The New York Giants have a big decision to make regarding quarterback Daniel Jones this off-season. Management has until May to either pick up or decline Jones’s 5th-year option on his rookie contract, which would pay him over $20 million.
The reality is simple, the Giants are still waiting to see if Jones can be a franchise quarterback and lead them into the future, but investing big money in his services before finding that out would be malpractice.
“It seems likely they will pass since he’s yet to show any real consistency in his first three seasons as a starting quarterback and it would mean guaranteeing him $20-plus million for 2023,” Jordan Raanan of ESPN wrote. “It seems inevitable they let Jones play it out this year and if he has a great season, that will present a good problem.”
Three reasons the New York Giants should decline Daniel Jones’s 5th-year option:
Jones has been wildly inconsistent throughout his three-year career, but constant coaching turnover hasn’t done him any favors either. After throwing 24 touchdowns as a rookie, Jones has failed to pass 11 touchdowns over the past two seasons, throwing just 10 in 2021. While his completion percentage has gradually increased, a West Coast-style offense with short passing concepts has mitigated big-play opportunities.