The start of the post-Daniel Jones era did not go well for the Giants. The team’s lopsided Week 12 loss will not lead to another change on the quarterback depth chart, however. 
Head coach Brian Daboll said after Sunday’s 30-7 loss that Tommy DeVito will get the start on Thanksgiving if healthy. DeVito was forced to briefly exit the game during New York’s final drive before returning. His status will be worth watching closely over the coming days, but Daboll said on Monday (via NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo) he is “hopeful” DeVito will be available on a quick turnaround.
Jones was benched in the wake of New York’s loss against Carolina in Munich. That move did not come as a total surprise given the Giants’ record and the looming 2025 injury guarantee in Jones’ pact. Eyebrows were raised, though, when it was DeVito – not Drew Lock – who got the nod for Week 12. Lock had dressed as the backup all season, with DeVito serving as New York’s emergency third quarterback.
Lock inked a one-year, $5MM deal in free agency to operate as the Giants’ QB2. Despite that, Jones’ benching paved the way for DeVito to return to the lineup after he stepped in late in 2023. The former UDFA posted underwhelming numbers during his audition period last year, and on Sunday he threw for 189 scoreless yards at an average of 6.1 yards per attempt. He has the backing of the coaching staff, however, and Garafolo reports DeVito himself believes he will be at full strength for Thanksgiving’s contest against the Cowboys.
With the Giants sitting at 2-9 on the year, they are on track to have the chance to draft a new franchise passer this spring. Their spot in the order will depend in part on their showings over the coming weeks, including DeVito’s ability to lead the offense to improved performances compared to Sunday. A matchup with Dallas could provide a strong opportunity to do so, but struggles could give Daboll increased incentive to turn to Lock.
Plenty of speculation has been tied to the future of Daboll and Giants general manager Joe Schoen, although both could remain in place through the offseason. The decision to start DeVito had previously been tied to the potential of Daboll being on the hot seat, but for at least the time being that move is on track to be repeated.
Well, they are playing for draft position and this does give them an edge
Tank for ___?
The Sanders combo! HC & QB package and in NYC. That would be entertaining.
Ah man would Prime actually coach in nfl???
He loves publicity. We all know that.
Hahaha maybe
Not having to pay Lock more.
Problem is, they will pick another passer, instead of a lineman on either side of the ball to give the Qb, lbs/secondary the edge to make plays.
Another problem is that they have spent a lot of draft capital on OL with not much to show for it. Andrew Thomas has turned out great but the rest of the picks over the last decade haven’t been.
Yeah, the Neal pick was devastating. People get picks wrong all the time, don’t get me wrong, but I have no idea how so many of us got that pick so wrong. It seemed perfect at the time, and exactly what New York needed-a trusted, experienced, and elite bookend to pair with Thomas and be a mauler in the run game for an often hit Barkley. Turns out, he’s not even a starter. For Neal’s part, he’s been as good a teammate as one could expect, and it sucks to have to say that he’s awful…but truth’s truth.
The Giants have been suffering on the O-line for at least a decade, since Manning’s final years (as usual, he was blamed for it, but I suppose we can maybe give him a bit more credit now? Maybe?) Long gone are the days of Chris Snee (who looks unrecognizable today). I mean, I think that most of us also thought that the Sebastian Vollmer signing would finally help somewhat, but that turned out to be a bust too. It’s really incredible how the Giants have failed, across multiple regimes and using every strategy (low draft picks, high draft picks, big name free agents, regular free agents) that they know. It’s a staggering run of inexplicable bad luck.
even Andrew Thomas is a question mark at this point he can’t stay healthy.
That o line wanted him dead yesterday
watching Baker mock this kid yesterday was hysterical
Mayfield’s TD run and Tommy Cutlets tribute was the Geico Play Of The Day, shown at the end of the CBS game.
Not really sure why he felt it was necessary to taunt a scrub from a scrub team that they were obviously going to beat easily. Pretty classless move.
Where does Tommy Cutlets come from?
He likes chicken cutlets. It’s…not the most creative nickname.
Some people say it sarcastically.
Funny -thanks. It sounds like a bad Sopranos nickname.