Quote from: Jclayton92 on Today at 11:29:18 AMAt one point is it Jones?
Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 10:15:30 AMJess,virtually every major Nfl analyst and fan has acknowledged how horrible signing Jones was, so how was I premature?
You were one of those who had written DJ's obituary before, only to discover you were premature. Why do you think you are correct this time?
Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 09:37:43 AMIn the 2022 offseason, most considered Daniel Jones a dead man walking.
Consider:
1) The Giants passed on exercising DJ's 5th-year option
2) The Giants signed Tyrod Taylor who many fans claimed was as good or better than Jones (he did have a Pro Bowl to his resume)
3) Jones had injury issues and needed to prove he could stay healthy
4) Worst of all, Jones was going to have to prove himself behind a mediocre, at best, O-line with no significant receiving targets. He would get a bit of a tangential boost from Barkley (who already lost something after his major knee injury)
Everyone was writing Daniel Jones off, there was much talk about the QBs in the draft. Only Daniel Jones decided he wasn't ready to be dead and buried. He dragged his under-talented team to the playoffs and beat the 13-4 Vikings in the hostile Minnesota stadium. He earned himself a solid contract.
From Daniel's perspective, this is just deja vue all over again. I am not suggesting that Jones will stay healthy and knock it out of the park. I am just suggesting we shouldn't be shocked if Jones plays like a franchise QB and takes the team to the playoffs again while at least staying healthy enough.
Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 10:38:28 AMRic,
I agree in terms of how you see players contributing this year. Muasau is a special teams ace. He is likely going to push Carter Coughlin off the roster. So his role will be ST ace who won't be a huge liability if he is forced to take some snaps at ILB.
Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 09:04:28 AM@Ed Vette that was some turnaround. Prior to the draft you were talking about how excited you were, how this was the most important draft, and even threw in a reference to the multiverse. Now you seem absolutely crestfallen.You're one of three fans on this poll who is excited. When I said this was a pivotal and important draft, I stand by that. IMO, they needed to draft a QB, even if it was the one you pushed that I said I needed more information on. I would have been happy with JJ McCarthy. Not with Jones for a 6th season.
As to the question, I think this team is moving in the right direction. I appreciate the team lost Barkley and McKinney, but in my mind, it's not about adding good players; it's about adding impact players. While it's not unreasonable to label both Barkley and McKinney as good, neither really made an impact on the team nor its fortunes.
Now, with the qualifier that this is a speculative thread and question, so we are projecting the play of players, I see the following:
On offense, the Giants added Nabers, who I feel will have a significant positive impact. He will do that by not only giving the quarterback an open target but also adding significant YAC, something this offense hasn't had in quite some time.
I also see players making bigger positive impacts this year than last, including JMS, Hyatt, Robinson, and Daniel Jones (if he stays healthy).
I wouldn't be surprised if Theo Johnson and Tyrone Tracy are year-one contributors.
I don't believe there will be a drop off at RB
At QB, I am concerned about DJ's ability to stay healthy, but I am intrigued as to what Drew Lock can bring to the table. He always had talent, but from what I hear, he finally "gets it" in terms of what it take to be an NFL QB.
Still, the biggest problem with the offense was the offensive line. I hope that when we look back on next season, we will say the biggest addition to the team was O-line coach Carmen Bricillo. Adding a bunch of proven veterans to pair with the younger players seems to be a wise move at this point.
On Defense, I don't have any reason to believe that Shane Bowen isn't a competent DC. The addition of Burns and the day two DBs were nice additions. There were already some solid contributors with Dex, Thibs, and Okereka. There is no reason to think the Giants can't field at least a middle-of-the-pack defense with some potential upside.
Coaching is an interesting issue. I have gone on record that I didn't like how the Giants handled the situation. Still, if one wants to take the optimistic view, Daboll's staff should at least all be on the same page and follow Daboll's vision for how the team should be run. That has the potential to make things much better for the team.
So all-in-all I am cautiously optimistic
Quote from: MightyGiants on Today at 11:04:08 AMTo clarify, you don't see an MVP season from Jones; I don't think anyone has suggested that, and I would agree that it would be shocking to see an MVP-like season. On the other hand, you seem to suggest DJ can't improve his 2022 performance. That strikes at the point I was making with this thread. It's far from certain that he will improve in 2022, but I would suggest it wouldn't be surprising if Jones had that growth.
Quote from: H-Town G-Fan on Today at 10:53:05 AMI don't see a realistic scenario where he is the Giants' long-term solution at QB. And I don't consider Jones magically playing like an MVP-caliber candidate to be realistic. It's possible he replicates 2022--maybe even marginally exceeds it--but that won't be good enough as the deal he got was premised on growth, not stagnation. The Giants gave themselves an out in his contract, as many of us identified at the time, for this precise scenario. I foresee them taking it.