The New York Giants allowed 85 sacks last season, the most in the NFL since 1986. Their offensive line was a mess, riddled with injuries, and couldn’t protect any of their three quarterbacks.
They led the league in sack percentage (14.10), way ahead of the next team, Tennessee (11.47 percent) with rookie Tommy DeVito getting sacked the most (37 times in six starts), followed by Daniel Jones (30 times in six starts) and Tyrod Taylor (17 times in five starts).
On the recent season of HBO’s Hard Knocks, general manager Joe Schoen told his underlings that he was not giving up on starting quarterback Daniel Jones, stating he has had very little chance of success behind the team’s much-maligned offensive line.
Even the great Patrick Mahomes could not succeed behind the Giants’ line, Schoen said.
“You could have Pat Mahomes and he couldn’t fucking win behind that. I’m not giving up on him”
Giants GM Joe Schoen is one of the few Daniel Jones believers left
pic.twitter.com/xO6ILLFViD— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 3, 2024
A top NFL statistics guru, Warren Sharp, disagrees. His take is one consisting of statistical data that debunks Schoen’s statement. Sharp says Jones’ inability to read defenses and make quicker decisions has led to him taking a lot more sacks than he should.
I couldn’t disagree w the Giants GM more pic.twitter.com/Y37yxoGDkj
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 15, 2024
Jones does hang on to the football far too long at times, sometimes failing to acknowledge his primary target in time and then missing the check-downs. The line isn’t helping, but it is apparent that he hesitates for to often. And you know what they say about those who hesitate — they’re lost.
According to Pro Football Reference, out of the 36 active quarterbacks who have attempted at least 1,500 passes, Jones is ranked 34th in sack percentage (8.61).
Mahomes? Well, he’s first at 3.96 percent — a full percentage point over the next lowest — Jared Goff (5.02).
