Matt Barkley is on the practice squad, and Tommy DeVito is their backup quarterback in case of an emergency.
It almost seems as though the intelligence and luck they displayed in 2022 during Brian Daboll’s first season as head coach vanished, to be replaced by misfortune, subpar play, and general badness.
When Jones left the game, the Giants were down 7-0, and by halftime, they were deeply behind 24-0.
During the last play of the first quarter, Jones had to block a pass rush from Maxx Crosby with his right foot.
Jones almost clashed with the tight end when attempting to cut inside. Cager, Lawrence
The next play, which began the second quarter, saw Jones take the snap out of the shotgun, attempt to backpedal, tumble to the grass, and instinctively reach for his right knee. Gathering himself, he made his way to the blue medical tent behind the Giants bench, where he went with team medical staff into the locker room.
That meant it was another DeVito game for the Giants, as Tyrod Taylor is on injured reserve with a rib cage injury. It went about as expected.
On his third series, DeVito tried a deep shot to rookie Jalin Hyatt, throwing into double coverage, and the pass did not have enough height or juice on it and Amik Robertson made a leaping interception on the 1-yard line, got to his feet and scampered 40 yards.
On the next play, rookie Aidan O’Connell hit rookie Tre Tucker on a 50-yard bomb, with Deonte Banks trailing badly. Josh Jacobs took it in from the 2-yard line and it was 21-0.
DeVito’s next pass was behind Darius Slayton, who could have done a whole lot better than what he did.