The worst nightmare is coming true for the NY Giants in their game against the Minnesota Vikings. As of this writing, the Giants are trailing big to the Vikings. Not only that, but QB Daniel Jones has looked nothing like a $160 million quarterback. Jones, fully healthy from his torn ACL, was supposed to make a statement to start the campaign.
Instead, he's been awful. There's no other way to put it - No. 8 has been rough to watch and Sam Darnold is fully outplaying him. In the first half, Jones' statline was 8-of-16 for 55 yards and no touchdowns. Jones has missed a couple of easy throws too and he nearly tossed an interception in the first quarter too. As you might have been able to guess, fans are letting him have it.
Daniel Jones has been brutal to watch for the Giants in the season-opener
There are no excuses for Jones in this one. The offensive line has looked strong and they're giving him enough time to scan the field and make quality throws. Instead, Jones has short-armed some of those balls, which is frustrating. He's making the easy tosses, yeah, but we haven't seen anything special out of him at all.
Imagine waking up every Sunday knowing your happiness hinges on Daniel Jones being able to play football
— Jacob Hale (@JakeHaleee) September 8, 2024
Daniel Jones has open receivers, and he's either not throwing it, throwing it behind, or simply skipping it off the dirt.
— Alex Wilson (@AlexWilsonESM) September 8, 2024
I can't do 18 weeks of this.
Daniel Jones is missing a lot. I have no idea why people used rust as a way to defend him when it should have been a huge worry.
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) September 8, 2024
If I have a week to live, I’m gonna watch a bunch of Daniel Jones games bc it’ll feel like an eternity.
— Sam Morril (@sammorril) September 8, 2024
Daniel Jones when it’s time to get a Head Coach unemployed pic.twitter.com/n5Am5Gz0rh
— 𝘑𝘢𝘺𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘥𝘴🥷🏿🗽 (@DimesJayy) September 8, 2024
Malik Nabers after one half of playing with daniel jones pic.twitter.com/LpyMV6gTzc
— DripMasterFlex 🕷️ (@DripMasterFlex1) September 8, 2024
Can’t wait till the bum is off the team, I’m mad that he’s as bad at his job as he is and I’ll never have the generational wealth that he has, he doesn’t deserve it
— Jordan 🏴☠️ (@jordy811) September 8, 2024
How much will Brian Daboll put up with? There are hundreds, maybe even thousands, of more tweets like these. Everyone has lost patience with Jones. In the preseason against the Texans, rust was used as an excuse for why he looked inconsistent with the ball in his hands. The Giants were taking more downfield shots too.
However, there's nothing that can be said to defend his play vs. Minnesota. It's just Week 1 of the 2024 regular season and already folks are counting down the days for the NFL Draft next April. Jones is fighting for his NY career and he's not delivering. If he keeps playing like this, there will be no doubt that Joe Schoen will race to cut him after the season ends.