I know everyone is getting out their DJ feels but wanted to say a few things regarding his tenure. I know this is an unpopular opinion but I’m glad he got paid. This guy got screwed in every way possible every season. Bad coaching, bad protection, bad weapons. Do I wish the Giants were not in this situation regarding dead cap and an injured/injury prone QB? Absolutely. Am I sad John Mara, who has run this organization into the ground with nepotism, has to pay out his contract? Absolutely not.
That being said this injury will allow DJ to be the martyr he deserves to be. Moving forward, I know we are going to get better. (Yes, I am stupid and do have hope in this regime despite everything I have seen this season.) But DJ was a transition guy who inherited an awful situation and could have had his course changed with a little more support. Guy took it on the chin every week, no drama. He is not the guy, but he is the guy for how he has handled this steaming bag of crap.
The next martyr will be Saquon, who will not make it to see the full regime change while he is still good.
See you all on Sunday!
Update: Just wanted to follow up on the “you’re a player fan not a team fan cult”. Stop using that BS tag line as if other Giants fans want to see the Giants lose. I would love to see any of you negotiate that contract after last season where Jones lead them to the playoffs looking like a stud most of the way. That is the most 20/20 hindsight take of all time and I know none of you would have made that comment after they beat the Vikings last season.
Very unpopular opinion. That’s all I will say.
He got drafted at a horrible time for the Giants. Went through coaching regimes and never really got a chance to find his footing. We saw what he can do last year but then this year everything just blew up because of injuries and now he’s done for the year and maybe career (as a starter) I’m not glad he got paid from a Giants perspective but since he went out there and sacrificed his body week in and week out he deserves it. Too bad his final legacy is almost definitely going to be the play where he trips on his way to the end zone.
youre glad the franchise is in a worse position so that daniel jones can be “the martyr he deserves to be”?
jones had already made 25 million dollars, he will now make 100 million in his career.
also jones is not entirely a victim of circumstance, he also just wasnt that good.
My biggest issue was taking him so early in the draft. We could have traded down and still got him or someone similar.
Oddly enough DJs contract puts us in a very good position. We know we will have DJ on our roster next season so we don’t have to be as desperate in the draft looking for a QB. If we miss out on Caleb Williams we could do something like take Marvin Harrison Jr. and then someone like Michael Penix/Bo Nix in the second or late first as an insurance policy against Jones. Or if they do take Williams/Maye, DJ can start the season if the OL is still a work in progress, and protect those guys from getting killed behind a crap OL for a year.