Giants' Brian Daboll doubles down on Daniel Jones decision
Nearly 20 hours later, Brian Daboll’s decision didn’t change.
Daniel Jones will remain the Giants’ starter for their Week 8 game despite getting benched during the fourth quarter of their 28-3 loss to the Eagles, Daboll said during his press conference Monday.
Jones completed 14 of 21 passes for 99 yards on a day when the offense finished with just 119 total. But Daboll told Jones after the game that he’d remain Big Blue’s quarterback over Drew Lock, who replaced Jones and completed three passes for 6 yards.
Jones will continue to get all of the first-team reps in practice this week.
“I think he gives us the best chance, number one,” Daboll said. “I thought there were a lot of plays that he did exactly what he needed to do, and then look, there were some plays where it wasn’t just on Daniel. It was a collection of things. It wasn’t just one person, a protection or a route.”