{"id":18112,"date":"2024-11-22T05:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T05:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18112"},"modified":"2024-11-22T05:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T05:11:43","slug":"daniel-jones-processing-if-he-will-finish-season-with-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18112","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Jones \u2018Processing\u2019 If He Will Finish Season With Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jarrett Stidham<\/a><\/strong> has effectively owned a specific corner in the NFL, at least in recent years. Both the Raiders and Broncos inserted him as a starter in Week 17, doing so for the purpose of ensuring the previous starters \u2014 Derek Carr<\/a><\/strong> and Russell Wilson<\/a><\/strong>, respectively \u2014 would not suffer an injury. Tommy DeVito<\/a><\/strong> is now part of this chapter<\/a>, as the Giants have parked Daniel Jones<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Jones benching has not gone over too well in the locker room<\/a>, as it is a thinly veiled effort to ensure a $23MM injury guarantee does not come into play for 2025 \u2014 when the Giants will release Jones. Although Jones is under contract through 2026, the Giants will drop him after six seasons as their starter. When informing Jones he will be benched, Brian Daboll<\/strong> spoke with the supplanted passer about his future<\/a> with the organization.<\/p>\n

Jones, 27, has lasted longer than many expected in this role. The Duke alum is the only QB to date to see a team decline his fifth-year option and then circle back and re-sign him. Jones is also the first quarterback in the rookie-scale era (2011-present) to average less than seven yards per attempt in each of his first five seasons only to be kept as a starter by the same team for a sixth. The Eli Manning<\/a><\/strong> successor has endured constant scrutiny, but his Big Apple tenure will end soon. A topic of discussion this week: will Jones take the Carr or Wilson route out of town?<\/p>\n

Carr left the Raiders once the team benched him for Stidham. While this was themed around not being a distraction, Carr later said he was \u201cvery upset\u201d<\/a> once he learned of the benching. Wilson certainly expressed disappointment as well, but he both stuck around to back up Stidham last season and then \u2014 even as the writing appeared on the wall \u2014 publicly said he wanted to stay in Denver<\/a>. Cuts commenced in both situations, with the Broncos\u2019 decision bringing a record-smashing dead money sum.<\/p>\n

When asked if he would stay with the Giants through season\u2019s end, Jones said (via SNY<\/a>) he was \u201cprocessing\u201d that call. With Daboll not confirming Jones would even be the team\u2019s emergency QB in Week 12 \u2014 as recent signee Tim Boyle<\/a><\/strong> is under consideration for that role \u2014 it would stand to reason the 2019 No. 6 overall pick will give strong consideration to leaving the team. Jones would continue to collect his fully guaranteed salary ($35.5MM) if he goes the Carr route or stays with the team like Wilson did.<\/p>\n

Embattled QBs certainly do not make a habit of receiving six-year opportunities, as Jones did well to sandwich a solid season (2022) between several unremarkable slates. His free agency status will be interesting to monitor. The league\u2019s latest QB reclamation project, Sam Darnold<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0looks like he will be the top free agent option. Jones may well be the second-most appealing name on a market that will include an underwhelming 2021 draft class and a host of backup-level options.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n