certainly,
you know out of my control out of my hands and that's
the business part of it. So I understand that and
you know, my job is to
prepare to play as well as I can
help the team win games and that's certainly what I'm
focusing on,
you know, just just kind of is what it is and
you know, you're focused on preparing to play as well as
you can. And
you know, that's My, that's my goal. That's what my focus is
now.
As Daniel Jones, the
quarterback of the New York Giants, at least for 2022 2023.
We don't know the giants made
a strategic decision. They made a bet. They made a bet.
I interviewed Joe Shane, the GM of the Giants, a couple of
weeks ago and I
he didn't quite agree with my characterization, that they're
basically betting against Daniel Jones, but I kind of
think they are what they're saying is
we're Or comfortable, assuming the risk that Daniel Jones
plays. So, well, this year that we're going to owe him
franchise tag money or a new contract based on franchise tag
money, which could be 33 34 million. Next year,
versus giving him 22 million guaranteed right now. Under
the assumption that we're going to be happy to pay him. 22 million
guaranteed,
in 2023. They are hedging. The bet they are placing
the chip on the
Jones
isn't going to justify 22 million as of right now. We
think he won't be worth it. So we're not making that
commitment. And we'll we'll take our chances that he ends
up playing so well
that were backed into a corner financially and we'll call it
a good problem to have. That was the phrase that Joe Shane used
good problem to have if he plays so well that they find
themselves having to tag him looking at 10, 11 or 12 million
dollars, Peter,
in a financial difference, if they end up deciding to use
that. Tag.
Reminds me a little bit of what
Brian gudykunst. The Green Bay, Packers general manager, said
to me the weekend that they drafted Jordan love.
And that was, I said, what happens? If Aaron Rodgers just
plays great and Jordan love, never sees the field and he
said, hey, if he plays well enough so that
he stays our quarterback for the next four or five years, great
be a great problem to have, and it's exactly the same way here,
you know, Josh, And John Mara Brian daibul would have been
committing
football. Idiocy in my opinion
to guarantee Daniel Jones. Twenty two point, three million
dollars in 2023. Mike.
You don't guarantee
all that money to a player who clearly
you have questions about after in his first 38 games.
He's thrown twenty nine interceptions.
And fumbled 36 times.
I mean, it's just it's not smart. I think they're doing
this exactly the right way.
They're asking Daniel Jones, sing for your supper. That's
what they're saying. And, you know,
look if it works
and if Daniel Jones becomes their long-term quarterback,
then the Giants are going to look back at this at whatever
it's going to cost them, 11 million, whatever. Is for this
one year, they're going to look back at it and they're going to
say,
you know, we did what we had to do and it is a
infinitesimally price to pay for the guy who's going to be
our quarterback, going into the future.
And again, kudos to the
folks who put the headlines on the graphics. My kind of snarky
the guy known as Danny dimes referred to as Danny pennies
based upon his performance with the It's
that that is that is snarky. But I approve it completely
and, you know, the reality Peter and
and this is where I have a hard time reconciling the Giants
comments with their,
with their actions
when Shane was introduced as the GM. John, Mara found his
way to a microphone and the scrum after the press
conference and
said all these glowing things about Daniel Jones,
Brian table, all sorts of glowing things about Daniel
Jones, John, Mara at the league meetings.
Hey, you Have a quarterback here or you don't and we think
we have a pretty good one.
What's 22 million dollars? If you think I have a pretty good
quarterback, the markets north of 50. Now what what 22 million
but not if you decide after this year,
but what if he had? But what if he has a lousy year
and you have the third pick in the draft next year and you're
going to take a quarterback and you're stuck exactly the same
way. The Carolina Panthers are stuck with Sam darling. You
just need to do it
agree and what people say
what people say is malarkey,
it. Doesn't matter. It doesn't matter
that you can you can you can you can praise a guy. All you want.
The fact is your decision speaks volumes.
You don't believe in Daniel Jones right now, but you're
giving him an opportunity to win the job long-term this
year. Forget all the praise their lavishing on them.
You know, all that matters is how he plays
one thing that we can agree on completely
totally unconditionally and Equivocal e
is there's an overabundance of BS. They can say, we have no
intention to trade Russell Wilson and then they trade
Russell Wilson, they can say all of these great
things about Daniel Jones
and then they don't do the thing that would back up
all of the superlatives heaped upon Daniel Jones, which is
extend his contract at 22 million and you're right
cautionary, tale
Baker, Mayfield and Sam Donald the Browns and the Panthers,
both stuck with guys who have equal salaries of eighteen
point eight million. Fully guaranteed first and
Picks respectively, Mayfield and Arnold in the 2018 draft.
That's what they get in their fifth year, option, and
the Browns, and the Panthers. Surely wish in hindsight. They
had an exercise, those options. The Bears, didn't exercise
the 50 or option on Mitchell to Biscay and they were glad they
didn't. So
again, if he plays so well
this year
that they have themselves a franchise quarterback that he
finally has shown them something.
If he shows them something enough times that they say man
he is so
Something just like, Lloyd Braun that Lloyd Braun, is
something that Daniel Jones is something. Something else.
They'll happily pay him. They'll happily pay him and
they won't regret the fact that they could have had him
for 22 million. Even if they have to pay him 34 million
under the franchise tag, his brand, a ball coach of
the Giants from this week on how he wants to see Daniel Jones play
in 2022.
We want to make sure we protect the ball.
But again, you can't go out there and play
Afraid.
Be smart, not Reckless. If you will
if he's got the right, you know, he's got a shot on
the right read. Let it go. You know, there's going to be
things that happen in every game.
The defense is going to make a good play. There might be a tip
ball.
We're going to do a good job of taking care of the football,
but I wanted to turn it loose.
There's another reason to turn it. Loose, one of the biggest
flaws and Daniel Jones game. Peter has been he holds on to
the ball too long that clock in his head, does not go off. The
alarm. Does not go off. That's why he's had so many fumbles.
You've seen him. Get hit in the
pocket while he's holding the football.
The ball comes out. You got to get rid of it. You got to
accelerate that decision-making process and year for look.
I don't know. What is a fair number of years. Before we
decide pass or fail
on a Young quarterback.
I've said before and I said recently, if this
And heard that applies to NFL quarterbacks now had applied to
Terry Bradshaw. He'd have been back in Shreveport pumping gas
before he ever through the past the became the Immaculate
Reception when they said that last Friday for all I can
remember
but four years in today's NFL, if you don't figure it out by
your Forza quarterback, you're done.
So this is the year and it's unfortunate for Jones and it's
his first year with Dave ball and you get this revolving door
of
coaches and offensive coordinators, but,
at some point you just Just got to rise above it
and get it done.
And that's what they're going to expect them to do and de-ball
who showed that he could get a lot out of Josh. Allen's going
to try to get a lot of Daniel Jones.
The best thing that happened to Daniel Jones is John, Mara said
to Joe, Shane basically, you pick a coach
and Mara and Steve Tisch had to agree,
obviously, but Joe Shane picked this coach.
And so, now, you know, there are some adults in the room.
Joe Shane is made some Replacements on a scouting
staff.
You know, now you're going to have someone else running the
Sighs other than a guy
who is been ensconced
in giant dumb,
which, you know other than the fact that, you know, Jerry
Reese had two marvelous years
in his tenure,
you know, the, the Giants since the departure of Ernie accorsi
have not been cloaked in greatness. So, to me,
I look at what's happening right now is, you know, if
you're Daniel Jones, the unfortunate thing. NG is this
could be the first and only year you get under people who
really
know what they're doing.
And and and so unfortunately for him,
he might be one and done
but I do think that he has the best chance that he's had right
now, with who they drafted,
and who is coaching, and who is calling the plays.
He's got his best chance to succeed since he's been there
and look.
I'll just I'll say one other thing.
The Giants last year.
Paid Kenny Gala day, a ransom when they did not need to do
that period. And that is the sins, that's on the sins of
the previous general manager, Dave gettleman. They also drafted
kind of an immature and irresponsible receiver. And
kaduri is Tony.
I don't care what they say about could Darius is part of
our future and yeah, he's good and he's back practicing with
us. And everything,
I don't know. I just see them at some point. Probably at
the end of the year, moving on from could Darius Tony? I do,
he hasn't shown me any sign so far that
he is quote with the program and quote, but we'll see.
He's got this year to either show it or not showing,
but those two guys are going to be really really important
to what Daniel Jones does this year. They need those two guys.
And they're lucky now that they appear
to have two young good book and tackles
to protect Daniel Jones.
So it's a crucial year for him.
But I think it's
easily the best chance. He's had in his four years with
the Giants
and you throw in Sequim Berkeley who has not been
healthy since he was the pick between Baker Mayfield and Sam
Donald in 2018 at over 2,000 yards from scrimmage as
a rookie. He's had injuries whether it's ankle,
torn ACL. He hasn't been the same guy.
This is his chance in his
fifth year where they picked up the option of the paying him
more than seven million. And
there was some possibility of a trade, but the end of the day,
who's going to pay him seven million dollars. When you
consider the issues, he's had physically in a
position that is very physically demanding. When
there are so many young running backs out there who don't have
that injury history. So if Berkeley can have a big year if
the offensive line can get it done. If the defense is better,
there's a lot of ifs in that
but the Giants will find out one way or the other whether or
not Daniel Jones, is there guy
for 2023 and if they have to pay a more
than 22 million significantly more than 22 million because
he's had a great year and they've decided he's the guy
then
they're willing to do it because it will mean that they
have their quarterback situation finally solved.
Otherwise, all bets are off and they're going to be one of
those teams that they're looking to free agency trades
in the draft, in 23, as they try to improve the team.