The New York Giants opened their coaching camp on Tuesday, which implies everyone seems to be within the constructing and able to work — if wholesome, that’s.
On Wednesday morning, normal supervisor Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll held their first media session of the 2024 NFL season.
One subject, after all, was the standing of quarterback Daniel Jones. He’s receiving from an ACL tear he suffered halfway by final season that put his Giants’ future unsure.
Schoen mentioned that Jones might be taking first-team snaps below heart as lengthy he’s feeling as much as it.
“We’d like higher in 2024”
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Jones confirmed pretty fluid mobility in the course of the crew’s offseason program and labored in 7-on-7 drills and can now take part in 11-on-11s and in follow.
Schoen additionally mentioned that he stored Jones “within the loop” of any and all strikes the crew was making ready to make at quarterback. As we all know from watching HBO’s Onerous Knocks these previous few weeks, Schoen and his crew had been exploring offers to commerce up within the draft to pick one of many high quarterbacks.
Because it turned out, they couldn’t swing a cope with New England for the third total decide and chosen broad receiver Malik Nabers with the sixth decide.
Jones has needed to endure a ton of criticism from all sides this offseason and has dealt with it effectively in keeping with Schoen.
“Of all the blokes on the crew, he does the perfect job tuning out the noise,” Schoen mentioned. “He’s wired for the place. He’s a fantastic teammate, he’s a frontrunner, and I’m enthusiastic about how issues can go this 12 months if he can keep wholesome.”
That may be a essential level. Since changing into the crew’s full-time beginning quarterback in 2020, Jones solely averted harm in 2022 — the 12 months he took the Giants to the postseason.
Schoen can be below no illusions. He informed reporters that Jones has to enhance this 12 months.
“We’d like higher in 2024,” he mentioned.
