Daniel Jones’ career with the New York Giants is over after this season, that seems like a given at this point.
The Athletic’s Dan Duggan further confirmed those notions this weekend when he reported that general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll will “cut ties,” with him following the 2024 season.
In the second year of a four-year, $160 million ill-fated contract, the team option built in Jones’ deal following this season is the only silver lining of the pact, which played a direct hand in running back Saquon Barkley walking in free agency to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Jones floundered under the big contract. He is 3-13 in the 16 starts he has had since the start of the 2023 season, throwing for 10 touchdowns and 13 interceptions during that stretch.
He and the Giants are 2-8 this season, forced to sit on an embarrassing loss to the lowly Carolina Panthers in Munich which saw Jones throw a pair of costly interceptions through the bye week.
Now with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions this season to go with 2,070 passing yards through 10 games, the break that comes with the bye week was seen as an opportunity for the Giants to fully examine their quarterbacking situation and ultimately bench Jones.
Demoting the 27-year-old Duke product is the only understandable course of action left to take this season, even if Drew Lock or Tommy DeVito fail to inspire much more confidence. But Jones could still be under center come Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Dianna Russini, also of The Athletic, reported that Jones may still be the starter for “a few more weeks.
At this point, it does not matter when Schoen and Daboll make the call. It is clear that the Giants’ franchise quarterback is not on the roster, currently, and trotting Jones out for the rest of the season might only help secure Big Blue’s spot atop the 2025 NFL Draft order.
After cutting ties with Jones this offseason, Schoen and Daboll — who have gotten the often-dreaded vote of confidence from co-owner John Mara — will then have an opportunity to select their quarterback to build the team around.
The Giants entered Week 11 with the second-worst record in the NFL behind only the Jacksonville Jaguars, giving them the No. 2 pick.
