Dear Toxic NY Giants Fans: Why Are You Rooting Against Daniel Jones? 

Banks said, “it seems like we’re in goofy land right now”. No doubt, Carl, the whole country has gone goofy.

I've been a Giants fan since Y. A. Tittle was our guy. I NEVER hope for any Giants player to fail because I bleed blue and always will. To wish for failure would be the same as wishing someone in my family fails. I've seen it all through the years. Fans are fickle, particularly when they become frustrated. And sometimes owners are influenced by the fans when they shouldn't be. It's a good thing Phil Simms was not drafted in this era. In the case of Daniel Jones I believe it is a number of factors, most of which were not his doing. The question now is how to put him back together. Daniel Jones was panned for being drafted too high. Right from the start fans were told he would be a bust by every pundit out there. They wanted Haskins instead. But after the 2019 season hopes were high. People now forget that he performed near the top of his rookie class. So what happened? He was faced with a change (the enemy of all young QBs) in coaching, a new system and lack of a WR1. A line that could not protect him. He went from a QB friendly system to one that was stale by today's NFL standards. In 2022 he was rescued by a new coach that was experienced in developing QBs. He was rejuvenated, but the roster still was a work in progress that the new GM, with limited salary cap space, could not fix overnight. Last year, the roof caved in from game 1. The opening game was a textbook example of Murphy's Law, and it didn't get better due to an early schedule from hell. Throw in the cumulative effect of key injuries on the O-line, which lacked adequate depth and it was almost an act of mercy that the ACL injury stopped the beatings. This year is the pivotal one for Daniel Jones. I, for one, will root for him to prove all the doubters wrong. And, after all, isn't that the best outcome for our beloved Giants? Isn't that what every fan should want? Not needing to be searching for the next QB, but to continue to fill this roster with talent at all the other positions? Not setting us back, but moving forward? If you want anything different then you should root for another team.

The DJ hate has gotten completely ridiculous and toxic from the fans and media this off-season.

Bob & Carl - thank you so much for this.

Keep it up gentlemen!! Much respect met Carl 2 years ago at a signing at a local bar nice guy, looking forward to the season 100 years of giants football let's get it big blue

The thing I hate the most is people over look the amazing plays DJ has made. He has had some legitimately good games. He doesn’t have the fantasy stats but if you actually watch the games, he makes big plays with his feet. He keeps drives alive and doesn’t lose you games by having three or four turnovers like we see another QBs, like Trevor, Lawrence, etc. I have seen a lot of people bring up 300 yards passing games, as if that is somehow a barometer for winning. I just remember him taking the Giants 94 yards against the Packers, but Saquon injured on the sideline. I remember him making a clutch throw in the back of the end zone to tie the game against the Vikings in the regular season, remember him making clutch plays to close out the Titans game. I understand not liking him and wanting to move on but the amount of hate is just unreal.

Same people hated on Eli non stop and he got us two rings!? Tells you all you need to know about these “fans”

One caveat about DJ: unless the O-line finally blocks for him, we may not be in for a very encouraging year from him. He cannot continue to run for his life behind a line that can't block and have us expect him to produce. The DJ haters will do this but we need to be smarter and fairer than them.

Legitimately too.. The giants offensive line play in 2022 was better. That’s a wild thought isn’t it…

It’s smart to love the team and not any one player, especially when you feel the player holding the team back.

The Giants are one of only two NFC teams that have won multiple super bowls in the 21st century. And one of them was the most iconic upset in history. Could be a heck of a lot worse

Thank you Carl Banks & Bob Papa for posting this video. I was one of the Giants fans who was ready to give up on Daniel Jones after the horrific 2023 season. After seeing the way in which DJ has recovered from the ACL injury he suffered last season is amazing. That type of injury has ended many other QB's careers in the past, but Jones had the diligence and determination to fight his way back to nearly being ready to return to the field during training camp. I admire his determination, and he's held his head high with class through all of the media questions about last season. I'm really glad that Joe Schoen and Brandon Brown acquired some quality OL veterans to aid that invisible OL from last season. With the money they gained from the unfortunate retirement of Darren Waller I hope they'll seek some more additions for the depth of the OL. I want DJ to have a great year, because if he has a great year, that means Big Blue has a great year. That's what it's all about anyway. GO BIG BLUE!

Bob Papa - you are the best! I’ve loved your work and your passion since day one. Thanks to both of you for representing my team.

I hope Daniel Jones has a great career. The great Phil Simms went through some difficult seasons and had a terrific career.

DJ is going to have a great year if healthy....Go Big Blue!!

I'm a fan of the Giants, not of their fan base. So much toxicity. I'm not a Jones hater. But I'll admit to being a little worried about his injury history. I don't want him to follow Andrew Luck's path of neck injuries and forced retirement.

I root for this team so whoever we have I’m going to root for them!

Haven't Giants fans have enough of Daniel Jones failures? Is that wrong to be angry at year after year losing. ?

Im 35. Born in 88. I got to actually see 07 and 11. I dont remember this divide in the fanbase. My dad started taking me to giants games when i was 9 or 10. I get to take him now but we live up near the finger lakes/ southern tier. Thats a 4+ hr drive both ways. My point is idk how you can be a fan and root against youre qb.. make it make sense. HES GOING TO BE THE QB NEXT YEAR. GET SOME NAPKINS FOR NEXT YEAR IF THAT UPSETS YOU BUT ITS JUST A FACT

I am pulling for Daniel Jones. Fan of Giants since 1983.

This fan base will hate who ever plays QUARTERBACK for the Giants they hated on Eli , as a New Yorker the fans swear they know how to run the team , New York is a joke , not a fan of DJ , but I hope he proves people wrong

I don't get the hate either. 2 years ago Daboll started to get the best out of him. He wasn't slinging TDs ala Mahomes but he managed the offense with the little talent we had and got us a playoff win. Last season he got killed behind that o line . People forget the man took a insane beating Week 1. 49ers had free pass rushes all game . The injuries were 100% on the oline . The man was seeing ghost at one point . Could never settle in the pocket for any consistent time. It was sad to watch . Hopefully we get this oline back to 2022 level so we can run some kind of offense again.

I know these guys have to protect the team and players etc, but this is not rocket science. You dont have to have played in the NFL to see DJ is a bad QB. Even the team knows, they just tried to trade up for a QB (We all know this). What I dont like is that certain Giants fans and commenators do is try to explain the badness. Well he was horrible bc of this and this and this, he has to be held accountable for his own play at home point. I know he is our starter this year and I want the Giants to win but if the offense looks like a hot mess again and we start out 1-7, I need Daboll to rip the Jersey off him in game. Not his fault he got draft @ 6 but we need real QB production from him.

DJ finally has a #1WR. I'm excited to see what he can do this upcoming season.

DJ finally has a WR1 and I believe that he will repeat 2022 but better in 2024.

The biggest thing with DJ has always been his health and he has to stay healthy, but people forget that plenty of starting QBs are injury prone like Burrow, Lamar, Watson, Murray, and Tua. Burrow even went to the Super Bowl the year after tearing his ACL.

Danny Dime gonna shine this season BET.

Thank you Bob and Carl!

I re-listened to you Bob, and like you, when I was born Y.A. Tittle was QB. I grew up hearing my grandfather, Dad, and Uncle cheer and yell at the TV. I was in college when the Giants won the '86 Superbowl. Through all the years I have enjoyed the good and the bad, but I have never experienced pure Humiliation until the games that Daniel Jones played in the 2023 season. After he went down the ship began to wright, and the season wasn't over until the Giants lost to the Saints, because 83.333% of the Giants success came on the shoulder of the back-ups. You can NOT convince me that if Parcells were here that Jones wouldn't have been riding the bench long before he was injured (not a knock on Dabol). I fact, let me clarify that Schone and Dabol need to stay put and finish building the team. ........IF you put Daniel Jones on the field, then defenses will continue where they left off and bull rush him and keep coming until he cracks (which shouldn't take long If fans get humiliated again (not to mention the whole injury clause thing), then you WILL see fans go "GOOFY" to the power of ten! Daniel Jones is not an asset he IS a liability. The reality is we have 3 back-up QBs and no legitimate #1 QB. I'm good with that for now, as long as the Giants organization owns reality. Do the best with what you have, but NEVER humiliate me and the team again. Pretty please.

It’s a big assumption saying the OL will be good.

Unfortunately Carl we live in the social media era where almost everything is made to look way better or way worse then it actually is and clicks/views drive people. The giants are a well established organization so it’s easy for people to push narratives to our “fans” and those same fans feed into anything negative because social media has skewed the reality of everything and if we aren’t a highlight reel of a team or have the perfect QB who puts up the most stats every year, they become outraged and angered, ignoring the reality of the teams situation and the outliers of said team

Daniel Jones is goofy in the pocket. I watched a highlight last night, where he fell down after dropping back to pass, when no one touched him at all, he just fell to the ground. Smh

I love listening to these guys B. Papa, C. Banks, P. Sims, K. Warner, etc. They cut through the nonsense that's dumped on fans who don't know what they're looking at.

I hope you guys host the Giants fans at a local pub in Munich like you did in London at the Horse and Guardsman! I had a ball that week! My flight is already booked. Go Big Blue!!

We need more of Carl Banks personality in the front office.

If either one of you think that Daniel Jones is the future QB, then both of you need to take two weeks off and then quit

People forget the year he had more time, he was top 3 in the league throwing the deep ball.

Well said I agree!!!!

I’m looking forward to the 2024 season and I’m pulling for my boys in blue.let all these so called experts make there predictions we all know there never ever right..go out there giants and let’s show everyone where on our way back.and fans let’s get behind our team

Thank you for this. I'm tired of it.

I'm not one of them. We saw him look solid in 2022. Let's wait and see this season.

Settling for less than mediocre play from a critical position? From a player that was paid as much as Jones was, with his injury track record, one playoff win over multiple seasons, and overall poor play. No, Banks and Papa. We shouldn’t settle as fans for this. The standards and the bar should be a hell of a lot higher. Hes had enough excuses. Enough do-overs. Enough second chances. Either prove it or get shipped off this year. Period. Taylor and DeVito, a journeyman and a non-factor, played better under center when given the opportunity. This was with the offensive line struggling and the same weapons on the field. The Giants invested a ton in free agency to bring in more talent along the line. They drafted the best wideout we’ve had since OBJ. Jones has ZERO, and I mean ZERO, excuses. Will I root for him to succeed? Sure. But I’m not holding my breath that he’s all of a sudden going to have things click. His best season in 2022 was still pedestrian compared to the upper echelons of quarterbacks in the league.

I think many people don't believe in Daniel Jones rather than rooting against him, and they have the right to until he proves himself. No one should root against the starting QB, whomever it is, but I am not paid to be Jones' cheerleader either.

Big Blue Wrecking Crew 💪🏽❤️‍🔥

Carl and Bob, I truly respect your opinions and takes on the Giants. Besides the erratic play we’ve seen from DJ, what concerns me most is his propensity for injuries. With his contract, I’d be willing to stick with DJ if he’d take a significant pay cut to allow Schoen to improve the roster. What worries me is if he gets injured again he’ll be on the books for 2025 and we’ll be back at square one with him again, which is why I didn’t fault Schoen for reportedly making a strong push to trade up for Drake Maye during the draft.

I like Christmas, but I have really good reason not to lay in bed on Christmas Eve, waiting for a sign that Santa Claus was on my roof. I won't ruin it for Papa & Banks though.

OMG!! I am sooooooo fed up with fans, bloggers, & press beating up on Daniel Jones. It's TOTAL bullshit. He's played behind dreadful O-lines, with mediocre receivers & shitless Offensive co-ordinators, except for 2022. If DJ was on the 49s he'd be all-pro & that's a fact. SO SHOVE IT ALL YOU DOUBTERS!

We dont have dave canales...you guys are wrong

No what's goofy is how you can defend a QB that isn't a franchise QB and can't read a defense I bet of you ask Daboll true option he would say he read a damn defense and process information fast enough unless he a premier running back to command most of the attention of the opposition defense smh

Those Are Fake NYG Fans' Vultures Click Bait! They Do The Same With The Knicks' Let's Go DJ!!!! F*#^k The Haters!! NYG4Life #BigBlueWreckingCrew! #NYK #NYY #NYR

Jones has just been ineffective and injured, it’s not toxic to want more from your QB in year 6….

It's not Jones ability most knowledgeable football people lost faith in, it's his availability. You can't build your entire team around a quarterback who is one more neck injury away from early retirement.

It’s been 6 yrs and jones is a bottom tier qb that’s made his o line look worse than they really are and they are bad

Of course my comment is 3 wks later. But, oh well...I think the 2-3 factors are, we live in a "do it now culture." I think social media is a huge factor, but we have this do it now instead of wait later mentality. The second reason is fantasy football. Fantasy football fans don't realize it takes a team effort in order for superstars to generate those fantasy points. Third reason, we come from Ny. Ny is a win-now culture. Those are my thoughts.

I’m in the boat of Daniel Jones Super Bowl, MVP come back player of the year

Steve palazzolo has been shitting on the giants for years. Can’t believe people are just noticing it

Fans are gonna root when the Giants when they take the field regardless..but once the game is over,people have the right to react to what we seen. And we all been watching for 5 years.. Nobody else on the team is allotted this kind of grace. People want Evan Neal gone,they calling kayvon a bust..it's never "hate" when other players get trashed though

"My respect for Carl, as a man.. just fckin plummeted" Papa Shill never had any respect to begin with.

Offensive protection

I don’t think most fans are rooting against him, I think he took a contract that put a loaded gun to his head to perform last year and he didn’t. With the injury clause that could profoundly hamstring our cap space in 25, and Jones propensity to get injured, we are focused on the long term. If not for that clause, Jones would have a lot more fan support.

It just seems to me that these two esteemed experts would want a fair competition at QB. At one time the retired player was allowed to compete for the job and won it but now he doesn't want Lock to compete. Click bait pros.

We’ve rooted for him n outside of one winning season he’s not been good. It’s not just the losing it’s how we lose he plays like a 🐱 and won’t take any chances throwing the ball, we get it he can run n check it down but even that is meh. On top of him constantly being injured. So instead of rooting for him to play just well enough to keep his job I’ll root for him to play how he always does n pray he doesn’t get hurt. If he plays like he usually does with this schedule he’ll lead us to a top 10 pick for sure

Im hoping for the best, prepared for the worst. Best case scenario the OLine does it's job and the offense isn't embarrassed every week. Worst case is another top 10 draft pick. 2025 season is looking good rn 👌

I believe in Daniel Jones💯

I will explain it in the simplest terms possible. In the NFL, you cannot win if you do not have a Top Ten QB. Jones is not a Top Ten QB. We need a Franchise QB. Fans want the Band Aid ripped off.

In 2018 Eli Manning had 21 passing tds and 4.3k yards passing on a horrible team that had a worse ol than Jones has had a dummy as hc in shurmer and a malcontent/quiter in obj causing problems so a QB can actually shine even though the team itself is horrible Jones gets free passes every year without production

Truth

While I’m hot and cold on DJ I know all the blame is not on him. You can’t change HC’s every year change OV’s every year and not give him the tools like a No.1 receiver and a decent o line group and ask him to achieve success. I really hope that he can put it all together this year bc I wanna see him do well and if he can’t well may the chips fall where they may

People just forget that DJ had one of the best games and comebacks against the Cardinals in Week 2 last year. Outside of that, in the few games that DJ did play he had zero chance with the OL and all the injuries and the teams we faced.

Hopefully DJ can make it back to playoffs this year if not with the additions this offseason then maybe need a change

daniel jones is not the worlds worst quarterback i heared rich cimini trashed zach wilson on the michael kay zach like daniel jones need the right kind of coaching if they get it can work sort of

thats because people love to connect to anything even if its negative humans like to belong and love cliques its a human condition go big blue

It’s the losing and losing badly for a decade plus real fans are angry and tired of the season being over by Halloween. People looking for reasons for the losing. Last year was fun at the end team fought but other than that it’s frustrating

Perfect word for them type fans, goofy

After a good nights sleep, I have this to add: I wish people like Carl Banks and Tiki Barber were both NYG coaches. If they had an actual voice, then the Giants would actually be hitting people in pre-season (You know...real conditioning). They both played with Heart, and that more than anything wins games. Barber effected his teammates (including Toomer) with something as simple as "keep your legs pumping"...YAK. In short, the Giants were not prepared to play in 2023.

Great take. DJ is the man. The people wanting him to fail have wanted him to fail since draft night. They need to be right along with the media. Think for yourselves. He's the toughest son of a bitch in the league and now he's pissed. Dog in a corner. Go ahead and grab a hold of him...

I hope Daniel Jones throws for 5,000 yards, 1,200 rushing yards and 40 TDs. That's what I'm rooting for. It just wont happen.... but Im rooting.

Listen I understand football is a grown man game..and his job is to go out and play get better...and help the team.. so why not support that..I've never had a whole fan base for me or against me but imagine if #8 had almost all of the fans support..what that could mean for his confidence..and team success..I think it would change everything because I know he sees it he's human with a family..try sending some positive energy..new year try something different..#GOBLUE 🗽🏈🔒👑💯

I still believe in jones I don't have a choice he as to get better

I Believe in DJ 🏈

Have any of these haters switch their current job responsibilities 3+ times. Ex: This year you work McD, next year, you have to work at Peter Luger. This year, you're a general doctor, you're a cardiovascular doctor. This year, you're a construction worker, next year, you're an industrial designer. Let's stop rooting for the guy to fail bc you would, too.

forgot Ties lol

Feel like I'm listening to a child who learned a new word.

Listen everyone. Daniel Jones is great. He's my favourite member of the Monkees. Then it's Micky Dolenz but that's because people say I look like him. Shit.

Here's all you need to know. Best winning percentage in Superbowls: Green Bay 4-1, 80% NYG 4-1, 80% Every other team in the NFL, including New England has a worse winning percentage.

So I guess dj has no excuses this year same system for 3 yrs #1 receiver put money in the oline secondary receivers pretty good pretty good back but I really don't have any faith it's one of those gotta see it to believe situations but I will be rooting for him I guess will see

If it were up to me daniel jones wouldnt suit up at all this entire season bc the moment he steps out there and gets injured its a wrap! throughout the last 5 years i think i’ve seen enough to say daniel jones aint it but thats just me 🤷‍♂️

Because DJ can't process and he only hits the check down with no pocket awareness. I'm shocked you question! Clickbait I guess.

Again since Tarkenton the vitriol has always been at the QB.And context means a lot.To me Jones did more with less than any QB I've seen in 55 years of watching football.The worst 1&2 in nfl history in Sills and Johnson who got the most snaps the first half.A washed Golladay ,Toney who couldn't get the playbook right even when he did play,two street free agents in James and Hodgins who he turned into two viable receivers and Slayton who the coach didn't start until game 5.All that and he led the league in pct adjusted for drops at 81 pct and was second in the red zone with THIS receiver group.Why did he only have 15 tds? It wasn't like he was blowing opportunities HE WASN'T GETTING THEM.Watch him this year with the best WR group by far he's ever had.Hopefully a defense that is much better than it was last year.And a solid line.

I am rooting for DJ and hope we can block this year. Either way its a big year for him and his future with Big Blue. I do believe that dabs and Joe are cooking up something great.

Because he is not a first line QB and we are being fed the manure that he ism worth the money being paid.

DANIEL JONES IS MY QUARTERBACK

I know.. the title is a great question. If he sucks we're going to suck. Idk why so many "giqn5s fans" seem to want that. Maybe you dont want him... hes youre qb. Probably just support him. Talk about a loud minority of people who refer of themselves as Giants fans

Only thing more ridiculous than the DJ hate is the UGLY commemorative jerseys that Giants are rolling out this season for the 100th anniversary. They're supposed to wear them twice, which is 2 too many. Wear them in the Germany game where there'll be less exposure and forget about wearing them the second time.

Wishing Daniel Jones the Very Best ❣️

I don’t care how you dress it up… As long as that man is the QB. This will not be a winning organization.

Goofy is not the correct word and too nice for those so call fans but I’ll be polite and not say what I’m thinking 😠 as you said, with the way, the world is now, people look to get behind a cause only because they want to see failure and bad things happen. And it starts with the national media and some of the local media who can’t stop talking about how bad DJ was last year in the few games he played and never talk about everything he had to deal with. I can’t even listen to most Giants podcasts like I regularly did because every single day they have to bring up Daniel Jones. How about Rich Eisen, who is still trying to prove himself correct that the Giants wanted to replace DJ and that’s all he talks about and that’s what people listen to! Thanks for your view and being objective about the situation 😎

Daniel Jones is still the guy for the Giants.

1: Wouldn’t you be scared with no Oline. You’re not going to see open receivers when running for your life 2: Yeah injuries with no Oline it happens. 3: Wasn’t the same offensive line Andrew Thomas came back plus addition and look at the schedule during that time

it doesnt only affect DJ but every player, if there is no stability of coaching, TC wouldve probably lasted a few more years as HC if he wouldve benched ELI on his worse days, but Coach only does what his is told, Never bench Eli. Once Joe Schoen took over, he and Dabol are heading in the right direction. Dabol leading by example, look at the man now, hes cut! lol.. in all seriousness Trust the system, bleav in the culture, be patient, Its not an easy game to win a chip.