New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones is currently sidelined with a high ankle sprain, an injury that usually takes about a month to recover from.
With less than a month remaining in the regular season (the only season this franchise has come to know of late), it’s very possible Jones could be done for the season.
#Giants QB Daniel Jones, out tonight vs the #Eagles with a high-ankle sprain, is expected to miss from 2-4 weeks, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo, who is covering the game for us tonight. That means expect Eli Manning to get at least 1 home start before 2019 ends, maybe more.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 9, 2019
Jones’ injury has thrust 16-year veteran and Giants legend Eli Manning back into the spotlight. Manning will start Monday night’s game in Philadelphia against the Eagles and perhaps play out the remaining three games after that.
The Giants will host the Miami Dolphins next week, then play in Washington in Week 16 and finish out the season at home against the Eagles. Ownership has to be wary of the possibilities here. There were questions on how they would send Eli off and now, with Jones down, they have their out.
More Giant fans will now keep their tickets rather than put them up for sale on the market just to get one last chance to say goodbye to Eli. MetLife Stadium won’t be such a ghost town for Giant fans these last two games.
If the Giants decide to rush Jones back, no one would be surprised. They are prone to missteps these days and continue to display poor judgement and shoddy leadership. It would be the wrong thing to do. Ride Eli the rest of the way and let him enjoy what he’s earned here in New York before he goes.
Then, they can stop kidding themselves that they’re on the right track and blow this mess up once and for all.
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