.Jordan Raanan, ESPN Team WriterAug 1, 2024, 05:24 PM ETCloseJordan Raanan is a media reporter for NFL Country at ESPN. Raanan covers the New york city Giants. You can easily follow him through Twitter @JordanRaanan. HACKENSACK, N.J.-- The big apple Giants co-owner John Mara stated he does not possess any kind of disappointments regarding signing quarterback Daniel Jones last year, even though the team teased along with locating his prospective replacement this offseason.Jones, that signed a four-year, $160 thousand agreement last year, had 2 goal passes and also six interceptions while playing in merely 6 activities because of back and knee traumas, including a torn ACL in his ideal leg." Listen, I'm still satisfied our team provided him that arrangement given that I believed he played truly well for us in '22," Mara stated during a celebration to reveal a landscape at the Hackensack Medical Facility to commemorate the staff's 100th time. "In 2014 he got injured and also, permit's be actually truthful, when he was actually playing, our team weren't shutting out anyone. So let's provide him an opportunity along with a much better offensive line as well as some tools around him as well as see what he can do." Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Giants truly asked about moving right into the top three of the draught along with their eye on a quarterback, especially Drake Maye if the New England Patriots were willing to create a profession. But the rate showed also steep.Instead, the Giants stuck with Jones and also prepared LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers along with the 6th overall choice to provide him a weapon on offense." I was nervous concerning surrendering excessive to go acquire a quarterback," Mara said. "I was actually prepped to let [basic supervisor Joe Schoen and also coach Brian Daboll] carry out that if that is what they wanted to perform. We chose to stay with Daniel and also incorporate an item for him, as well as I presume that is visiting exercise for us." Jones might have stayed, however it was actually an offseason of adjustment for the Giants. They enabled operating back Saquon Barkley as well as security Xavier McKinney to stroll using cost-free organization. Barkley locked on with the rivalrous Philly Eagles McKinney along with the Green Bay Packers.It was actually shown on "Distress: Offseason with the New York Giants" that Mara had not been entirely on board along with the selection to permit Barkley leave behind. He admitted viewing Barkley property in Philly would certainly create him lose sleep.Nonetheless, Mara didn't interfere." Annually there is heading to be a staffs selection that I am actually certainly not one hundred% in favor of," Mara stated. "However by the end of the time, you let the basic manager and the trainer, particularly if they have a linked principle, decide and after that bitch about it later on." That was actually the decision they created. No, I had not been fascinated it. I failed to would like to drop him, however I comprehended what their theory was and also you must let them do their jobs." Schoen and Daboll now head into a critical Year 3 with a spruced up lineup being without superstar electrical power. They amazingly helped make the playoffs in their first period, before battling to a 6-11 report in 2013. The Giants remodelled their lineup, investing for advantage rush Brian Burns, signing on Nabers and also signing 3 potential beginning objectionable linemen (John Runyan Jr., Jermaine Eluemunor and also Greg Van Roten). Now it is actually opportunity to view if it connects to an enhanced item on the area. Or even maybe it could take one more year of restocking the lineup, including at the quarterback placement." It's hard to articulate my desires," Mara claimed. "Clearly you would like to show substantial improvement over in 2013, however I'm certainly not heading to create any kind of considerable warranties or even requirements or everything like that. They know what I want to observe. I have a ton of peace of mind in this particular particular group. The communication is fantastic as well as I believe our experts've added some excellent items. It's time to show it." That doesn't necessarily indicate the Giants need to win a particular lot of video games or make the playoffs to look at the season as a results. That is constantly additional of a sample of Mara once the season concludes.He still does not seem to be to view this as a lasting construct." I don't know just how to evaluate that. I would like to walk off the industry at the end of the season feeling like our experts are actually moving in the appropriate direction," Mara stated. "We truly are. Our company possess a fantastic groundwork right here. We possess every cause to become positive." I expect us to take a significant step forward this year.".