Injuries to various skill-position players and a coordinator change already impacted Daniel Jones‘ third season, a key audition for the former top-10 pick. The Giants are now preparing for their starting quarterback to miss extensive time.
Jones has yet to receive full clearance and is out for New York’s Week 13 game in Miami. Offseason addition Mike Glennon will start against the Dolphins. But the Giants are bracing for the prospect of Jones missing several games due to the sprained neck he is battling, SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano reports.
Practicing in a limited capacity all week and took reps with the Giants’ first-stringers, Jones pushed for doctors to clear him for Week 13, Vacchiano adds. But his status going forward is uncertain.
When the Jones injury news surfaced earlier this week, he was labeled week-to-week. Joe Judge is sticking with that classification, indicating Friday the team has “no answers beyond that.” When asked if Jones’ season could end early because of this neck issue, Judge said the situation has not progressed to that point. That coming to pass could certainly alter the Giants’ quarterback plans.
On his sixth team in six years, Glennon started five games for the Jaguars last season. The Giants did not re-sign Colt McCoy, who caught on with the Cardinals and fared well during Kyler Murray‘s November absence. Signed off the Bills’ practice squad, ex-Georgia standout Jake Fromm is in line to be Glennon’s backup Sunday.
Big Blue is on track to miss the playoffs for a fifth straight season, though the team is just one game out of the NFC’s final wild-card spot. More importantly, an early Jones shutdown would deprive the Giants of seeing a potentially lengthy sample of their starter playing alongside Saquon Barkley, Kenny Golladay and Kadarius Toney. The latter is doubtful for Week 13 but should be expected to return fairly soon.
The Jones-Jason Garrett partnership did not go well. The Duke product sits 25th in QBR. Jones’ 21 touchdown passes in the 25 games since his rookie season still trail his 2019 total (24). That output, achieved in 12 starts, ranks fifth among rookies in NFL history. Jones has shown flashes since but has largely not lived up to his No. 6 overall draft slot, though Barkley’s frequent unavailability and a low-end offensive line have impacted the young passer as well. The Giants are also likely to have a new GM in 2022, injecting some uncertainty regarding Jones’ fifth-year option. That price stands to come in at more than $21MM.
Giants are an absolute mess. Now more uncertainty in the evaluation of Jones. Pass rusher Josh Allen has played well who they passed up on for Jones. And this year I know they got the extra 1st round pick for next, but seeing Toney injured every week and watching Parsons (who they passed on) dominate is just depressing. And if not Parsons could have taken Slater for the Oline. Finally Gettleman should be gone.
Wholesale changes are on the horizon beginning with a new GM. Jones is likely to be a part of that and would probably welcome a change of scenery.
Toney will be a tyreek hill type so no issues there. Alot of guys banged up this year. Jones is good enough as a qb to win. Giants need to spend those 2 picks on the oline
The Oline is terrible, but Jones has not been good either. Not sure if he a franchise type QB. 3rd year in a row he’s been hurt and will miss games. He shows flashes but a lot of poor throws and mistakes as well.
At least one of those 1st rounders are heading to GB for Aaron Rodgers !
Why would he want to play with the Giants? Who is going to protect him and even Rodgers doesn’t make them a contender.