.Jordan Raanan, ESPN Team WriterAug 1, 2024, 05:24 PM ETCloseJordan Raanan is a media reporter for NFL Country at ESPN. Raanan deals with the New York Giants. You may observe him using Twitter @JordanRaanan. HACKENSACK, N.J.-- New York Giants co-owner John Mara mentioned he does not have any kind of disappointments regarding signing quarterback Daniel Jones last year, regardless of whether the staff teased along with discovering his potential replacement this offseason.Jones, who authorized a four-year, $160 million arrangement in 2013, had pair of touchdown passes as well as six interceptions while playing in only six games because of neck as well as leg personal injuries, including a torn ACL in his correct leg." Listen, I'm still happy our company gave him that arrangement given that I believed he played actually effectively for our team in '22," Mara stated throughout an event to unveil a landscape at the Hackensack Medical Facility to celebrate the crew's 100th period. "In 2014 he obtained pain and, let's be actually truthful, when he was actually playing, our experts weren't blocking any person. So permit's provide him an odds along with a much better outrageous pipes and some weapons around him and see what he can possibly do." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedThe Giants very seriously asked about moving in to the best three of the draught with their eye on a quarterback, particularly Drake Maye if the New England Patriots wanted to make a profession. Yet the rate proved also steep.Instead, the Giants stuck with Jones and also drafted LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers with the sixth general pick to provide him an item on outburst." I was nervous concerning quiting a lot of to go obtain a quarterback," Mara said. "I was readied to let [standard manager Joe Schoen as well as instructor Brian Daboll] carry out that if that is what they would like to perform. Our experts decided to stay with Daniel as well as add a weapon for him, and I assume that is visiting work out for us." Jones may have remained, but it was actually an offseason of change for the Giants. They enabled managing back Saquon Barkley as well as safety Xavier McKinney to stroll using totally free organization. Barkley locked on along with the rivalrous Philadelphia Eagles McKinney with the Veggie Bay Packers.It was disclosed on "Hard Knocks: Offseason with the The Big Apple Giants" that Mara wasn't totally on board with the choice to allow Barkley leave behind. He accepted viewing Barkley property in Philly will make him lose sleep.Nonetheless, Mara didn't conflict." Yearly there is visiting be actually a personnel decision that I am actually not 100% for," Mara stated. "Yet in the end of the time, you allow the overall supervisor and also the instructor, especially if they have a consolidated principle, decide and afterwards bitch about it later." That was actually the selection they created. No, I had not been enamored of it. I really did not intend to lose him, yet I recognized what their philosophy was actually and also you need to permit all of them perform their projects." Schoen as well as Daboll currently head in to a vital Year 3 along with a revamped roster lacking superstar electrical power. They amazingly created the playoffs in their initial period, prior to straining to a 6-11 file last year. The Giants revamped their roster, trading for edge rusher Brian Burns, drafting Nabers and also signing 3 prospective beginning offending electrician (John Runyan Jr., Jermaine Eluemunor and Greg Vehicle Roten). Now it's opportunity to observe if it correlates to a boosted product on the field. Or even possibly it might take yet another year of restocking the roster, featuring at the quarterback position." It's tough to articulate my desires," Mara stated. "Certainly you wish to present substantial enhancement over in 2015, but I'm not mosting likely to create any type of significant assurances or even needs or even everything like that. They know what I want to observe. I possess a great deal of assurance in this particular specific crew. The interaction is fantastic and I think we've included some really good parts. It is actually time to show it." That does not automatically imply the Giants need to have to win a particular lot of video games or even make the playoffs to see the time as a results. That is constantly more of a taste of Mara once the period concludes.He still doesn't appear to view this as a long-term create." I do not recognize how to evaluate that. I would like to stroll off the area by the end of the period emotion like our company are actually transferring the right direction," Mara claimed. "We actually are. Our experts possess an excellent foundation here. Our team possess every reason to be optimistic." I expect our team to take a significant progression this year.".