HOUSTON — Daniel Jones’ first pass should’ve been intercepted, and his first true taste of contact led to a much greater disaster.
In his first live motion since tearing the ACL in his right leg last November, the Giants’ franchise quarterback lived a first-quarter nightmare Saturday as he threw two interceptions in the primary 13 minutes, including one which was returned for a simple walk-in touchdown.
The outcomes for Jones, head coach/play-caller Brian Daboll and the remaining of the starting offense got barely higher as the primary half went on — and never coincidentally after the Texans pulled their defensive starters.
“A bit of shaky at first,” Jones said after a 28-10 loss to the Texans. “Knee felt good. It was fun to be on the market. It didn’t start perfect, but we got going, and I feel good physically.”
But there isn’t any hiding Jones’ final stat line in what may very well be his only game of the preseason entering a make-or-break 12 months: He accomplished 11 of 18 passes for 138 yards and netted out a forty five.8 passer rating while playing the primary half
“One in every of the plans was to call some play-action and throw a bunch of deep balls today — to see how our line does in a dropback and feel just a little little bit of [pass] rush when it’s live,” Daboll said. “Push the ball down the sphere, which has been some extent of emphasis.”
After a game-opening three-and-out featuring three straight passes to ease any return-to-action nerves, Jones began the second possession backed up against the shadow of his own end zone with zero margin for error.
He made a giant one — and there was no strategy to blame this error on the rebuilt offensive line that marred last season.
Jones held the ball too long when nothing developed on second down, which left him in position to take a security.
As he was being dragged down by Derek Barnett, Jones threw a wildly inaccurate pass behind rookie Theo Johnson and into the arms of Jalen Pitre, who returned it for a 5-yard touchdown.
“Intentional grounding there may be a security, so just ensuring you dirt it at his feet,” Jones said. “Obviously, can’t take a sack there ultimately zone.”
Daboll called it a “poor decision” that Jones agreed he “can’t afford.”
“Things I can correct,” Jones said, “and I’m confident I’ll be able to go.”
The following series allowed Jones to point out that he’s physically back from reconstructive knee surgery as he scrambled for a 12-yard gain.
But, moments later, he threw his second interception, a self-described “bad throw” to Jalin Hyatt that Derek Stingley Jr. undercut for an interception in single coverage.
“He left [the throw] just a little bit inside,” Daboll said. “Decision [was] high quality. Stingley just made a pleasant play.”
Unlike one week ago, when Jones sat and Drew Lock began, the Giants made sure to get dynamic rookie receiver Malik Nabers involved early.
Or at the least Daboll tried to by calling Nabers’ number on two of the primary three passes, each of which fell incomplete.
Nabers, who was six days faraway from an ankle sprain, caught 4 passes for 54 yards.
He flashed leaping ability, sideline footwork and his quick stop-start gear, after playing 12 snaps with out a goal last week.
“Good to do it in a game setting, obviously,” Jones said. “He made just a few very nice catches on the market.”
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans pulled his defensive starters after the primary quarter, however it didn’t deter Daboll from giving his offense a full half of labor.
It may very well be the one preseason test for the starters, on condition that Daboll could use Wednesday’s joint practice against the Jets as the massive test as a substitute of Saturday’s final exhibition game.
The Giants gained some momentum against the Texans backups, with Jones directing scoring drives of 68 and 64 yards.
A 44-yard go-route completion from Jones to Darius Slayton arrange a 1-yard touchdown run for Devin Singletary.
“You don’t have time to let [an interception] affect your confidence or your mood,” Jones said. “I assumed I did a great job of that.”
Jones operated a 12-play drive from the no-huddle offense late in the primary half that ended on a 31-yard field goal by Graham Gano.
With Lock (hip) only available in case of emergency, Tommy DeVito quarterbacked the total second half, when the Giants committed the last three of a debilitating five turnovers.
“It’s at all times vital getting on a rhythm and trying to seek out what we are able to do,” Hyatt said. “It’s the primary preseason game for us playing together. Lots of things we want to correct and improve.”
HOUSTON — Daniel Jones’ first pass should’ve been intercepted, and his first true taste of contact led to a much greater disaster.
In his first live motion since tearing the ACL in his right leg last November, the Giants’ franchise quarterback lived a first-quarter nightmare Saturday as he threw two interceptions in the primary 13 minutes, including one which was returned for a simple walk-in touchdown.
The outcomes for Jones, head coach/play-caller Brian Daboll and the remaining of the starting offense got barely higher as the primary half went on — and never coincidentally after the Texans pulled their defensive starters.
“A bit of shaky at first,” Jones said after a 28-10 loss to the Texans. “Knee felt good. It was fun to be on the market. It didn’t start perfect, but we got going, and I feel good physically.”
But there isn’t any hiding Jones’ final stat line in what may very well be his only game of the preseason entering a make-or-break 12 months: He accomplished 11 of 18 passes for 138 yards and netted out a forty five.8 passer rating while playing the primary half
“One in every of the plans was to call some play-action and throw a bunch of deep balls today — to see how our line does in a dropback and feel just a little little bit of [pass] rush when it’s live,” Daboll said. “Push the ball down the sphere, which has been some extent of emphasis.”
After a game-opening three-and-out featuring three straight passes to ease any return-to-action nerves, Jones began the second possession backed up against the shadow of his own end zone with zero margin for error.
He made a giant one — and there was no strategy to blame this error on the rebuilt offensive line that marred last season.
Jones held the ball too long when nothing developed on second down, which left him in position to take a security.
As he was being dragged down by Derek Barnett, Jones threw a wildly inaccurate pass behind rookie Theo Johnson and into the arms of Jalen Pitre, who returned it for a 5-yard touchdown.
“Intentional grounding there may be a security, so just ensuring you dirt it at his feet,” Jones said. “Obviously, can’t take a sack there ultimately zone.”
Daboll called it a “poor decision” that Jones agreed he “can’t afford.”
“Things I can correct,” Jones said, “and I’m confident I’ll be able to go.”
The following series allowed Jones to point out that he’s physically back from reconstructive knee surgery as he scrambled for a 12-yard gain.
But, moments later, he threw his second interception, a self-described “bad throw” to Jalin Hyatt that Derek Stingley Jr. undercut for an interception in single coverage.
“He left [the throw] just a little bit inside,” Daboll said. “Decision [was] high quality. Stingley just made a pleasant play.”
Unlike one week ago, when Jones sat and Drew Lock began, the Giants made sure to get dynamic rookie receiver Malik Nabers involved early.
Or at the least Daboll tried to by calling Nabers’ number on two of the primary three passes, each of which fell incomplete.
Nabers, who was six days faraway from an ankle sprain, caught 4 passes for 54 yards.
He flashed leaping ability, sideline footwork and his quick stop-start gear, after playing 12 snaps with out a goal last week.
“Good to do it in a game setting, obviously,” Jones said. “He made just a few very nice catches on the market.”
Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans pulled his defensive starters after the primary quarter, however it didn’t deter Daboll from giving his offense a full half of labor.
It may very well be the one preseason test for the starters, on condition that Daboll could use Wednesday’s joint practice against the Jets as the massive test as a substitute of Saturday’s final exhibition game.
The Giants gained some momentum against the Texans backups, with Jones directing scoring drives of 68 and 64 yards.
A 44-yard go-route completion from Jones to Darius Slayton arrange a 1-yard touchdown run for Devin Singletary.
“You don’t have time to let [an interception] affect your confidence or your mood,” Jones said. “I assumed I did a great job of that.”
Jones operated a 12-play drive from the no-huddle offense late in the primary half that ended on a 31-yard field goal by Graham Gano.
With Lock (hip) only available in case of emergency, Tommy DeVito quarterbacked the total second half, when the Giants committed the last three of a debilitating five turnovers.
“It’s at all times vital getting on a rhythm and trying to seek out what we are able to do,” Hyatt said. “It’s the primary preseason game for us playing together. Lots of things we want to correct and improve.”
