"There were some good things but there were a lot of things we need to improve on," Daboll said Monday. "We can all do a better job." Jones was a total disaster in his first game after last year's ACL injury. He completed 22 of his 42 attempts for 186 yards and two picks, one for a touchdown. Jones' 4.8 air yards per pass was the third lowest in Week 1, and his completion rate over expected was fourth worst. Look for Drew Lock to get a shot under center if Jones struggles against an atrocious Washington defense in Week 2.
Jones "added" six rushes for 15 yards. It was a thoroughly non-competitive start from a lame-duck starter who is already on Drew Lock watch. Jones' first interception was a pick-six on a screen where Andrew Van Ginkel was in the end zone before anyone even knew what happened. INT No. 2 came with Harrison Smith jumping a route in the end zone. The game was already long decided before either miscue because of Jones and the Giants' complete failure to move the ball. Jones has a bottom-three supporting cast, but it's beyond clear he is not going to do anything to elevate it. The only good news is the Commanders should be a somewhat easier matchup for Week 2.
Meme man extraordinaire DeVito will need a Daniel Jones or Drew Lock injury to become 2024 relevant.
Lock suffered the abdomen injury in the preseason but is good to go for Week 1. He will back up Daniel Jones to start the year and could see some run late in the season if Jones struggles.
Lock took a hard hit in a preseason game against the Lions and suffered a bone contusion plus an oblique injury. The Giants kept Tommy DeViot on their 53-man roster as injury insurance for Lock, but the latter should be good to go for Week 1 after logging the limited session on Wednesday.