Daniel Jones needs to show he’s Giants’ $40 million man — or else
NY Post
LANDOVER, Md. — One game, a Game for the Rages, has the vultures circling over Daniel Jones, smelling the blood of Dead Quarterback Walking.
Only Brian Daboll knows whether he is, or when he soon will be, but if this is the last stand for Jones, he must get off the mat, and get off the mat now, and play with no fear Sunday against the Commanders, and let it rip like there is no tomorrow.
The quarterback played scared on the opener, and when the coach senses that his quarterback is playing scared, he will coach scared of his quarterback, and that is always a recipe for disaster.
Jones deserves better than pariah status among the angry fan base, a fan base that cares mostly about gameday and not that he dedicated himself to overcome his torn ACL, and win the respect and admiration of his organization and teammates.
No head coach with the courage of his convictions will allow his fan base or media scrutiny or social media venom to dictate any quarterback change, because it can rightfully be construed as panic.
But once the quarterback becomes the main cause of losing, and it becomes obvious to the locker room, all bets are off, and the head coach must act.
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