.Jordan Raanan, ESPN Workers WriterAug 1, 2024, 05:24 PM ETCloseJordan Raanan is a media reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan deals with the New york city Giants. You may follow him using Twitter @JordanRaanan. HACKENSACK, N.J.-- The big apple Giants co-owner John Mara claimed he does not possess any type of regrets concerning signing quarterback Daniel Jones last year, even if the staff teased with locating his possible substitute this offseason.Jones, who signed a four-year, $160 million agreement last year, had pair of touchdown passes and 6 interceptions while playing in merely six video games because of back as well as knee injuries, including a torn ACL in his best leg." Listen, I'm still satisfied our experts provided him that agreement since I felt he played really well for our team in '22," Mara pointed out in the course of an activity to unveil a landscape at the Hackensack Medical Center to celebrate the staff's 100th season. "In 2014 he acquired pain and, let's be actually honest, when he was actually playing, we weren't obstructing anyone. Thus allow's offer him a possibility along with a better objectionable line and also some weapons around him and see what he can possibly do." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedThe Giants very seriously asked about moving into the leading 3 of the draft along with their eye on a quarterback, especially Drake Maye if the New England Patriots wanted to make a business. But the cost confirmed too steep.Instead, the Giants stuck to Jones and also prepared LSU pass receiver Malik Nabers along with the 6th general choice to offer him an item on offense." I was nervous concerning giving up too much to go get a quarterback," Mara claimed. "I was readied to let [general supervisor Joe Schoen and trainer Brian Daboll] carry out that if that is what they desired to carry out. Our team chose to stick with Daniel and also incorporate a weapon for him, as well as I think that is mosting likely to work out for our team." Jones may have remained, yet it was an offseason of change for the Giants. They allowed operating back Saquon Barkley and also protection Xavier McKinney to stroll via cost-free company. Barkley latched on along with the competing Philadelphia Eagles McKinney along with the Veggie Gulf Packers.It was actually shown on "Hard Knocks: Offseason with the The Big Apple Giants" that Mara had not been entirely on board along with the selection to allow Barkley leave behind. He accepted viewing Barkley property in Philly will create him drop sleep.Nonetheless, Mara didn't interfere." Annually there is heading to be actually a staffs choice that I am certainly not 100% for," Mara stated. "But by the end of the day, you permit the standard manager and the train, particularly if they have a consolidated view, decide and afterwards bitch concerning it later on." That was the selection they created. No, I wasn't fascinated it. I didn't want to drop him, however I comprehended what their philosophy was actually and you have to let them perform their jobs." Schoen as well as Daboll currently head in to an important Year 3 with an overhauled lineup being without superstar energy. They shockingly produced the playoffs in their 1st time, prior to straining to a 6-11 report in 2015. The Giants remodelled their roster, investing for edge rusher Brian Burns, drafting Nabers and authorizing three prospective beginning outrageous electrician (John Runyan Jr., Jermaine Eluemunor and also Greg Truck Roten). Now it is actually time to see if it connects to an improved item on the industry. Or probably it might take one more year of restocking the roster, consisting of at the quarterback setting." It is actually difficult to verbalize my assumptions," Mara claimed. "Clearly you want to present considerable enhancement over in 2013, however I am actually certainly not going to create any sort of substantial assurances or even demands or even everything like that. They recognize what I intend to view. I have a lot of peace of mind within this specific staff. The interaction is actually excellent and also I assume we have actually added some excellent pieces. It is actually time to present it." That does not automatically suggest the Giants require to gain a specific variety of video games or even create the playoffs to look at the time as an effectiveness. That is actually regularly more of a sample of Mara once the time concludes.He still doesn't seem to be to view this as a long-lasting create." I do not know just how to measure that. I intend to stroll off the industry by the end of the time feeling like our experts're relocating the correct direction," Mara pointed out. "We actually are actually. Our company possess a terrific groundwork listed below. Our team possess every main reason to become optimistic." I anticipate us to take a large breakthrough this year.".