.Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterAug 1, 2024, 05:24 PM ETCloseJordan Raanan is actually a media reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan deals with the New York Giants. You may follow him through Twitter @JordanRaanan. HACKENSACK, N.J.-- New york city Giants co-owner John Mara claimed he doesn't have any kind of regrets regarding signing quarterback Daniel Jones in 2014, even though the group teased with discovering his prospective substitute this offseason.Jones, that authorized a four-year, $160 million arrangement in 2013, possessed 2 touchdown passes and six interceptions while playing in merely six games as a result of back as well as leg injuries, featuring a torn ACL in his right leg." Listen closely, I am actually still satisfied we provided him that arrangement since I felt he played actually effectively for our company in '22," Mara stated during the course of an event to reveal a mural at the Hackensack Medical Center to commemorate the crew's 100th time. "In 2015 he received hurt and, permit's be truthful, when he was actually participating in, our experts weren't obstructing anybody. Therefore permit's offer him a chance along with a better annoying pipes and also some items around him as well as find what he may do." Publisher's Picks2 RelatedThe Giants truly inquired about relocating in to the best three of the draught along with their eye on a quarterback, particularly Drake Maye if the New England Patriots wanted to create a business. But the price verified too steep.Instead, the Giants stuck with Jones as well as made LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers along with the 6th total selection to provide him an item on outburst." I fidgeted regarding quiting a lot of to go get a quarterback," Mara pointed out. "I was actually prepared to permit [basic supervisor Joe Schoen as well as coach Brian Daboll] do that if that is what they intended to perform. We decided to stick with Daniel as well as add a weapon for him, as well as I believe that is actually visiting work out for our team." Jones might have kept, but it was actually an offseason of improvement for the Giants. They allowed managing back Saquon Barkley as well as safety Xavier McKinney to walk by means of free firm. Barkley locked on along with the competing Philly Eagles McKinney along with the Veggie Bay Packers.It was exposed on "Hard Knocks: Offseason along with the The Big Apple Giants" that Mara wasn't fully aboard along with the selection to let Barkley leave. He admitted viewing Barkley land in Philadelphia would make him drop sleep.Nonetheless, Mara failed to conflict." Annually there is actually heading to be actually a workers choice that I am certainly not one hundred% for," Mara mentioned. "But by the end of the day, you allow the general manager and also the trainer, especially if they have actually a combined conviction, decide and then bitch concerning it eventually." That was actually the decision they made. No, I had not been fascinated it. I failed to wish to lose him, but I understood what their theory was and also you need to let all of them perform their jobs." Schoen and also Daboll currently move right into a critical Year 3 along with an overhauled roster being without celebrity power. They incredibly helped make the playoffs in their first season, before struggling to a 6-11 record last year. The Giants revamped their roster, trading for upper hand rush Brian Burns, drafting Nabers as well as signing three potential beginning offending linemen (John Runyan Jr., Jermaine Eluemunor and also Greg Van Roten). Now it is actually opportunity to view if it connects to an enhanced product on the industry. Or even maybe it could take an additional year of replenishing the lineup, consisting of at the quarterback setting." It's tough to verbalize my desires," Mara mentioned. "Certainly you intend to present significant improvement over in 2015, yet I am actually certainly not heading to produce any considerable warranties or demands or anything like that. They understand what I want to find. I have a ton of peace of mind in this specific team. The communication is actually great as well as I believe our company've included some good items. It is actually time to present it." That doesn't essentially imply the Giants require to succeed a details number of video games or create the playoffs to check out the season as an effectiveness. That is constantly additional of a taste of Mara once the season concludes.He still doesn't seem to watch this as a long-term construct." I do not know how to quantify that. I desire to stroll off the area at the end of the season sensation like our experts are actually transferring the ideal path," Mara claimed. "We really are. Our experts possess a great foundation below. We possess every factor to become optimistic." I expect our company to take a significant progression this year.".