Should the Giants bench Jones, their options are Drew Lock (now on his third NFL team) and Tommy DeVito, the Jersey man of legend from 2023. It therefore feels unlikely the savior for this squad is currently on the roster. Lock and DeVito are mostly known quantities at this point and they are not even guaranteed to be better than Jones.

Optimists are going to paint the Giants’ 2-8 record, and Sunday’s embarrassing loss to the horrible Carolina Panthers, as progress. Progress towards finishing as one of the worst teams in the NFL,