.

In the entire league today for all 32 teams at QB:
There is one NFL projected starter from the 7th round
Zero projected starters who were undrafted

Doesn't mean DeVito can't become one, but for the last time, it's not likely.


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Beer Man : 7/13/2024 8:59 pm : link
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that see him every day in practice don't see him as the man


Yeah man! Let’s just trust the judgement of the guys that gave Jones that asinine contract. We should never question them. If you don’t think that the contract they gave Jones heavily influences their decision making then you’re simply not being honest with yourself. There is no assessment going on of who is the starter because of the contract. If Jones were making minimum wage like DeVito we may have seen an honest evaluation. Alas, that’s not going to happen



I think you are right….this is not a FAIR QB competition with the best man winning. This is simply…..40 million vs. 5 million vs. 1 million
Not really. Baring a super performance this is very likely Daniel Jones last season in Giants blue. Dabol's job is on the line and the team must show big improvement in 2024. He is going to play the QB he feels gives him the best chance of winning. The most likely QB to start over Jones is Lock, not Devito. Devito is vying for the #3, unless he has an outstanding camp he will either be on the practice squad or off the team.
How could anyone answer this? Honest question.  
Ten Ton Hammer : 7/14/2024 12:53 am : link
Yes, the odds are slim. The odds were also slim that he'd be capable of starting an NFL game as an undrafted rookie. He won a monday night football game.

If there's a coach in this league that can develop a QB from a lump of clay, he works here.
RE: now you are being intentionally obtuse  
5BowlsSoon : 7/14/2024 3:58 pm : link
In comment 16552956 pjcas18 said:
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the odds of Purdy becoming a successful NFL QB were ridiculously long too. So you're answer that DeVito can be too is because Purdy did? It's not the act of him going undrafted - it's the reasons - he was viewed as having physical and mental limitations that made him a nonviable NFL stater and at best a "project". It can work out for him hopefully it does, but the way you think linearly "people said he wasn't drafted so he can't become a legit NFL starter" is not what anyone is saying.

By your interpretation of the logic then why not just not draft QB's anymore or wait until the 7th round to do so? Do you know why people don't actually do that? because the odds are against it happening. The Brady's, Purdy's, Romo's and Warners are one or twice a decade occurrence. Out of hundreds of failed chances.

No one can convince you something unlikely can't happen, but again the odds of happening are long.

You went into this thread with an opinion, asked people to change your mind, but were not willing to apply logic to your opinion.

Can DeVito be "the man" - of course he can, but it's not likely. That's the answer.

In the entire league today for all 32 teams at QB:
There is one NFL projected starter from the 7th round
Zero projected starters who were undrafted

Doesn't mean DeVito can't become one, but for the last time, it's not likely.



So, do you believe Jones and or Lock are better than him? If so, why so?

What have either done to make you feel that way?

What has TD done to make you feel he is inferior to both of those guys?

Who would you rather have starting on a Sunday or Monday night game?
With their given opportunities, DeVito has shown more promise  
nygiantfan : 7/14/2024 4:06 pm : link
than the other two on the depth chart. DeVito likely hits his ceiling and falls short of what we are ultimately looking for. But at least he is interesting and still has some unknown to him, while Jones and Lock are a known waste of time at this point.

Yet we continue down this path another season.

None  
pjcas18 : 7/14/2024 4:10 pm : link
of them are "the man" lol, it's a tallest midget contest.

but the reason Jones and Lock were rated so highly and drafted is probably because they had better measurables, tape, mechanics, and overall evaluations from the scouts (you know the people who do this for a living).

they don't always get it right - which is how you explain the Brady's or Warner's or Romo's, Purdy's and possibly DeVito.

I haven't seen enough of Lock. But, I'd don't think any of those three QB's materially sways the outcome of a game. IOW I think regardless who you start the outcome is probably the same, caveated I haven't seen a lot of Lock so maybe he's not quite as mediocre and slow to process defenses as the other two. And if that's the case you know the Giants will default to the guy getting paid $40M.

RE: With their given opportunities, DeVito has shown more promise  
5BowlsSoon : 7/14/2024 5:48 pm : link
In comment 16553326 nygiantfan said:
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than the other two on the depth chart. DeVito likely hits his ceiling and falls short of what we are ultimately looking for. But at least he is interesting and still has some unknown to him, while Jones and Lock are a known waste of time at this point.

Yet we continue down this path another season.


I’m hoping whoever is our QB can be decent enough to give us a chance to win games….I’m not giving up hope yet, but the way Jones crapped his pants last year and because I’m not impressed with Lock, I agree with you….TD at least showed me things that make me feel more optimistic. He looked very good in preseason and he did win us a few games impressively- Wash and GB. I can’t count the Pats win as being impressive.

But, it only makes sense to me to think he can improve on his deficiencies through more playing time which means experience. Joes has had 5 years…TD has only had 6 games. I’d like to see what TD would look like with 5 years experience under his belt, much like what Jones has. I know he would have to be much better than this present day Jones. Heck, he threw 8 TDs in his 6 games and as I recall, Dabs didn’t even let him throw at all in one of them-Jets. Pretty tough to throw TDs when you can’t throw the ball.
If DeVito were on any other team  
Matt M. : 7/14/2024 5:50 pm : link
I think most here would be laughing at him or the notion of him being the starting QB. I do think he has some talent, but not enough to lead a true contender.

To answer the OP, he can't be the man because he holds the ball too long and I'm not sure he has the arm. I love the effort he out forth and would like to have him as a cheap backup option.
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5BowlsSoon : 7/14/2024 6:01 pm : link
In comment 16553330 pjcas18 said:
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of them are "the man" lol, it's a tallest midget contest.

but the reason Jones and Lock were rated so highly and drafted is probably because they had better measurables, tape, mechanics, and overall evaluations from the scouts (you know the people who do this for a living).

they don't always get it right - which is how you explain the Brady's or Warner's or Romo's, Purdy's and possibly DeVito.

I haven't seen enough of Lock. But, I'd don't think any of those three QB's materially sways the outcome of a game. IOW I think regardless who you start the outcome is probably the same, caveated I haven't seen a lot of Lock so maybe he's not quite as mediocre and slow to process defenses as the other two. And if that's the case you know the Giants will default to the guy getting paid $40M.


I think Your answer strengthens the argument to why not play TD? You can’t speak too highly for Jones or Lock….you know TD outplayed Jones last year by a wide margin. Jones had 2 TDs, 6 int, and a 1-5 record.

Cutlets threw for 8 TDs, 3 int, and a 3-3 record which should have been 4-2 if we had a healthy FG kicker v Jets.

Honestly Pj, I don’t see how anyone can show convincing support for playing Jones over Cutlets…based on what? Obviously not 2023….so I guess you would base it on 2022 when we won 10 games. Jones played well enough that year, I will give him that, especially with his legs. And he can thank the Minnesota Vikings defense for making him look even better than he was. I think Philadelphia showed us the real Jones the following week.

So, we come full circle…Cutlets can be our man just as much as the other two can….which may not being saying much. We shall see….I do hope one of them rises up noticeably during preseason to make us feel good about who it is.
lol  
pjcas18 : 7/14/2024 6:11 pm : link
none of them are likely to be the man, they are equally unlikely with slim margins of difference. if that's the answer you're looking for you got it.

if you jump out a 4 story window you will probably die. If one person out of 100 who jumps out a 4 story window survives, it still means you will probably die, but you have the same chance at surviving as the one person did. I hope you get the analogy. things that are unlikely but not impossible are still unlikely.
RE: lol  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 7/14/2024 6:13 pm : link
In comment 16553375 pjcas18 said:
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none of them are likely to be the man, they are equally unlikely with slim margins of difference. if that's the answer you're looking for you got it.

if you jump out a 4 story window you will probably die. If one person out of 100 who jumps out a 4 story window survives, it still means you will probably die, but you have the same chance at surviving as the one person did. I hope you get the analogy. things that are unlikely but not impossible are still unlikely.


The analogy is dark, but spot on. Haha.
RE: lol  
5BowlsSoon : 7/14/2024 6:29 pm : link
In comment 16553375 pjcas18 said:
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none of them are likely to be the man, they are equally unlikely with slim margins of difference. if that's the answer you're looking for you got it.

if you jump out a 4 story window you will probably die. If one person out of 100 who jumps out a 4 story window survives, it still means you will probably die, but you have the same chance at surviving as the one person did. I hope you get the analogy. things that are unlikely but not impossible are still unlikely.


I know it is unlikely Cutlets starts over Jones…..40 m vs 1 m says it all. Also, Starting Cutlets may also make Schoen look bad…I don’t think Dabs would want to do that to his one friend….who got him this job.

I suppose Lock gets the nod should Jones be ineffective or injured…..but then, just like last year, Cutlets could replace Lock if he is ineffective or injured. We shall see.
What matters  
Snorkels : 7/14/2024 8:17 pm : link
Guys: We've been thru this before. It really doesn't matter what anyone's done in the past. What matters is what the coaching staff thinks they're capable of in the future. And this staff, which spends hours and hours and hours working up close and personal with the players appears to believe that Jones gives them the best chance going forward. Its not rocket science. That said, DeVito played way better last fall than one would normally expect from a rookie undrafted free agent. He was reasonably accurate and took very good care of the football so let's see how he develops in Y2.

And just in case anyone was wondering, there won't be any QB competition in training camp this fall. In fact no team anywhere is going to ask their starting QB coming off an ACL injury to 'compete' for their job. That'll com when Jones actually gets back into the lineup.
RE: What matters  
5BowlsSoon : 7/15/2024 12:50 pm : link
In comment 16553411 Snorkels said:
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Guys: We've been thru this before. It really doesn't matter what anyone's done in the past. What matters is what the coaching staff thinks they're capable of in the future. And this staff, which spends hours and hours and hours working up close and personal with the players appears to believe that Jones gives them the best chance going forward. Its not rocket science. That said, DeVito played way better last fall than one would normally expect from a rookie undrafted free agent. He was reasonably accurate and took very good care of the football so let's see how he develops in Y2.

And just in case anyone was wondering, there won't be any QB competition in training camp this fall. In fact no team anywhere is going to ask their starting QB coming off an ACL injury to 'compete' for their job. That'll com when Jones actually gets back into the lineup.


I hear ya, Snorkels, but can you tell me why anyone would believe Jones gives us the best chance of winning after the first 6 games he started last year? He’s done nothing subsequent to those games so why now would any coach dismiss his most recent on field accomplishments? That is what I don’t get……but I’m sure the Pat answer we will hear is this…..”Jones didn’t have a great supporting cast in those 6 games, so you really shouldn’t place much emphasis on his 1-5 record with all those turnovers and few TDs.”

Well guess what? Cutlets and Taylor pretty much had the same supporting cast, although I do concede, Jones didn’t have Andrew Thomas, so I’m sure that has to be considered. The other two QBs at least had Thomas, albeit, somewhat damaged.

I even recall Dabs saying (paraphrase), “every position is won in training camp and just because you are a high draft choice doesn’t mean you automatically have the job…you have to win it.”
Winding down this thread  
5BowlsSoon : 7/15/2024 3:41 pm : link
I’m going to go back over it again….but imwas looking for someone to give me solid proof…..not opinion…..to support why Jones HAS TO BE the starter.

Proof usually requires stats, numbers, etc. I guess the best evidence is look at his 2022 results….that about it. And yes, he did have pretty good numbers in 2022, but a large part of that was through his legs….not his arm nearly as much.

He only threw 15 TDs in 16 games….and only averaged 200 yds per game. Both of these numbers don’t blow anyone over….just okay. And no one can certainly look at the following year, 2023, in which Jones completely regressed so much, it’s scary….
RE: Winding down this thread  
bw in dc : 7/15/2024 4:50 pm : link
In comment 16553728 5BowlsSoon said:
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I’m going to go back over it again….but imwas looking for someone to give me solid proof…..not opinion…..to support why Jones HAS TO BE the starter.

Proof usually requires stats, numbers, etc. I guess the best evidence is look at his 2022 results….that about it. And yes, he did have pretty good numbers in 2022, but a large part of that was through his legs….not his arm nearly as much.

He only threw 15 TDs in 16 games….and only averaged 200 yds per game. Both of these numbers don’t blow anyone over….just okay. And no one can certainly look at the following year, 2023, in which Jones completely regressed so much, it’s scary….


The most compelling case for Jones is his playoff win and how he performed in that game on the road. That capped off a solid year. That's not an unreasonable take.

But it doesn't require a deep dive to find the weaknesses in that position.

I think a case can be made that DeVito could be our Brock Purdy more than Jones is anything other than Marcus Marriotta, V2.
RE: RE: Winding down this thread  
Snorkels : 7/15/2024 7:07 pm : link
In comment 16553753 bw in dc said:
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I think a case can be made that DeVito could be our Brock Purdy more than Jones is anything other than Marcus Marriotta, V2.


Or an equally compelling case maybe can be made that Jones could be our Simms (c 1984) more than DeVito is anything other than Scott Brunner V2.

Why did the Giants ultimately settle on Simms in 1984? Certainly nothing in his resume to that point suggested anything that rhymed with Super Bowl, but they realized that he had much better physical tools and upside. I suspect Daboll and Schoen have made a similar evaluation this time around.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 7/15/2024 7:17 pm : link
For the love of God, can we PLEASE stop comparing Simms '84 to Jones '24
 
christian : 7/15/2024 7:31 pm : link
I'd gladly trade DeVito for a modern day equivalent of Gary Reasons. I'd probably trade Daniel Jones for the modern day equivalent of a California Raisin.
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Snorkels : 7/15/2024 7:57 pm : link
In comment 16553787 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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For the love of God, can we PLEASE stop comparing Simms '84 to Jones '24


Hey I didn't start this; bw did with his DeVito = Purdy comment. You guys are so touchy!!
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bw in dc : 7/15/2024 8:04 pm : link
In comment 16553784 Snorkels said:
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Or an equally compelling case maybe can be made that Jones could be our Simms (c 1984) more than DeVito is anything other than Scott Brunner V2.

Why did the Giants ultimately settle on Simms in 1984? Certainly nothing in his resume to that point suggested anything that rhymed with Super Bowl, but they realized that he had much better physical tools and upside. I suspect Daboll and Schoen have made a similar evaluation this time around.


If you are so hellbent on comping Jones to former Giant QBs, don't embarrass Phil Simms. The Dave Brown Era is the much more apt.

Jones is not in the same universe in arm talent like Simms. And Simms played in an era where passing the ball was considerably more challenging than today's pro-passing rules. Simms would be a helluva more effective in today's game than Jones could ever dream.



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ThomasG : 7/15/2024 8:29 pm : link
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For the love of God, can we PLEASE stop comparing Simms '84 to Jones '24



Hey I didn't start this; bw did with his DeVito = Purdy comment. You guys are so touchy!!


I left you a reply by mistake in the Jones acl thread. You can read it there.
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Snorkels : 7/15/2024 9:42 pm : link
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For the love of God, can we PLEASE stop comparing Simms '84 to Jones '24



Hey I didn't start this; bw did with his DeVito = Purdy comment. You guys are so touchy!!



I left you a reply by mistake in the Jones acl thread. You can read it there. PS here's the guts of it for those that don't know how to cut and paste:

And the chance that he still becomes what we want or need to win a superbowl is so extremely unlikely that it isn’t worth finding a comp in a desperate attempt to win a silly debate. That’s just grasping at straws and making the author of such posts look moronic.


Except I'm not trying to win a silly debate; I'm trying to understand and perhaps explain the Giants thinking on the matter. And since I'm trying to understand what they are actually thinking and doing and you guys are advocating a reality that appears to exist only in your own minds who is really being a little moronic here?

PS Do you guys have some kind of alarm where you respond like sharks when anyone has the temerity to say something good about Jones, the guy the football people running the Giants think is their best option.
When the football people running the Giants actually pursue a path  
ThomasG : 7/15/2024 9:57 pm : link
with another option at QB, then we will have some reality. That option may not be successful but at least we’ll know they are actually trying to compete for a championship versus just talking about it as a goal.
Snorkels  
5BowlsSoon : 7/16/2024 7:38 am : link
You said……”What matters is what the coaching staff thinks they're capable of in the future. And this staff, which spends hours and hours and hours working up close and personal with the players appears to believe that Jones gives them the best chance going forward.”

This coaching staff has only spent 1 and 1/3 years with Jones….one year with Cutlets….and no time with Lock. Yes, based on that, they certainly have seen Jones longer, although after week 6 last year, Jones was probably not on the football field much. So, what did they see in that 1 1/3 years? A decent game manager in his first year, who excelled more with his legs than his arm. And then in the 1/3 second year, they saw a scared unsure inept QB who quite frankly was a nightmare on the gridiron. There is an excuse one can use though….Andrew Thomas was out 5 of those 6 games and Ezeudu was no better than what my dead mother would have been. Is that excuse enough to convince the coaches to give Jones a pass? Apparently that plus the acquiring 5 more OL guys + Nabers has now convinced them the 2022 Jones will be back and even better.

Many here, including yours truly, are skeptical about that but like you said, if the coaches prefer Jones, it is their opinion that only matters….so we here are left to hold our collective breaths and hope they are right. I certainly don’t want to say “I told you do” because then that translates into another losing season. With my calcium coronary score recently showing a very high score, I may not have many more seasons left on Earth, so every year is very important to me. Besides, I look foolish with my web name here.

Go Giants…Go Coaches and GM….Go whoever is the QB.
let' s  
bc4life : 7/18/2024 8:32 pm : link
see if he can be a serious, consistent backup first.
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