New York Giants fans are searching for any ray of hope right now after the team has gotten off to yet another horrific start (0-4). The Giants are now 12-40 over their last 52 games, and if it weren’t for the pandemic, recession and the Jets being equally inept, the New York media would be burying them.
Quarterback Daniel Jones is only in his second season, and the Giants’ woes go back four seasons, but he’s become the poster boy for their demise. After a promising start to his NFL career, Jones has sunk to the bottom of the NFL pile as a player who keeps making costly mistakes that lose the already strapped Giants games.
Former Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes, a two-time Super Bowl champion, says better days are ahead for both Jones and the team. He posted this little stat comparison of Jones with the great Peyton Manning, who also had a rough beginning to his legendary career.
First 16 games #togetherblue
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W/L 3-13
3739 yards
26 TD
28 INT๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ
W/L 3-13
3916 yards
26 TD
17 INT— ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ (@lt4kicks) October 4, 2020
Jones has a strong relationship with both Peyton and Eli, having attended their camp and also trained with and been coached by their mentor, David Cutcliffe.
Peyton came back in his second season and went 13-3 in 1999. He won 10 or more games every season from then until 2014 with the exception of 2001 (6-10). He compiled a QB record of 200-92, second only in NFL history to Tom Brady.
Jones, of course, will need what Peyton had in order to get to that level — a good team around him. So far, the Giants haven’t really done that. Their offensive line isn’t protecting him, and he has very few weapons to establish a vertical passing threat.
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