Eli Manning hopes Daniel Jones can take a step forward this season with the help of a new start under the new Giants administration. ..
"I think the atmosphere has changed because coach [Brian] Dabol and what they are doing, and the staff and [general manager] Joe Schoen were around the facility," Manning said. Told. 7} NFL Network Interview. "So I'm excited about Daniel. I know he worked very hard and experienced many crimes and many coaching changes, so I hope this is correct.
The Giants locker room was far from the happiest place under former head coach Joe Judge, who was fired after the dire 4-13 season of 2021. After taking over, the atmosphere ofin big blue.
The sixth chosen Jones in 2019 is him. Last year on his rookie contract, his future was uncertain. The Giants refused to choose his fifth-year option and set the season when Jones was asked to prove his worth.
Manning said Duke's product was hurt because it needed to adapt to new attacks. This is something Dabol has to do again by becoming the third head coach in his short career.
"By the fifth year, I had been doing the same attack all the time. I knew it. I was able to teach it. A new person came. I spoke the same language as the attack coordinator, as [head coach Tom Coughlin] and preach the same thing, "Manning said. "And in [Jones] it's all new and learning. He's consistently learning, learning and trying to learn. It will take some time for everything to sink."
Nonetheless, Dabol could be the last best chance for Jones to become the Giants' future quarterback.
Formerly Bills' offensive coordinator, Dabol was credited with raising Josh Allen to become a superstar quarterback. This was the basis for adoption in New York.
Jones will be his next project, and the stakes are as high as possible.
The Giants have had only one playoff since 2011, and the transition from QB basically means starting over with the rebuild.
