Daniel Jones continues to wait for his breakthrough with the New York Giants, his contract expires after the 2022 season, so he must deliver. Giants legend Eli Manning believes the atmosphere under new management will help.

Munich/New York – Daniel Jones is under pressure in 2022.

The quarterback of the New York Giants has to prove himself for good, because his rookie contract expires. The Giants have not pulled the option for a fifth year.

In the USA, they call such a year “make it or break it”, which is now coming up for Jones. So he has to deliver, has to show that he is the playmaker of the future for the Giants, otherwise his days in the “Big Apple” are probably numbered.

Better conditions in the “Big Apple “

His predecessor believes Jones will now find better conditions in his fourth season. With new coach Brian Daboll, general manager Joe Schoen and the new team, “the atmosphere has changed,” Giants legend Eli Manning said in an NFL Network interview. “I’m happy for Daniel, I know he’s worked extremely hard and been through a lot of offensive and coaching changes, so I hope this is the one. “

Manning had still been “teaching” Jones in 2019 and passed the baton before stepping down after the season. So far, Jones has failed to consistently prove he’s the right guy to lead the Giants back to success.

Manning, however, is coming to the defence of his successor. The 41-year-old stressed the importance of a consistent environment, especially early in his career. Manning played the first 12 years of his career under head coach Tom Coughlin. Jones experienced Pat Shurmur and Joe Judge since 2019 and in Daboll now the third coach in his fourth year.

Manning’s Benefits

“In my fifth year, I was in the same offense all the time, I knew it, I could coach it, new players came in, I spoke the same language as my offensive coordinator and as head coach Tom Coughlin and kind of preached the same things,” Manning said. “And for Jones, everything is new and he’s learning and he’s constantly trying to learn and learn and learn, and it just takes him some time to internalise it all. “