.Jordan Raanan, ESPN Workers WriterAug 1, 2024, 05:24 PM ETCloseJordan Raanan is actually a press reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan deals with the New york city Giants. You may follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. HACKENSACK, N.J.-- New york city Giants co-owner John Mara said he does not have any type of regrets about signing quarterback Daniel Jones in 2014, even if the group flirted along with locating his potential replacement this offseason.Jones, who signed a four-year, $160 million agreement last year, possessed pair of goal passes and 6 interceptions while playing in simply six video games as a result of back and also knee injuries, featuring a torn ACL in his right leg." Listen closely, I am actually still pleased we provided him that contract due to the fact that I believed he played definitely properly for us in '22," Mara said during an activity to introduce a landscape at the Hackensack Medical Facility to celebrate the crew's 100th time. "In 2014 he acquired pain as well as, allow's be honest, when he was participating in, our team weren't shutting out anyone. Thus allow's give him an odds with a better annoying line as well as some items around him as well as see what he can do." Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Giants very seriously asked about relocating into the top three of the draught along with their eye on a quarterback, specifically Drake Maye if the New England Patriots were willing to bring in a profession. Yet the price proved as well steep.Instead, the Giants stuck with Jones and made LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers along with the sixth overall selection to provide him a weapon on outburst." I was nervous about quiting a lot of to go receive a quarterback," Mara said. "I was actually readied to permit [basic manager Joe Schoen and also coach Brian Daboll] perform that if that is what they desired to perform. Our company chose to stick with Daniel and incorporate an item for him, and also I assume that is actually going to exercise for us." Jones might have remained, however it was actually an offseason of modification for the Giants. They allowed running back Saquon Barkley and also protection Xavier McKinney to stroll using free of cost company. Barkley latched on along with the competing Philadelphia Eagles McKinney with the Eco-friendly Gulf Packers.It was actually shown on "Distress: Offseason along with the Nyc Giants" that Mara wasn't totally on board along with the selection to allow Barkley leave. He confessed viewing Barkley land in Philadelphia would certainly create him shed sleep.Nonetheless, Mara failed to interfere." Each year there is actually heading to be a personnel decision that I am certainly not one hundred% in favor of," Mara stated. "But by the end of the day, you let the basic manager and also the instructor, especially if they have actually an unified sentiment, decide and after that bitch about it later on." That was actually the decision they created. No, I had not been fascinated it. I didn't want to lose him, yet I recognized what their viewpoint was and also you must let them do their projects." Schoen and also Daboll right now head right into an important Year 3 with a remodelled lineup lacking star electrical power. They shockingly helped make the playoffs in their initial period, prior to having a hard time to a 6-11 record in 2014. The Giants remodelled their roster, investing for edge rush Brian Burns, drafting Nabers as well as authorizing three prospective starting offending linemen (John Runyan Jr., Jermaine Eluemunor and Greg Truck Roten). Right now it's time to find if it correlates to an enhanced item on the industry. Or even maybe it could take an additional year of restocking the roster, consisting of at the quarterback position." It's challenging to verbalize my requirements," Mara said. "Definitely you intend to show significant remodeling over last year, yet I am actually certainly not visiting make any kind of significant promises or requirements or just about anything like that. They recognize what I wish to view. I possess a lot of self-confidence in this particular team. The communication is excellent and I assume our team've added some excellent parts. It's opportunity to show it." That does not automatically indicate the Giants need to have to gain a details number of games or create the playoffs to watch the time as an excellence. That is actually constantly more of a sample of Mara once the period concludes.He still does not appear to see this as a long-term develop." I do not know how to evaluate that. I would like to stroll off the field in the end of the time sensation like our team're relocating the appropriate direction," Mara claimed. "We actually are actually. Our experts possess an excellent foundation here. We have every main reason to be optimistic." I expect us to take a huge step forward this year.".