Daniel Jones

Jones has missed the previous two games with a high ankle sprain but is assumed to be healthy and is expected to be back out on the field this Sunday. After watching Eli Manning go 1-1 the last two weeks and play decently well, the hope is Jones picked up on some things from the future Hall of Famer.

For starters, Manning knows how to pickup yardage and does not throw down field on every single play, as the rookie often tries to. This is likely part of the reason that the Giants offense lacked rhythm on their nine-game losing streak. That is something Manning understands and hopefully Jones picked up on this in order to find that same rhythm to take control of the game.

Manning targets Barkley on average of five times per game while Jones only throws to him around four times. If Jones learns to check down more, he can control the short yardage game to open the downfield passing game.

Manning also gets rid of the ball quicker, which is something Jones needs to work on. While Manning is immobile, he was only sacked once last week because he is not holding onto the ball too long.

Keep in mind, Sam Darnold struggled mightily in the first half of his rookie season with 11 touchdowns and 14 interceptions before suffering a foot injury that kept him out three games. He also had an abysmal performance against the Miami Dolphins throwing four interceptions before suffering the injury.

While he was out, veteran Josh McCown stepped in as Darnold healed up. Once Darnold returned, he was a different quarterback throwing six touchdowns and one interception in four games. He tossed an impressive game winning touchdown against the Buffalo Bills in first game back and put on impressive displays against the Texans (24-of-38, 253 yard, two touchdowns) and Packers (24-of-35, 341 yards, three touchdowns).

Jones has had a much better first season than Darnold with a 61.6 percent completion rate, 20 total touchdowns to only 11 interceptions and nearly throwing for 3,000 yards. If Jones picked up on some of the areas Eli excelled in over the past two weeks, the kid could be primed for big performances in the seasons final two weeks.

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