Quarterback questions are once again the talk of the town at New York Giants training camp. Not only is Daniel Jones being tasked with taking a major step forward in his fourth season, but he needs to do so while fending off a stern challenge from proven veteran Tyrod Taylor.
Brian Daboll, who helped make Josh Allen dominant in Buffalo, was hired to turn Jones around after years of substandard coaching. Of course, Jones must take some initiative and show Daboll that he can be a franchise quarterback. Based on some of the latest reports from camp, Jones hasn’t been burying the competition.
According to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News, Jones had a particularly rough start to camp. While center Jon Feliciano was out, Leonard noted that Jones was inaccurate on several throws while on the move in addition to throwing a pick-six to Darnay Holmes.
For comparison’s sake, Taylor “looks very good” at practice. Leonard remarked that Taylor throws a very catchable ball without forcing it into coverage. If Daboll and the Giants coaching staff share these opinions of Jones and Taylor, the leash on the former Duke product might be shorter than expected.
Don’t care that it’s early. This is bad. And it’s no stretch to envision Brian Daboll and the Giants trying Tyrod Taylor (or Jimmy G) if Daniel Jones’ 1st-string offense doesn’t pick it up https://t.co/3PFatRwkNz
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) July 29, 2022
Will Daniel Jones or Tyrod Taylor start for the New York Giants?
Taylor has bounced around the league over the last few years, but his ability to make something out of nothing and avoid turnovers is what has kept him employed. Both of those traits could come in handy if he ultimately wants to unseat Jones as the starting quarterback.
In his fourth season under his third regime, Jones hasn’t had the most consistent structure under which he can improve. That might not matter much to Daboll, who is unlikely to willingly start off his head coaching tenure with a quarterback he doesn’t believe in. Jones needs to get back in a groove ASAP.
Darnay with the takeaway 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/9JJYqkF6w4
— New York Giants (@Giants) July 27, 2022
To make matters worse, the Giants have been listed as one of the most likely landing spots for Jimmy Garoppolo in trade talks. Jones isn’t exactly doing an amazing job of shuttering those rumors in camp, and they will likely persist until Jones proves otherwise.
With or without Garoppolo, an already pivotal season for Jones just got even more challenging now that Taylor is turning up the pressure behind him. Jones can shut all this talk up by playing better, and he’ll need to do so as soon as possible.
4 biggest standouts from Day 3 of NY Giants training camp
Day 3 of NY Giants training camp was one to remember for the defense, as Kayvon Thibodeaux, Darnay Holmes and others really stood out.