The Big Apple didn’t see great quarterback play in Week 1 between the New York Giants and New York Jets. Aaron Rodgers was pulled from the Jets’ blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.
The Giants’ fanbase is experiencing existential dread following Daniel Jones‘ performance against the Minnesota Vikings. One Giants insider explained why the team shouldn’t entertain the idea of sitting Jones in Week 2 against the Washington Commanders.
Daniel Jones had a bad performance in Week 1
Jones was outplayed by Sam Darnold in the Vikings’ 28-6 win at MetLife Stadium. Darnold threw two touchdown passes and one interception. Jones went 22/42 passing for 186 yards and two interceptions.
The real crime Jones committed was not getting the most out of rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers. Nabers caught five passes for 66 yards, but he could have had a better day against a bad Vikings’ secondary.
New York Giants urged to keep Jones as QB1
Dan Duggan with The Athletic wrote that switching Jones out for Drew Lock is too big of a risk because Lock’s ceiling isn’t higher than the current starter:
But changing quarterbacks is a far more consequential decision, especially with no assurances that backup Drew Lock will be a significant upgrade. It would be much different if Giants general manager Joe Schoen had successfully traded up for a quarterback in this year’s draft.
The calls to play the rookie would be deafening already. Think back to Jones’ rookie season in 2019 when he took over as the starter after franchise icon Eli Manning was benched in Week 3.
The Giants bought a long ticket to ride the Jones train
The Giants’ situation at quarterback is far from ideal, but it’s what Schoen signed up for when he extended Jones’ contract in the 2023 offseason. The Giants are stuck in quarterback limbo this year, and it won’t be easy for them to land an elite rookie in next year’s draft.
Even if the Giants do draft a quarterback in round one next April, it could be a few seasons before Nabers has a competent quarterback play if a young signal-caller has to develop in New York.
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