Giants quarterback Daniel Jones before being replaced by quarterback Colt McCoy in the fourth quarter against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium on Dec. 13, 2020. Credit: Getty Images/Mike Stobe
Joe Judge has caught grief – some of the first in his short tenure as head coach of the Giants – for his plan to play Daniel Jones on Sunday against the Browns even if the quarterback has the same limitations which hampered him and the entire offense in the previous week’s loss to the Cardinals.
The reason for the objections is that no one wants to see that sputtering style of play with Jones unable to avoid pressures or create gains as a runner, especially not in a game that may be so important in the race for the NFC East title as it winds down to its final weeks.