Time is ticking against New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones’ time as a starter, an unfortunate end to the career of a good guy and hard-working leader who had so many obstacles thrown his way since his 2019 rookie season that At the very least, he deserves kudos for getting back up and trying to fight back every time he gets knocked down.

Unfortunately, however, the Giants have been going around with Jones under center, and the time has finally come to make a change that some might argue is long overdue.

The culmination of Jones’ career with the Giants came last Sunday in Munich, Germany, against a Carolina Panthers team that came into the game with arguably the worst defense in the NFL. In a game the Giants should have won, Jones has perhaps his worst performance in this team’s five-game losing streak.

While coaches preach that a loss doesn’t fall at the feet of a single player, in this case, it’s certainly fair to say that if Jones makes a fraction of the plays he missed, particularly in the first half, perhaps the outcome of the game be The very different and growing speculations about his pending benching may not be as strong as they are today.

What has gone wrong for Jones?

For starters, throughout the game and for most of this losing streak, he has consistently held the ball for too long, leading to unnecessary pressures and sacks.

Most notable during the Panthers game was a 3-and-1 flea flick that, despite having two wide receivers on the field, resulted in a sack.

It’s also clear from this angle that by the time Jones catches the ball, Wan’Dale Robinson is open across the middle and then Malik Nabers has plenty of space.

Based on Daboll’s tendencies and the success the Giants found on the ground, the Giants likely would have gone for it on fourth down if the pass had fallen incomplete, but in the end, they were forced to punt after the sack.

This may seem like a one-off play that could be considered a trick play that simply went wrong, but it’s important to keep in mind why it went wrong.

This is something we’ve talked about a lot lately, where it seems like Jones has returned to his indecisive self that holds the ball too long and creates negative plays.

The flea flicker wasn’t a bad decision, even though Daboll said he would retire it. Jones’ execution turned the play into a bad play.

There was also an interception thrown by Jones where he doesn’t deserve 100% of the blame, but most of it.

Jones attempts to hit rookie running back Tyrone Tracy, Jr. out of the backfield, but the ball is too far behind Tracy, making the catch difficult and leading to Josey Jewell making an athletic interception.

Jones should have thrown that ball further toward the sideline so that the only results were Tracy catching it with a slim chance of spinning up or the ball falling incompletely out of bounds.

Instead, he sped up his mechanics and threw an indifferent ball that went for a turnover. There was a running back that came in, but Jones had enough time to throw normally instead of having to rush the pass.

The ball was still catchable and should have been caught by Tracy, but most of the blame still falls on the veteran quarterback who is making more than $45 million this year.

The Giants in 2024 have some of the worst yards after catches numbers in the NFL right now with just 4.4 yards after the catch per catchfourth lowest in the league.

When watching movies, it’s easy to see why those numbers are so low. This is because receivers often need to slow down to have a chance to make a play on the ball. And when they lose step, that allows the defender to get in close and limit the YAC.

The Giants did everything they could this year to make it work with Jones, from upgrading the offensive line to adding Nabers to having Brian Daboll call plays. But with each passing week, it’s clear that Jones’ confidence is skyrocketing, as he has continued to show that he doesn’t fully trust what he’s seeing and is worried about making a mistake.

Unfortunately for him and the Giants, no amount of training is going to fix what only Jones himself can fix but hasn’t after six years.