Former New York Giants quarterback says Daniel Jones struggled processing information in 2019

When the New York Giants initially drafted Daniel Jones in 2019, the plan was to enable his development behind Eli Manning, while the veteran passer carried out his final campaign in the NFL.

After Manning lost the first two games of the season, former head coach Pat Shurmur didn’t hesitate to swap in Jones, who subsequently won his first two starts, bringing the team to a 2-2 record. While he started his young career strong, the Giants failed to build upon their 2018 season. The defense was stale, young, and unable to lock down opposing teams in the fourth quarter, forcing Jones to sacrifice his body to keep his team in the game.

Despite his success, former quarterback Kurt Warner noticed plenty of negatives regarding Jones’ development and performance in 2019, stating:

“His ability to see the field and process information,” Warner told NJ Advance Media when asked the area Jones must show the most improvement in. “There were a lot of times, it seemed like it was tough for him to see, process information, and react to it. That’s what you see with a lot of young quarterbacks. It’s really hard to practice that. That’s where he needs to make the biggest strides.”

Daniel Jones had his fair share of struggles, but the New York Giants struck gold:

While Warner undoubtedly has a lot more knowledge on the quarterback position than the average Joe, it’s fair to mention Jones’ positive qualities. Adapting to an NFL-style offense requires time, and factor in the injuries to his play-makers, and we can justify his confusion at times.

Playing alongside third-string wide receivers can often cause miscommunications and confusion. Warner did advocate for Jones as a franchise passer, which is all we ever wanted to hear at the end of the day.

“I liked a lot of what Daniel did,” Warner said. “He had a lot of ups and downs. He had some moments where you got really excited, and as much of anything, you hope you see games or moments where you go ‘ahh, I think this guy’s got it, that was definitely the right pick,’ and we definitely saw that with Daniel Jones.”