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Dan Benton

CBS Sports takes the under on Daniel Jones throwing for 4,000+ yards

The New York Giants went out and added as many weapons as they could for quarterback Daniel Jones this offseason.

Among the imports are tight end Darren Waller, and wide receivers Parris Campbell and Cole Beasley. General manager Joe Schoen also added impressive talent through the 2023 NFL draft, including wide receiver Jalin Hyatt and running back Eric Gray.

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Not to ignore other glaring issues, the team beefed up the offensive line as well. The most notable addition is rookie center John Michael Schmitz.

With all of that improved stock around Jones, will He eclipse the 4,000-yard mark in 2023? Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports says “no.”

Why can’t Jones throw for 4,000 yards? Last year was arguably his best season and Jones only averaged 200.3 passing yards per game on a career-high 6.8 yards per attempt. Unless Brian Daboll makes significant changes to his offense to favor Jones, the quarterback likely won’t be putting up those numbers.

Jones would also have to play all 17 games and average 235.3 pass yards per game to accomplish the feat, the latter he’s never done (Jones would have played all 17 games if the Giants didn’t clinch a playoff berth prior to the final week). This all comes down to how Daboll uses Saquon Barkley, but 4,000 passing yards is a stretch for Jones until his head coach proves otherwise.

Not turning the football over and winning games is more important anyway.

This isn’t necessarily a slight to Jones. The Giants were a run-heavy team early on last season and that includeD DJ himself. But if training camp and the preseason are any indication, the Giants will be throwing a lot more in 2023.

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