SEATTLE – Fans in blue Giants jerseys were applauding behind the fence as Daniel Jones started walking from the locker room to the interview room, but he smiled and raised his left fist at them. .
In the NFL, sometimes you don't make a dime some seasons.
Can the Giants use Danny Dimes this season?
Daniel Jones in 2024 has an edge over Brian Daboll and his teammates, even if some in the fan base choose to view him as the Giants' lame duck quarterback.
The Giants won 29-20 against the Seahawks, starting with Isaiah Simmons, who blocked a 47-yard FG that could have sent the game into overtime, and Tyrone Tracy Jr., who rushed in place of Devin, making it 18-129. Until then, there were many heroes. Singletary, Darius Slayton, who had 8 wins and 1 TD for 122 as Malik Nabors returned to the East with a concussion, the offensive line that returned 26 rushing yards against the Cowboys, Dexter Lawrence (3 sacks) and his defense, Daboll and him. coaching staff.
But the 2-3 Giants gave themselves the chance to have a season no one expected but themselves, largely due to Daniel Jones (22-34, 257 yards, 2 TDs). Because it rose from the ashes.
He was the battlefield commander the understaffed team desperately needed. He no longer hesitates to drop his shoulders and run through people (he went 10-for-39 before taking a game-ending kneel). He runs the offense the way Daboll wants.
He then hit a 41-yard bomb to Slayton along the right sideline, then ran across the field to Slayton for a 30-yard TD pass, giving the Giants 17 points and the Seahawks 10. His deep ball is back. At least that was the case on Sunday. You can't win in this league with centipede attacks. A small engine that can do that.
“I hit the shots that everyone said I had to hit today,” Slayton said.
Jones' passer rating of 109.6 was the third time in five games he was above the century mark. He did what a quarterback is expected to do: lead his team to the end zone and win. For the legendary 12 second howl.
“We know who we are and what we can do,” Jones said.
In Daboll's third year on the offensive line, Daboll calls the plays, a torn ACL is no longer a physical or mental block, the best offensive line he had and the first true number in Nabers. 1 receiver, it still continues to define who Jones is and what he can become.
Could he be the Daniel Jones of 2022? Who made him the $160 million man?
“I don’t know if I’m comparing my performance to anything in the past,” Jones said. “I think I’m just focused on what I’m doing right now.
“I feel like I'm a better player than I was back then. I'm a better player every week, and that's what you always strive for. You compare yourself to 22 years ago, years ago. I don't know how productive it actually is. I'm just focused on getting better and being the best version of myself week by week.”
Giants fans who lashed out at Jones after his disastrous season opener will now be forced to listen to his teammates in full agreement. 2022 Daniel Jones (15 TD, 5 INT, 120 wins, 708, 7 TD rush) vs. 2024 Daniel Jones (6 TD, 3 INT, 34 wins, 108, 0 TD rush).
“I think he's better. I think he's playing the better game,” Lawrence said.
His field generalship in the absence of Nabors and Singletary was remarkable. He was fired, but I'm sorry Geno Smith, but I'm not going to write back.
“There's always something like the news and ideas of the week. It's important to know what's real, what's going on, and solve real problems, but also ignore what's not. It's our job,'' Jones said.
The deep ball problem could not be ignored. “I think that’s another storyline,” Jones said with a laugh.
He laughed when I pointed out that after making some expensive underthrows against the Cowboys, he told everyone he believed he was in good position on deep balls.
“Yeah, I’m confident in my deep ball,” Jones said. “Believe in it and keep throwing.”
The NFL season can be worth every penny. Can you turn on Danny Dimes?
