The New York Giants now face their inner demons after yet another loss.
Four games into the 2023 season and just a single victory are not good signs for any team, and the Giants now face immense pressure to turn their season around.
The decision of the management to extend the contract of Daniel Jones is now under immense scrutiny.
General Manager Joe Schoen placed his bets on Jones’s coming through after his performance in the 2022 season, ensuring the quarterback signs a massive 160 million dollar, four-year deal.
Jones had a breakthrough in 2022, but his performances so far into the 2023 season have flattered to deceive viewers.
In his breakthrough season last year, Jones threw for a career-high 3,205 yards with a career-low five interceptions. However, when compared against league averages, his performances were less impressive.
He ranked 15th in passing yards, tied for 23rd in yards per attempt (6.8), and tied for 27th in yards per completion (10.1). His success rate of 45.7% placed him 16th in the league.
Four games into the season, Jones’s play has been questionable, to say the least. He is also not helped by the fact that the offensive lines of the Giants have failed to impress as well.
In their 24-3 loss against the Seahawks, Jones was sacked 11 times, almost breaking the NFL single-game record.
Seahawks rookie Devon Witherspoon piled on to the problems faced by the Giants quarterback with a 98-yard pick-six.
While Jones and the Giants had an incredible Week 2 with a comeback victory against the Cardinals, the rest of their season has been far from impressive.
Jones Fails To Impress
Jones has thrown for just 506 yards, with an average of 4.5 yards per attempt, zero touchdowns, and having been intercepted six times.
Jones has struggled to push the ball downfield, and he has thrown just 11 passes of 10 air yards or further before their game against the Seahawks in Week 4.
The Giant’s offensive line is also responsible for the issues faced by Jones, with them allowing him to be sacked 23 times in four games this season, putting them behind the Commanders for most sacks faced in the league so far.
Having signed a massive contract extension, Jones now faces critique from fans and critics alike, with many looking to him to be more of a difference maker if the Giants hope to mount any sort of a comeback to their season.
GM Schoen will also be brought under the scanner if he fails to bring in players who can bring the best out of Jones and support him better.
Andrew Thomas Saquon Barkley is considered to be untouchable, with the rest of the roster not up to par.
Schoen has worked towards fixing their roster issues by drafting John Michael Schmitz in the center, Jalin Hyatt as a receiver, and Parris Campbell and Jamison Crowder as wideouts.
Jones will need to step up to the “star” player expectations and salary that he is being paid, with the Giants having the option to release him before 2025, which will affect their dead cap.
Schoen took the risk to extend Jones’s contract so as not to lose him as a free agent, a decision that many feel may come back to haunt the Giants.
Many critics and pundits believe that the Giants should have looked for a short-term solution for the 2023 season and waited for the promising 2024 class of quarterbacks to be drafted.
The Giants now face the consequences of offering a massive deal to Jones and failing to build for the long-term success of the franchise.
They will now look to turn their fortunes around in what may be a long and hard season for them.
