Big Blue Huddle

https://x.com/nfl_dougfarrar/status/1833143661783396444?s=46&t=4x-JXwsXYehIZ1h3v6r-zQ

Two glaring examples why Jones is an awful quarterback. In the first clip the Giants are in a two tight end formation. The inside tight end is running a deeper out and the outside tight end is running a shorter out. Nabers on the same side is running a clear out. From the snap to the time he releases the ball Jones is staring at the inside tight end the entire time. It was so obvious where he was going with the ball that the db covering the out gave up on his responsibility even before Jones started his throwing motion and tried to jump the route leaving his man wide open for an easy first down. Because the guy covering Nabers saw the same thing he ended up wide open deep. To compound that mistake Jones throws a miserable pass that was low and behind for an incompletion.

On the second play the Vikes are blitzing from Jones left. He sees the blitz and shifts the protection and his hot read is a tight end on the crossing route. He ends up holding the ball far too long and when he throws it that pass is behind and low.

These are things that should be easy for a six year vet to see and take advantage of but he can't. No amount of scheming or personnel can save Jones from himself. I'm not buying the whole he's rusty excuse. Those are mental reps that he could have been getting watching film while recovering. He's just a bad NFL quarterback with a big contract. It's time for Dabs to grow a spine and bench him.

The Patriots receiver room is bad and Slayton is a solid pro who can start day one for them. Having just used the 3rd pick overall on a quarterback they need to get him veteran help now not next year.

Slayton on the other hand has no future in NY beyond this season so there's a fit both ways and there are a two really good players Kool Aid McKinstry and Jackson Powers-Johnson who play positions of need who won't last to 47.

This team still has a ways to go to get back to where we want to be but three years ago the only Giant you could point to and say that he has pro bowl/all pro potential was Barkley. At that point Lawrence was still a bit of a disappointment.

Today is a completely different story.  We have guys like Thomas, Okereke, Lawrence, Burns and Thibs who are at that level or are on the cusp of being in that discussion. Then we have several young guys (Nabers, Hyatt and Banks) who have the physical tools to develop into outstanding NFL players but the school is still out on. Now if we can only find a quarterback....

The point of this post is that I understand why some posters feel lost and frustrated that we aren't improving but we are. The level of talent on the roster is the best it's been in close to a decade. It isn't being felt yet due to poor quarterback play or age but you can't deny that we've accumulated some really nice pieces.

We have needs at guard, running back, corner, defensive tackle and safety. Who do you guys want? 47 might be too early for running back as you can usually find a good one in the third round or later. At guard I could see a reluctance to keep throwing first and second round picks at the problem. My guess would be corner or defensive tackle.

Poles was a finalist for the job that Schoen got. Gotta admit that he's made some really astute moves to start his GM career. He has essentially turned Bryce Young into Caleb Williams, DJ Moore and Darnell Wright. He got the better quarterback and two good NFL starters.

According to ESPN Waller is divorcing Kelsey Plum, his wife of one year. Normally I don't care about players personal lives but this could directly impact if he plays this year or not.

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40009974/wnba-star-kelsey-plum-giants-darren-waller-file-divorce