.Jordan Raanan, ESPN Workers WriterAug 1, 2024, 05:24 PM ETCloseJordan Raanan is actually a media reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can easily observe him using Twitter @JordanRaanan. HACKENSACK, N.J.-- New York Giants co-owner John Mara stated he doesn't have any type of remorses concerning signing quarterback Daniel Jones in 2013, even though the crew flirted with discovering his potential substitute this offseason.Jones, who authorized a four-year, $160 million contract in 2014, had pair of touchdown passes as well as six interceptions while playing in only 6 games as a result of back and leg injuries, consisting of a torn ACL in his correct knee." Listen, I am actually still delighted our team offered him that deal due to the fact that I thought he participated in really effectively for us in '22," Mara mentioned during the course of a celebration to introduce a landscape at the Hackensack Medical Facility to celebrate the team's 100th time. "In 2014 he received pain as well as, permit's be actually honest, when he was playing, our company weren't blocking out anybody. Therefore permit's offer him an opportunity with a much better outrageous line as well as some tools around him and also see what he can possibly do." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedThe Giants very seriously asked about moving in to the best 3 of the draft along with their eye on a quarterback, especially Drake Maye if the New England Patriots agreed to bring in a field. Yet the cost proved also steep.Instead, the Giants stuck with Jones and also prepared LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers along with the 6th total selection to give him a weapon on outburst." I fidgeted about losing hope way too much to go get a quarterback," Mara pointed out. "I was actually readied to let [overall manager Joe Schoen as well as instructor Brian Daboll] perform that if that is what they intended to do. Our experts decided to stick with Daniel as well as include an item for him, as well as I presume that is actually mosting likely to work out for our company." Jones may possess stayed, however it was actually an offseason of change for the Giants. They enabled running back Saquon Barkley and safety Xavier McKinney to walk by means of free of cost firm. Barkley locked on along with the rivalrous Philadelphia Eagles McKinney along with the Eco-friendly Bay Packers.It was actually shown on "Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York City Giants" that Mara had not been totally aboard along with the choice to allow Barkley leave. He confessed seeing Barkley land in Philly would certainly create him lose sleep.Nonetheless, Mara failed to interfere." Each year there is heading to be an employees selection that I am actually not one hundred% for," Mara claimed. "However by the end of the day, you allow the standard supervisor and the coach, especially if they have a combined principle, decide and afterwards bitch about it later." That was actually the selection they made. No, I had not been enamored of it. I really did not would like to drop him, but I knew what their approach was and also you need to permit all of them perform their projects." Schoen and also Daboll currently move in to an important Year 3 with a spruced up lineup lacking celebrity electrical power. They shockingly helped make the playoffs in their very first season, prior to straining to a 6-11 document in 2015. The Giants remodelled their roster, exchanging for advantage rusher Brian Burns, calling up Nabers as well as signing three potential beginning offending linemen (John Runyan Jr., Jermaine Eluemunor as well as Greg Truck Roten). Today it's time to find if it connects to a boosted product on the industry. Or perhaps it could take another year of replenishing the lineup, including at the quarterback posture." It is actually hard to express my expectations," Mara stated. "Definitely you desire to show substantial remodeling over last year, yet I'm not heading to make any significant assurances or even demands or even anything like that. They understand what I desire to see. I have a lot of assurance within this specific crew. The interaction is actually excellent and also I believe our company have actually included some good parts. It's opportunity to show it." That does not essentially imply the Giants need to have to gain a certain number of games or even create the playoffs to check out the period as a results. That is actually regularly more of a taste of Mara once the time concludes.He still does not seem to watch this as a lasting develop." I don't recognize exactly how to evaluate that. I desire to walk off the area in the end of the period feeling like we are actually transferring the appropriate path," Mara stated. "Our company definitely are. Our experts possess a wonderful foundation here. Our company possess every reason to be hopeful." I expect our team to take a major breakthrough this year.".