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Daniel Jones looks ready to play for Giants

By
Ryan Dunleavy
Published Dec. 11, 2020
Updated Dec. 11, 2020, 6:33 p.m. ET

The Giants are on the cusp of getting back their starting quarterback, but losing another important signal-caller.

Daniel Jones was a full participant in Friday’s practice — a first since he suffered a right hamstring strain on Nov. 29 — continuing the step-by-step trend toward starting Sunday against the Cardinals. The final injury report of the week designated Jones as “questionable,” which is a step up from when he was considered “doubtful” and did not play last week against the Seahawks.

“I’m fairly optimistic,” coach Joe Judge said before practice, “but at the same time there’s a ways to go.”

There is less optimism around inside linebacker Blake Martinez (lower back) and cornerback Darnay Holmes (knee), both of whom took a step backward from limited participation Thursday to not practicing Friday.

Martinez — who wears the communication helmet on defense — and Holmes are listed as questionable, along with offensive tackle Matt Peart (ankle). Friday practice participation is a “telltale sign” of availability, according to Judge, and Holmes worked with trainers off to the side while Martinez was nowhere to be found after being held out of pad-popping drills Thursday.

Daniel Jones at Giants practice
Daniel Jones at Giants practice Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

That’s four contributors, but all eyes are on Jones and Martinez.

“I’m not going to try to put some kind of percentage on it,” Judge said. “We’re planning and preparing for having both those guys as well as for not having both those guys.”

Jones looked comfortable running around during individual drills, when he took the first snap with the rest of the starting offense and ran downfield to trail the play.

“I’m more concerned just with how his body responds, in terms of overall soreness,” Judge said, “to make this isn’t going to roll over one day over another and they’re going to stack up and it’s going to be something negative on Sunday.”

To greenlight Jones, Judge needs to be sure that his mobile quarterback can scramble away from pressure and is not a sitting duck. That is not the same as clearing his hamstring for 60-yard zone-read keepers. One key benchmark was comparing his movement Friday relative to Thursday.

“I don’t think it necessarily has to be better,” Judge said. “I just want to make sure that it’s functional and that he can protect himself.”

Jones tried to talk his way into the lineup through pregame warm-ups last week. Judge wanted to go to bed Friday night with his mind made up — and Jones’ availability in practice certainly made that decision easier.

Jones had not committed a turnover in 10 consecutive quarters — the longest streak of his two-year career — when he grabbed his leg at the end of a sliding run against the Bengals. He tried to continue, but had to be removed twice.

“In a perfect world, I’d like to make the decision before game day,” Judge said. “Normally, I like not to do things with guys on Saturdays if we don’t have to.”

If Martinez does not play, the Giants will use more of Devante Downs and Tae Crowder, but safety Logan Ryan will have the audio feed in his ear. Ryan plays 95 percent of the snaps but is coordinator Patrick Graham’s version of Colt McCoy.

“It says a lot about how we trust Logan and his ability to communicate with the defense,” Judge said, “but the other thing is he’s very consistent in terms of being on the field for us in multiple packages. If they use tempo, if we have to make a call before Pat gets it in, or the headset goes out and it’s checking the sideline for signals, we know that he can do it.”