Thread by @Schmeelk, Yesterday on Big Blue Kickoff Live @Jfeagles and I did an in-depth [...]

Yesterday on Big Blue Kickoff Live @Jfeagles and I did an in-depth preview of Daniel Jones 2nd season.

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I will post some of the video and @PFF data from Jones' rookie year throughout the day that Jeff and I referenced in the podcast. Jones had a 155.5 QB Rating on play action from shotgun, 1st in the NFL.

Here are 2 quick decisions off of shotgun PA for big gains down the field.

Here are 2 more of Jones' completions from PA in gun. These take a bit longer to develop. First, a perfect deep pass to Slayton, who beat Xavier Rhodes one on one. On the next play, Jones slides in the pocket to buy time, gets to a secondary read to hit Slayton on the deep in-cut

Daniel Jones played well under pressure as a rookie - he ranked in the top half of the league in @PFF Grade, completion percentage and quarterback rating when facing pressure. He showed the willingness to stay in the pocket, make a throw and take a hit when facing pressure.

According to PFF, Jones had 11 "big time throws" when under pressure, tied for the 5th most in the NFL - more than players like Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott + Lamar Jackson. On these throws he feels pressure, buys extra time by moving in the pocket and makes some big throws.

Daniel Jones played very well against man defense. According to @PFF Jones ranked between 13th and 18th among 33 qualifying QB's (50 dropbacks vs man to man) in comp %, quarterback rating + PFF grade. Jones was able to put the ball into small spaces regularly against man defense.

One skill Jones flashed over the course of his rookie year was the back-shoulder throw - which is a real weapon against man to man defense and press coverage. Here is Jones completing back-shoulder passes to Darius Slayton and Golden Tate versus tight coverage. #GiantsChat

The faster Jones got rid of the ball, the better he played as a rookie. On 3 step drops Jones was ranked 4th in the NFL in yards per attempt and quarterback rating. Here are a couple of 5 step drops where the ball comes out on time and accurately, even though they're incomplete.

Jones was at his best in the short passing game. He was ranked ninth in quarterback rating and @PFF Grade on passes between 1-9 yards. He also ranked in the top ten in rating and grade in red zone passing, and was top three among 1st and 2nd year quarterbacks. He is very accurate

On intermediate throws Jones put the ball into very small windows leading to some tough completions but also some interceptions. He had the 3rd most contested catches in the NFL and the 16th most throws into tight coverage. He had the 18th most "big time throws" (via @PFF) Watch:

Jones showed very good anticipation on the intermediate (10-19 yards) level, often releasing the ball before his receiver came out of, or even went into his break. Here are examples of that anticipation in action. All of them resulted in 1st downs, and many came on 3rd down.

Jones was very effective and accurate getting the ball outside the numbers and towards the sideline between 10-19 yards. Any quarterback that can consistently complete passes in that area field does not have any sort of arm strength issue. He can make all the throws.

Jones was more effective throwing deep down the middle of the field than towards the sideline. Between the numbers on passes in the air 20+ yards he was 9-15 for 280 yards, 4 TD's 0 INT. Here are some of those. (the last one is outside the numbers but it was too good not to show)

Here are a couple of completions from Jones late in games (4th qtr, OT) that were in doubt. The play against the Redskins converted a third and long in overtime to set up a game winning score. Both are deep in-cuts run against zone. Good, clutch throws.

Daniel Jones on 3rd down: According to @PFF he had the league's 15th best quarterback rating on 3rd downs and was 11th in completion percentage. He also had the 7th highest percentage of passes targeted past the 1st down marker. He was aggressive and made some high-level throws.

Jones was especially efficient on 3rd down and between one and four yards. On those plays he was ranked between 6th and 9th in the NFL in completion percentage, quarterback rating and PFF grade. Putting Jones in more of these ideal down and distances will help him in his 2nd year

Jones flashed a lot of high level play in his rookie year - including playing well in some of the most difficult situations - like on 3rd down and when facing pressure. Elite play is inside of him. He just needs to cut down on some of his turnovers and gain more experience.

I hope you enjoyed the above thread. We go into detail on ALL of Jones' play, his strengths + where he can make a jump, on Big Blue Kickoff.

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