On Monday, New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll said the team would “evaluate” everything during their bye week. That included the possibility of benching quarterback Daniel Jones.
However, Daboll chose his words very carefully, and those of us at Giants Wire warned that the coach was actually leaving the door open to continue starting Jones rather than leaving the door open for his benching, which is the way his comments were presented elsewhere.
Although no official decision has been announced as of yet, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports that Jones may, in fact, return as the team’s starting quarterback in Week 12.
“In the conversations that I’ve had, Daniel Jones may be staying as the starting quarterback here for a few more weeks.” @DMRussini on the latest she is hearing about the New York Giants quarterback positions.
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“At this point, from what I’ve been hearing and the conversations I’ve had, Daniel Jones may be staying as the starting quarterback here for a few more weeks,” Russini said on the Dan Le Batard Show. “I’m not sure if this is completely done. We’re going to know more this weekend, though, when they come back from their bye and they meet with their quarterbacks.”
Russini suggests that a decision to stick with DJ would be more about saving the jobs of general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll than anything else.
“You’ve got Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll, despite the vote of confidence from their owner John Mara, it may appear that they’re safe, but we know how this goes,” she said. “Even if the owner says that if they go out there and lose in a really bad way and it’s ugly football it’s going to be really hard to bring those guys back there.
“In the mind of a Brian Daboll and a Joe Schoen, we don’t really know what Drew Lock’s about. I think Daniel Jones may still give them the best chance to win.”
It’s a precarious position for Schoen and Daboll. If they replace Jones and are noncompetitive for the remainder of the season, and the MetLife Stadium seats are empty, they may lose their job. But if they stick with Jones, he’s injured and they remain, they are financially crippled.
Still, Jones does give the Giants their best chance to win, and competitive football will keep jobs. Don’t be surprised to see him back under center when the team returns to East Rutherford next week.
