Daniel Jones Didn't Fall Apart

[MightyGiants]

Bob Papa and Carl Banks dive into the preseason game against the Texans. Despite a rough start for Daniel Jones, Carl highlights that the game tape reveals more than what was seen on Twitter timeline. They note how Jones settled down without falling apart and analyze the interceptions. They also break down Malik Nabers' performance, the offensive line's improvements, and key areas needing evaluation before the season starts. Additionally, they discuss whether Jones should play against the Jets, and Bob asks Carl a personal question about the Giants' 100 best players list.

[H-Town G-Fan]

Color me unimpressed that a 6th year veteran did not "fall apart" during a pre-season game.

[Giant Obsession]

Dear Lord,

Can we please, please stop poking a stick under Jones' touchas ??

As my father used to tell me "no matter how much you polish manure, it ain't gonna shine.

Daniel Jones makes me long for the days of Joe Pisarcik.

Thank you for listening Lord.

[Bob In PA]

Dear Lord,

Can we please, please stop poking a stick under Jones' touchas ??

As my father used to tell me "no matter how much you polish manure, it ain't gonna shine.

Daniel Jones makes me long for the days of Joe Pisarcik.

Thank you for listening Lord.

GO: Great post, IMO, but I disagree 100 percent with the sentiments you're expressing. lol     Bob

[kingm56]

Color me unimpressed that a 6th year veteran did not "fall apart" during a pre-season game.

*against mostly 2d/3rd stringers. 

[MightyGiants]

*against mostly 2d/3rd stringers. 

Did you track the Texan's substitution patterns?  What percentage of snaps were against 2nd and 3rd stringers as opposed to first-stringers?  How many 3rd stringers did DJ face?   Also, was the great throw that Nabers dropped against 2nd/3rd stringers?

[londonblue]

Dan Orlovsky made the valid point today that DJ has not thrown 3TD in a game since 2019 so cannot afford the panic brain fart pick 6 type play. He avoided them in the play-off season. He has to avoid them again this year. We can live with the deep ball INT if he also completes some for TD/to set up TD (which he did) but the panicking under pressure simply cannot happen. Taking more deep shots might even see more three TD days if DJ's nerve and the OL holds up. We can hope it was 'rust' but hope isn't a plan!

[MightyGiants]

Dan Orlovsky made the valid point today that DJ has not thrown 3TD in a game since 2019 so cannot afford the panic brain fart pick 6 type play. He avoided them in the play-off season. He has to avoid them again this year. We can live with the deep ball INT if he also completes some for TD/to set up TD (which he did) but the panicking under pressure simply cannot happen. Taking more deep shots might even see more three TD days if DJ's nerve and the OL holds up. We can hope it was 'rust' but hope isn't a plan!

I think Dan's comment is a bit self-serving.  He omitted rushing stats.  Otherwise, he would have to go no further back than last year against the Cards when DJ had 3 TDs or the last game of 2022 (regular season) when he had three TDs against the Colts.  Since he is specifically referencing scoring vs turnovers, I would love to hear how he justified his omission of rushing TDs.

[EDjohnst1981]

Did you track the Texan's substitution patterns?  What percentage of snaps were against 2nd and 3rd stringers as opposed to first-stringers?  How many 3rd stringers did DJ face?   Also, was the great throw that Nabers dropped against 2nd/3rd stringers?

Per the Athletic:

Jones settled in a bit after that, finishing the day 11-of-18 for 138 yards. However, a lot of his production came against Houston's second-team defense. Still, Jones led two scoring drives — including a field goal in the 2-minute drill at the end of the half — hit Slayton on the deep ball and looked good running, gaining 12 yards on the ground on an effective scramble.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5706976/2024/08/18/new-york-giants-daniel-jones-malik-nabers-darius-slayton/?source=user_shared_article

[MightyGiants]

Per the Athletic:

Jones settled in a bit after that, finishing the day 11-of-18 for 138 yards. However, a lot of his production came against Houston's second-team defense. Still, Jones led two scoring drives — including a field goal in the 2-minute drill at the end of the half — hit Slayton on the deep ball and looked good running, gaining 12 yards on the ground on an effective scramble.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5706976/2024/08/18/new-york-giants-daniel-jones-malik-nabers-darius-slayton/?source=user_shared_article

Doesn't really answer my question, but I appreciate your effort, thanks.

[Trench]

Per the Athletic:

Jones settled in a bit after that, finishing the day 11-of-18 for 138 yards. However, a lot of his production came against Houston's second-team defense. Still, Jones led two scoring drives — including a field goal in the 2-minute drill at the end of the half — hit Slayton on the deep ball and looked good running, gaining 12 yards on the ground on an effective scramble.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5706976/2024/08/18/new-york-giants-daniel-jones-malik-nabers-darius-slayton/?source=user_shared_article

This is EXACTLY what he has been ALL camp. Inconsistent but then gets hot. Not great days but then has phenomenal days.

What he showed the other day is what he is. Perhaps that is enough to get us to the playoffs.

My barometer for Daniel Jones coming of age and impressing me this season is simple - he needs to go out and BEAT the DALLAS COWBOYS.

[EDjohnst1981]

Doesn't really answer my question, but I appreciate your effort, thanks.

No worries. I've looked for the percentage of snaps played by the Texans D but I can't find it anywhere - at least for free.

[miss86]

As my father used to tell me "no matter how much you polish manure, it ain't gonna shine.

[MightyGiants]

No worries. I've looked for the percentage of snaps played by the Texans D but I can't find it anywhere - at least for free.

Texans defensive snap counts
Name   Snaps played
Ali Gaye   43
Myles Bryant   35
Lonnie Johnson Jr.   35
Kris Boyd   34
Jake Hansen   33
Solomon Byrd   31
D'Angelo Ross   28
Mike Ford   26
Derek Barnett   25
Jamal Hill   25
Calen Bullock   25
Khalil Davis   24
Malik Fisher   23
Mario Edwards Jr.   21
Eric Murray   21
Desmond King II   20
McTelvin Agim   18
Marcus Harris   18
Kurt Hinish   17
Max Tooley   17
Neville Hewitt   15
Folorunso Fatukasi   14
Azeez Al-Shaair   14
Jalen Pitre   14
Derek Stingley Jr.   14
Henry To'oTo'o   14
Kamari Lassiter   14
Del'Shawn Phillips   13
Pheldarius Payne   12
Jimmie Ward   10
Troy Pride Jr.   6
Brandon Hill   6
Jacob Phillips   3
Tarique Barnes   3


Giants offensive snap counts
Name   Snaps played
Austin Schlottmann   41
Greg Van Roten   33
Jermaine Eluemunor   33
Aaron Stinnie   33
Daniel Jones   33
Andrew Thomas   33
Malik Nabers   30
Devin Singletary   29
Jack Stoll   28
Tommy DeVito   28
Joshua Miles   27
Joshua Ezeudu   25
Jake Kubas   25
Isaiah Hodgins   21
Wan'Dale Robinson   20
Allen Robinson II   19
Theo Johnson   18
Darius Slayton   18
Jalin Hyatt   18
Eric Gray   16
Chris Manhertz   15
Jalen Mayfield   15
Isaiah McKenzie   14
John Michael Schmitz Jr.   14
Jimmy Morrissey   13
Daniel Bellinger   13
Joshua Kelley   10
Jakob Johnson   8
Dennis Houston   7
John Jiles   6
Marcus McKethan   6
Lorenzo Lingard   6
Ayir Asante   6
Matt Nelson   3
Marcellus Johnson   3
Bryce Ford-Wheaton   3
Yodny Cajuste   1

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-preseason-week-2-recap-houston-texans-28-new-york-giants-10

[kartanoman]

This is EXACTLY what he has been ALL camp. Inconsistent but then gets hot. Not great days but then has phenomenal days.

What he showed the other day is what he is. Perhaps that is enough to get us to the playoffs.

My barometer for Daniel Jones coming of age and impressing me this season is simple - he needs to go out and BEAT the DALLAS COWBOYS.

This is a very good barometer. In fact, it is Strategic Imperative #2 for the Giants' chances for success this season:

SI#2: Narrow the gap between the Giants and their key division rivals (i.e. Dallas and Philadelphia).

Whether that comes from improved play from Jones (NOTE: it should), improved offensive line (NOTE: it MUST ... see Strategic Imperative #1) and keeping the key players, and all players for that matter, healthy (i.e. Strategic Imperative #3: Improve the Lost Man-Games Due to Injury metric), striving for (and achieving, for the most part) consistency is every coach's unwritten but assumed goal. It is safe to say that consistency should be an objective the Giants should be expecting out of the quarterback position. Every QB will have an off-game, here and there, but continuing to work towards a level of performance that can be measured as close to consistent, as possible, will benefit the rest of the offense.

I guess we will have to wait and see how long it takes Jones to achieve that level of consistency with the offense when the bullets start flying for real; hopefully, not too long!

Peace!