New York Giants headlines for Monday
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There is no hiding the fact that Jones was poor in 2023, even outside of injury. The missed time only served to highlight his struggles because every new quarterback who played managed to make the offense look better than Jones did. That was one thing when an experienced veteran like Tyrod Taylor was able to do it, but it took on a whole new dimension when Tommy DeVito — an undrafted free agent nicknamed “Cutlets” — was also able to.
Jones earned a 54.4 PFF passing grade, by far the worst of the trio on the season, and his flaws as a quarterback seemed to exacerbate the weaknesses in the Giants’ offensive personnel. Taylor, in particular, was able to hide the bad offensive line far better than Jones or DeVito could.
But it’s also only reasonable to point out that the situation around all of the Giants quarterbacks was terrible. New York finished 30th in PFF pass-blocking efficiency on the season, allowing 245 total pressures in 17 games.
Wan’Dale Robinson led the team in targets and catches, while Darius Slayton led them in receiving yards, with just 769. No receiver averaged more than a pedestrian 1.38 yards per route run, and running back Saquon Barkley tied for the receiving touchdown lead.
Any quarterback would have been set up to fail in that scenario, and Jones just happened to be a stylistic match that poured gas on the dumpster fire.
How Eagles’ GM Howie Roseman does what he does:
An update to how much cap space each team has in void years (with free agency being practically over and more contract information being released) pic.twitter.com/GIj51IYYap
— Cooper Davis (@CDFBAnalysis) May 5, 2024
Daniel Jones gets second chance despite Giants’ Drake Maye push
The call came in Thursday night, not long after the 2024 draft opened up and the news it relayed gave Daniel Jones a stay of execution.
How Irish kicker went Jude McAtamney went from Gaelic football to New York Giants via Australia and Rutgers University – ESPN
Jude McAtamney, an Ulster U20 Gaelic football champion, was inspired by fellow Irishman David Shanahan.
Lombardi: NYG’s loyalty to players causes ‘bad decisions’
“I wasn’t surprised at all by that,” Lombardi said on The Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan in D.C. on Monday. “Because if you listened to what John Mara said at the owners’ meetings … he said very clearly, ‘I’ll favor them drafting a quarterback if they’re in love.’ And he used the word ‘love.'”
“I think they were in love with Drake Maye, but I don’t think they were in love with J.J. McCarthy. And remember, John Mara, the president of the team — he’s the reason why Daniel Jones is making all that money — he loves Daniel Jones. He drafted Daniel Jones as the sixth pick overall. Nothing would make them more happy than Daniel Jones being successful. They’re almost willing it to happen. It won’t, but they’re hoping it will.”
In Lombardi’s estimation, the Giants’ leadership is loyal to a fault to their players — and it’s hurting the franchise on the field.
“And they’ve gone 10 years — they’re the only team in the NFC East that has not won the East in the last 10 years. They have the worst record in the last 10 years in the NFC East. It’s a shame, because the Giants should be a stellar franchise in the league. But, because they fall in love with their players, they love their players, they make bad decisions.”
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