Daniel Jones: ‘It’s on all of us’ to improve Giants’ offense
The New York Giants have made significant strides this offseason when it comes to upgrading their offense. They added wide receivers Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney and John Ross, along with tight end Kyle Rudolph to a receiving group that already contains Sterling Shepard, Evan Engram and Darius Slayton.
Let’s not discount the fact that running back Saquon Barkley will be returning from a season-ending knee injury to add another dimension to the offense.
The pressure is now on third-year quarterback Daniel Jones to put this puzzle together and make the Giants’ 31st-ranked offense a formidable force.
Jones knows his part is crucial to the unit’s success but isn’t shouldering the entire burden himself.
“It’s on all of us,” Jones said on a Zoom call with reporters. “It’s on all 11 guys to do their job every play. That’s how we’re going to make big plays, is everyone doing their job. It’s not on any one person more than the other. It’s about everyone executing together as a unit. That’s how we’re going to create explosive plays, be a productive offense.
“It’s on all 11 of us to do our jobs. That’s certainly something coach (Joe) Judge, coach (Jason) Garrett remind us as a group, as a team, especially on offense, to do our job. Each person of the 11 has to do their job in order for us to be successful…Certainly, the quarterback plays a role in that, communication, getting everyone on the same page. I have a lot of responsibility in that, but it’s on each of us.”
Jones threw 11 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions in his 14 starts last year. The Giants averaged just 17.5 points per game in 2020. Only the Jets were worse.
“I’m proud of the way he works every day,” head coach Joe Judge said of Jones. “This guy comes to work every day and whatever phase he’s in, if he’s in the weight room, if he’s getting treatment, if he’s on the field throwing with his teammates, organizing things outside this building, the guy always has a plan of how he’s going to attack things and proud to watch how he’s worked.”
That’s all well and good, but Jones needs to get results this season — and wins — or all that hard work all be for naught.
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