He will review film from the game and relive the pressure that swarmed him, the blitzes that dropped him. But if Jones’s promotion almost three weeks ago restored a sense of excitement and promise around these parts, then it is his capacity for improvement that will prolong it. Jones cannot remedy the woes of a defense that allowed 490 yards or heal the high-ankle sprain of Saquon Barkley, who is convalescing at an inhuman rate. “As long as you’re creating opportunities, you need to be able to convert those,” said Jones, who completed 21 of 38 passes for 182 yards. I didn’t do that.”Behind Jones the last two weeks, the Giants teased and tempted and enticed, recalibrating expectations.

Source: New York Times October 06, 2019 22:41 UTC