NFL training camp starts towards the end of July, which means players around the league are getting their last bits of offseason work in before the real work of trying to make the roster begins.
For certain players, this season is what some may call “Make or Break,” meaning they need to put together a productive year or they could be looking for employment elsewhere at the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
We’ll highlight those players for the Giants, starting today with quarterback Daniel Jones.
2023 Stats
– Six starts (1-5 record)
– 909 passing yards with a completion rate of 67.5 percent
– Two touchdown passes with six interceptions and four fumbles
– 206 rushing yards and one touchdown
Why Make or Break?
The Giants committed to Jones ahead of the 2023 season with a four-year contract extension worth up to $160 million. However, a disastrous season has people within the Giants organization reconsidering whether he’s their quarterback of the future after all.
In the first five games, the Giants were completely overmatched, winning just once as they came back from a heavy deficit to edge a lowly Cardinals team that was without their starting quarterback. Jones then missed a couple of games with a neck injury and, on his return, suffered a torn ACL which ruled him out for the rest of the season and will disrupt his preparation for the year ahead.
Some analysts believed the team might draft a new quarterback with a high pick in April’s draft, but the Giants ultimately opted to select wide receiver Malik Nabers, so Jones will get another chance to prove himself in 2024 with better personnel around him. However, the Giants also hedged their bets by bringing in another former first-round pick when they signed Drew Lock in free agency.
November 5, 2023; Paradise, Nevada, USA; New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) passes the football against the Las Vegas Raiders during the first quarter at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports / © Kyle…..
