EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Quarterback Daniel Jones has already been benched this season and hasn’t played his best football, leaving the New York Giants in last place in the NFC East. He is “frustrated” with how this season has played out.
After the Giants (2-6) lost 26-18 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jones spoke with his usual sharp tone. That’s when coach Brian Daboll had the quarterback shift tight end Theo Johnson to the right side to perform a chip block on All-Pro edge rusher TJ Watt, who committed a strip sack on the play. This was right after I revealed that I had failed.
He contributed to the Giants’ three consecutive losses.
“After the game, when you don’t do well in a game like that, you’re going to be frustrated,” Jones said.
The Giants’ starting quarterback doesn’t think that’s a reason to panic or overreact. You can channel the same frustration in a more positive way.
New York hosts the Washington Commanders on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
“Yeah, I think so too. I think everyone feels the same way,” Jones said. “I think we didn’t finish some of these games and didn’t get the results we wanted. Yeah, that could push everyone to try harder and put themselves in a position to finish those games. There is.”
Jones will need to see results soon. As the Giants’ starter, given that the team was looking to replace him with the draft earlier this year, and that he was sent to the bench in the fourth quarter in a blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles two weeks ago. His position already feels precarious.
This week, New York will take on one of the quarterbacks they’ve been eyeing in the draft against the Commanders, rookie Jaden Daniels, who was selected No. 2 overall earlier this year.
Given the Giants’ struggles, Daboll doesn’t seem concerned that his quarterback has been frustrated by recent events.
“I want it to be him, but I don’t care about emotions,” Daboll said.
There was a lot of emotion on the field in Pittsburgh on Monday night. Jones was seen yelling and gesticulating after a trick play on a 2-point conversion failed in the fourth quarter. He was especially lively on the sideline afterwards.
It was on the next possession that Watt got a strip sack.
Daboll and Jones said they discussed before the press conference about not bringing Johnson to the opposite side of the formation. For Daboll, who is usually tight-lipped, it was outrageous to expose such mistakes by players.
“So that’s what happened,” Jones said. “So, I understand that.”
Jones completed 24 of 38 passes for 264 yards, no touchdowns, one interception on the final drive and a lost fumble in the fourth quarter. In eight starts this season, he has thrown just six touchdown passes and five interceptions. The Giants rank 31st in the NFL with an average of 14.6 points per game.
Jones still looked a little more animated than usual Monday night. But he didn’t think it was that rare.
The sixth-year starter said he usually tries to suppress his outward emotions because he believes it helps him think better and play better. He believes there is a time and place for everything, but he plays best when his emotions are in control.
But that doesn’t mean there aren’t strong competitors.
“Yeah, I’ve always played really hard. I’ve always played tough. I’ve always played with an edge,” Jones said. “I strongly believe in that and I always do that every time I step on the field. I don’t think that how I show it, how much I scream, that has a direct correlation to that. I always I’m going to play with an edge and I’m going to play.” There are times and places where I can use that chip, but it doesn’t change the strength of my game, it doesn’t change my edge at all. do not have. ”
Daboll said he sees a stable quarterback who doesn’t go on an emotional roller coaster. He witnessed it again this week.
There were no signs of frustration from the quarterback as he prepares to face a district-rival coach this week.
“He’s consistent. He’s usually pretty calm,” Daboll said. “We look back at what we did well and he was definitely part of that. We look at some things we can fix and then we move on to the next week. That’s what we have to do.”
