The New York Giants have the 11th overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, and what they do at that spot should be interesting. Do they continue to build around their QB Daniel Jones and grab a wide receiver, or if they drop, does New York select one of the quarterback prospects like Justin Fields or a Trey Lance?
We’ll see, but according to Giants GM Dave Gettleman, who drafted the 23-year-old Jones with the sixth overall pick in 2019, New York has their quarterback.
“Well, you do your evaluations,” Gettleman said on Tuesday. “We’ve had Daniel(Jones) for two years; we’ve done the evaluation on him, and we really believe he’s the guy. No reason to go look. What we’re doing isn’t fantasy football, we’re not playing, we’re not doing that. We’ve got a conviction on him; he’s everything we want, he’s got all the physical skills, and again, I say this all the time, the kid just finished his second year of NFL football.
“How many of us after two years at our new job were great? No, we all start at point A, and we hopefully get to point Z, but the one common denominator is it takes time. Everybody has to understand that. We believe in Daniel, and that’s where it is.”
Entering his third season, the pressure is on Jones to show he’s the guy for New York. Jones has shown flashes, but he still turns the ball over a little too often. In 21 games, Jones has 36 turnovers(21 picks, 15 fumbles lost), so he still has to clean that part of his game up. While it might be intriguing to take one of the top QB prospects if they drop, it’s probably in New York’s best interest to build around Jones. However, if the Giants have any doubts and have a chance to grab a QB they like, New York will have a tough decision.
As of now, it appears that Jones is the guy for the Giants.
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