Collins followed that career-defining display by tossing\u00a0four interceptions\u00a0against Ray Lewis and the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0as part of a lopsided 34-7 defeat in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
An indifferent 2001 season followed, before Collins bounced back in style a year later. He directed a high-powered offense featuring Tiki Barber, Amani Toomer and Jeremy Shockey that propelled the Giants to the postseason, only to suffer an\u00a0epic playoff collapse\u00a0agains the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n
Collins threw just\u00a013 touchdowns compared with 16 interceptions\u00a0during his final season at the controls in 2023. There are shades of his erratic tenure as starter in the way Jones has performed.<\/p>\n
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Daniel Jones at a Crossroads<\/h2>\n
Jones\u2019 story is more than familiar by now. A banner season in 2022 earned him a four-year, $160-million contract, but turnovers and injuries meant he\u2019s struggled to live up to those terms.<\/p>\n
Now, the 26-year-old is recovering from a torn ACL and facing the prospect the Giants are prepared to trade picks to find his successor. It\u2019s a tough reality, but the stakes won\u2019t really change for Jones if the Giants do draft a quarterback. Not immediately at least.<\/p>\n
He\u2019ll still need to prove he can\u00a0stay fully healthy. He\u2019ll still need to prove he can protect the football and make the right reads.<\/p>\n
If he can\u2019t, the Giants had better be in a position to replace him sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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