Tyrod Taylor’s former coach calls for Daniel Jones to take notes instead of starting upon return from injury
Daniel Jones might have started the calendar year at his peak in the NFL, but now he's on pace to be back near the bottom. With the New York Giants playing tighter football since losing Daniel Jones, Tyrod Taylor's former coach called for the team to wait on rushing Jones back.
When he does return, the coach recommended that the quarterback should study his backup first. Here's how he put it:
"[00:10:30] I absolutely would consider playing Tyrod. ... I think this could be good for Daniel Jones. Learn what is Tyrod doing that you're not. He's protecting the football and he's getting the ball out of his hand. Daniel Jones, my biggest criticism is him not protecting the football and holding the ball too long. [00:10:57]"
What is going wrong for Daniel Jones?
According to Pro Football Focus via Sports Illustrated, Jones is averaging 2.84 seconds from snap to pass. On plays when he's sacked, he's losing the down in 3.31 seconds on average.
This means that sometimes the pass rush is a little faster than 3.31 seconds and Jones sometimes takes a little longer than 2.84 seconds to throw. When that happens, he gets sacked. Most offensive lines prefer the quarterback to get the ball out in 2.5 seconds or less. This requires the pass to be thrown much earlier.
This might mean better pre-snap reads and shorter, one-cut routes. On deep passes, the ball needs to be thrown earlier and with a higher trajectory.
However, to do this reliably, receivers like Darius Slayton and Wan'Dale Robinson need to burn their matchups much better and the running game needs to be better at sucking down safeties and linebackers. Having Saquon Barkley back now will be a big help to the first part, but the playcalling falls to the coaching staff and the pre-snap reads fall on Daniel Jones' shoulders.
Put simply, every aspect of the offense has to play better to guarantee a better performance from the quarterback.
In three games of action dating back to the October 8th matchup against the Miami Dolphins, Taylor has thrown for about a 66.3% completion rate. He threw for two touchdowns and zero interceptions in the Week 7 matchup against the Washington Commanders with a 116.9 passer rating.
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