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USAT: Giants Wire

Feb 26, 2022

The New York Giants and general manager Joe Schoen have several “tough decisions” to make in the coming days and weeks. And although it’s a bit further down the road, they must also decide the immediate fate of quarterback Daniel Jones. - In early May, the Giants will need to either pick up Jones’ fifth-year option or decline it. And like those of us at Giants Wire, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell firmly believes they should decline it. - The Giants would owe Jones $21.4 million in 2023 if they pick his fifth-year option up this spring. The chances of him emerging as an above-average starter after beginning his career with three subpar seasons are extremely slim. He has posted adjusted net yard per attempt indices (ANY/A+) of 88, 83 and 92 to start his career. The only other quarterbacks since the merger to fail to post even an ANY/A+ of 95 across 300 attempts in their first three seasons are Darnold, Jeff George and Rick Mirer. - . . . - Guaranteeing Jones’ 2023 salary is an unnecessary commitment. If Daboll can’t coax a turnaround out of him, the Giants will be able to avoid a Darnold situation and end the Jones era without any further investment, allowing them to find a new quarterback next offseason. Even if he does turn things around, though, the Giants would be able to use the franchise tag in 2023 to create some leverage if they want to do a new deal. The Giants are still in on Jones, but there’s nothing here to justify a longer commitment. Yet. - Barnwell hits the nail directly on the head. - Whatever the opinion on Jones — good or bad — the situation is where it is. Jones hasn’t played well in either of the previous two seasons and the reasons for that are irrelevant. The Giants simply can’t commit to that guaranteed fifth-year salary. And if they ultimately decide Jones has turned the corner and they want him long-term, they could use the franchise tag. - From a business standpoint, the fifth-year decision seems obvious. It will come with a lot of unnecessary noise, but there’s no way the Giants can pick it up from a financial perspective. - - List - - PFF lists 4 Giants among top 200 impending free agents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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