The New York Giants are keeping a far lower profile than they were a year ago, coming off a 9-win season. They’re younger, too. So here’s how that all added up for me on a Chamber of Commerce Tuesday in the tri-state area …
• There’s a lot of attention on Daniel Jones in camp, with the revelations of Hard Knocks adding another level of scrutiny as the sixth-year quarterback goes into the final fully-guaranteed year of the blockbuster deal he signed in 2023. The truth, though, is that he’s still just nine months post-surgery, and regaining his footing in that regard, and he’s working with a lot of new people on that side of the ball. In particular, and given some of the new weaponry on hand, he and Brian Daboll have worked on Jones becoming more aggressive getting the ball down the field (see: Nabers, Malik). The bad news is it’s led to some mistakes in practice and preseason games. The good news is they’re working on getting Jones to a place where he’ll test his limits some more—though one pick from last Saturday was less than excusable.
