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Quote from: Jclayton92 on April 17, 2024, 11:33:41 AMRaw stats tell the story of the game.

Take for example the Tennessee Game to start the season, Jones did absolutely nothing outside of one deep pass in the 4th quarter and besides that it was defense, rushing, and special teams that won us that game.

Jones went 17-21 with an 80% cmpl rate, and a 115 rating but had zero effect on the game. So if we looked at your stats then you'd think Jones played extremely well but us as fans that watched the game realized he did absolutely nothing outside that one 60 yard throw in the 4th quarter. Before that he barely had a 100 passing yards the whole game, but we are supposed to act like he did well.

Sam howell in his 1st year playing put up more production than Jones ever has, and that's sad. In Jones best year his production tied Davis Mills which is equally sad. There's no way to get around that, 3rd and 4th round picks on equally bad teams putting up the same or more production than Jones. There is no defense of that other than to say Jones isn't that guy and quite frankly has never been that guy ever throughout high school, college, and the pros. He has 1 game a year that make people excited and forget about the other 15 were he played horribly.

You must love being patronized. lol

Is this a ranking pre-draft?

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"The long run"
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Quote from: uconnjack8 on April 16, 2024, 05:44:54 PMI think moves (the OL signings for example) point to more of an emphasis of the passing game.

Ultimately I think Kafka and Daboll want to run some blend of what they were part of in their previous roles.  I think they are going to try to play that style but with attention to the personnel and knowing they dont have Mahomes or Allen. 

Whether or not its successful or they can really open up the play book is to be determined.   

This is why my first guess for the 1st round is a WR.

You hit on the point that that have to know the differences in the QBs they had prior to Jones. As well as the similarities. Do they see something in Jones that compels them to envision more from him?

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on April 16, 2024, 05:29:38 PMWanna dolla?

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Nice!

FWIW.

https://x.com/sharpfootball/status/1779671217273790526?


1st quarter TDs scored last 3 years

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24 - MIN, LAC
23 - TEN, ARI
22 - LAR, DEN, HOU
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Quote from: MightyGiants on April 16, 2024, 11:34:52 AMhttps://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1780256026119242204

Paywall. Can you post the content of the article?

In 2022 a managed game plan of a Rushing Attack and a Quick Passing Game of short passes, supplemented with Read Option Runs and allowing Jones to take off when he saw nothing in the field, DJ had a successful season. Would that be referring to him as a Game Manager? In some respects, yes. Not that GM is a dirty term. All QB's need to manage the game from the huddle to the pre-snap reads, to moving protection and calling audibles.

2022 was a year that showed how Daboll could create a system where Daniel Jones could thrive, but it also covered up his imperfections and liabilities. Part of the reasoning behind the plan was the fact that the Offensive Line would struggle to protect Jones in the pocket and not allow time for downfield throws.

When the decision needed to be made on DJ's contract, they knew that he had skills both tangible and intangible that they could win with and felt that with the proper support of a team around him, they could win games. Oddly enough, they weren't completely sold on him so they created a contract that had an escape after two and three seasons.

Their next step was to try to solidify that Offensive line in 2023 and retain the O-line Coach in his second season, while bringing in some passing weapons in Waller, and Campbell, and drafting deep threat Jalin Hyatt. Unfortunately, the O-Line had injuries, Waller was injured, and the expected improvement from key players did not happen. Daniel Jones was injured and did not finish the season.

Jones was replaced by backup Tyrod Taylor who had some success under slightly better conditions but then he went down to injuries and "Flash In The Pan" Tommy DeVito with his enthusiasm rejuvenated the team and they won some games until he was figured out, bringing in Taylor once again to cap the season off on a higher note. Still in all that, it was apparent that the league figured out what they needed to do defensively based on what was successful for them in the later part of the 2022 season.   

In their post-season evaluation, they knew that the Salary Cap on Jones meant that Jones would be their starting QB in 2024. They brought in three veteran Linemen with a history of success to improve the O-Line. The move they didn't make was to retain the best offensive weapon on the team. The man who was responsible for what success they did have in running the ball. They didn't sign their UFA Saquon Barkley.

Based on all this and however you decide to digest some or all of it, does this look like a Franchise that would have long-term plans for Daniel Jones? Is this a year they would pass on drafting a QB somewhere in the first round?

Obviously, they planned to replace Saquon with Devin Singletary. His production was good in Buffalo but he averaged just slightly over 11 attempts a game. Whether they draft a QB or not, what will be the Offensive Game Plan this season for Daniel Jones?

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Needed another cup of coffee. Ugh

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/arts/hannah-gutierrez-reed-rust.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kk0.OJxE.J9rrp_8Exa0L&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=u&sgrp=c-cb

The It Factor is his most important?

First of all any QB who sits on the bench sulking, doesn't have an all inclusive It Factor. Second, there's more to the It Factor than he laid out. And if you ask me to name them you should be posting on Giants.com