When the clock hit zero on Sunday, it was a wrap for the New York Giants as far as the 2019 season goes.
After a successful summer and preseason, the Giants ended up finishing 4-12 and with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
There was a lot of losing, especially during a nine-game streak of futility that lasted over two months. But the Giants, who were viewed as a young rebuilding team, were able to let a lot of their young players grow and develop on the field.
Rebuilding teams go through a lot of difficult times, just like the Giants did when they had a rookie quarterback in Eli Manning in 2004, but hopefully for the team’s sake, it will lead to better times with Daniel Jones now under center.
So who are the end of the year award winners for the Giants in the 2019 season?
Most Valuable Player: Daniel Jones
For someone who was handed the entire offense of the Giants in Week 3, Daniel Jones had a heck of a season.
Jones finished the season playing in 12 games, starting 11 of them. He threw for 3,027 yards with 24 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
Jones missed two games during the end of the season due to an ankle sprain, in which, Eli Manning got to end his tenure with the Giants and say goodbye to the fans he played in front of for 16 years.
But for a rookie to step in and play for a rebuilding team, Jones played exceptionally well. Even Manning’s rookie season was not as good as Jones’, no matter what the win-loss record said.
Despite the Giants going 4-12 and Jones going 3-9 as the starter, Jones has given the fan base every reason to believe that he can be the franchise quarterback of the future.
Jones was definitely the Giants team MVP in 2019, which is a great building block for his future, along with the Giants as well, who invested a lot in him.