Although the New York Giants General Manager Joe Schoen and Head coach Brian Daboll Both have previously heaped praise on full-back Daniel Jones, with many suggesting the club will reject the option of a fifth year tied to the signal caller’s rookie contract this spring. Big Blue made that call last week before the start of the 2022 NFL Draft, but Schoen then comment that the Giants still “really like” the 24-year-old, who is still considered their QB1 until now.
On Tuesday, Daboll spoke with WFAN characters Tiki Barber and Brandon Tierney about what he’s seen from Jones during his brief tenure with the organization that began in late January.
“All I want to say right now is that the first three weeks I was around him, I was impressed with his work ethic, his leadership,” explains Daboll, according to Myles Simmons by Pro Football Talk. “Even when he’s with the boys – we just have a small football school right now – does a good job of group chat. I want him to be himself. And I want him to be. He’s not afraid of consequences and pulls trigger and attack, has a positive mindset, continues to grow and learn, and I want him to have some ownership of what he’s comfortable with.
“It’s cool and it’s great when you’re on the sidelines calling plays but you’re not the one back there in the group chat. And you’re not the trigger. So I think it’s a legitimate effort. author of some of the things that he enjoys. And continue to help him improve. And he has a great mindset, he has some good mental toughness about him. So we just did. take it day by day. -week by week with him.”
As of September 2019, Jones has appeared in 38 regular season games and has 37 starts, but he missed the last six games of the previous campaign due to a problem neck injury he emphasize there will be no problem moving forward. He also toss 29 interceptions and 20 fumbles as a professional, and he’ll likely be looking for a new gig next winter if he doesn’t at least limit his mistakes. so expensive in the upcoming season.
