There have been excessive hopes for Daniel Jones after the New York Giants chosen him No. 6 general within the 2019 NFL Draft.
Now, because the quarterback enters his fourth season, the strain is on the previous Duke star to reside as much as his potential. And no person is feeling the warmth greater than Jones himself.
Daniel Jones is amongst QBs going through essentially the most strain
Bucky Brooks wrote a bit highlighting three quarterbacks of their make-it-or-break-it-year: New York Giants' Daniel Jones, Miami Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa and Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts. Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel Acho price every quarterback on a 1-10 strain scale.
"The shortage of success? Um, yeah, it weighs on me an ideal deal," Jones instructed Paul Schwartz of the New York Publish. "If you put numerous effort and time into one thing and you do not see the outcomes, I feel that is robust whenever you're doing something. Enjoying soccer within the NFL, taking part in soccer in New York, I feel there is a heavy weight to that. I and the entire crew really feel that and we're working as arduous as we are able to to keep away from being on this scenario sooner or later. Yeah, it weighs on me heavy."
By means of three NFL seasons, Jones' efficiency has been spotty. He is accomplished 62.8% of his passes for 8,398 yards, 45 touchdowns and 29 interceptions, compiling a passer score of simply 84.3. He is additionally fumbled 36 instances, and the Giants are solely 12-25 in his begins.
His greatest season was his rookie 12 months, through which he had career-bests in passing yards (3,027), landing passes (24) and passer score (87.7).
In consequence, Jones was one in every of simply three top-10 picks from the 2019 draft to not earn a fifth-year possibility.
"I feel I've loads of motivation," Jones stated. "I really feel I work arduous, I've labored arduous earlier than, and I've all the time labored arduous for myself and labored arduous for my teammates. I do not suppose that adjustments, actually. It's what it's, and I will maintain doing what I have been doing and enhance and refine my course of."
There are causes for optimism, nevertheless, based on Eli Manning. The previous Giants quarterback just lately stated he believes Jones may benefit from stability beneath new coach Brian Daboll.
"I am excited for Daniel," Manning instructed the NFL Community. "I do know he is labored extraordinarily arduous and you recognize, been by way of numerous offenses, numerous teaching adjustments, so hopefully this may be the correct one."
Jones is already on his third head coach and fourth offensive coordinator since 2019.
He'll get an opportunity to show he belongs because the Giants' franchise QB starting Sept. 11 on FOX, when New York opens the 2022 season in Tennessee in opposition to the Titans.
