Heading into the 2024 season, the Giants are coming off a disappointing 6-11 campaign, looking to bounce back and resemble the team that won a playoff game in Minnesota two years ago.
In this series, we’ll break down the depth chart for every position group. This time, we’ll go in-depth at the quarterback spot…
Projected depth chart
Starter: Daniel Jones
Backups: Drew Lock, Tommy DeVito, Nathan Rourke
Key additions/losses: Tyrod Taylor signed with Jets, New York added Lock
Top Performer in 2023: Taylor, who threw for 1,341 yards and five touchdowns with Jones injured
2024 ranking via PFF: 29th out of 32 starters
What Giants quarterbacks have going for them
While his five seasons in New York have been up and down, Jones has shown that he has the talent to lead a playoff-caliber offense. In 2022, Jones threw for 3,205 yards and 15 touchdowns while adding 708 yards on the ground. In the first year under head coach Brian Daboll, Jones proved that he’s the exact type of QB who can thrive in that system.
Jones has also done a good job of patching up the turnover problems that he had as a rookie, particularly when it comes to fumbles. Jones fumbled 19 times in 2019, and that number has gone down every year — from 10 to seven to six to four. Jones may not wow you with a lot of his plays, but he takes care of the football and can deliver a big throw when needed.
And as previously mentioned, Jones knows this Daboll system. If the Giants would have drafted a QB in the first round or gone out and traded for a new starter, that QB would be on the ground floor. Jones knows the language of the offense, he knows the players around him, and he knows the pressures of playing in New York.
Key concern for 2024: Jones’ health
It seems rare for any NFL quarterback to go through a full season without getting hurt, but Jones has played a full season just once, in 2022 (he technically didn’t start the season finale after the Giants secured a playoff spot).
He’s also coming off a pair…
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Author : SNY
Publish date : 2024-05-31 17:30:53
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