Giants GM Joe Schoen weighs in on potential QB change from Daniel Jones

Joe Schoen has weighed in on the possibile decision to move on from quarterback Daniel Jones.
In his bye week press conference on Tuesday, the third-year Giants general manager was asked for his evaluation of Jones and whether the team would move on from him this week.
“Daniel’s played some good games, then maybe has made some throws that he’d like to have back,” Schoen said. “In general it’s not one individual, or situation, that keeps occuring… We’re going to evaluate everything, like Dabes said yesterday.
“The decisions we make will be football decisions.”
On Monday, when asked if Jones would remain his starting quarterback “going forward”, coach Brian Daboll was non-committal — which cracked open the possibility of a competition between him, Drew Lock (the current backup) and Tommy DeVito.
“We’re going to spend a lot of time here watching the tape and evaluating things,” Daboll said Monday. “We’ll do that as a coaching staff over the next week here.”
All of this comes amid a lost season that keeps getting worse for the Giants (2-8).
They fell to the pathetic Carolina Panthers (3-7) in front of an international audience in Germany on Sunday. Jones finished the game with 190 yards on 22-of-37 passing, a rushing touchdown and two interceptions.
The 27-year-old showed glimpses of decent quarterback play, but he had at least four turnover-worthy mistakes in the first half — including him taking a momentum-halting sack on a flea flicker attempt as Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson were open downfield.
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Jones’ season numbers are fine — 2,070 passing yards with a brutal 8-7 touchdown-interception ratio. But after dealing with him for six gloomy years (with a strong outlier in 2022), it’s clear the Giants need more from the most important position in the sport. The Giants are 3-13 in Jones’ starts since he got that deal. He is 24-44-1 in his career.
The Giants are obviously expected to cut Jones after this season, after the conclusion of what is essentially a two-year, $82 million contract — a massive mistake by ownership, especially as Saquon Barkley continues to roll defenses.
Remember: Jones has a $23 million injury guarantee in his contract, too — which means that if he suffers a serious injury that prevents him from passing a physical on March 12, he gets $12 million guaranteed, and if he can’t pass a physical by Week 1 next season, he gets another $11 million.
Asked if this injury guarantee would factor into his decision-making, Schoen reiterated, “We’re going to evaluate everything. The decisions we’re going to make will be a football decision.”
If the Giants cut Jones after this season, they would free up $19.4 million in salary cap space, with $22.2 million in dead money attached.
The Giants are on a bye week. They face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6) at home in Week 12.
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