The Facts: The New York Giants have hired a new regime to help them out of the wilderness they’ve been in since winning Super Bowl XLVI in 2012. Incoming GM Joe Schoen and new HC Brian Daboll have yet to decide which players they are going to build around, but they know fourth-year quarterback Jones is one of them. In a recent interview with Jordan Raanan of ESPN, Jones made it clear he is under no illusions as he approaches the deadline for the team to exercise his fifth-year option even though CEO John Mara is in his corner. “I’m certainly the one responsible for how I play and I take that very seriously. I haven’t played well enough. We haven’t won enough games to this point,” Jones told Raanan on a recent podcast

Diehards Line:Mara told the media earlier this year that the team “did everything to screw they kid up” and that they still had faith in Jones even though he’s shown little to no progress the past three years. But improvement is Jones' focus. "Making sure I’m improving as a player as we go through this offseason and into next season, so I am able to put this team in a position to win games," Jones said. “Right now, we’re in an offseason stage where you’re kind of on your own to do that and to go about that. So that’s what I am focused on. ...” As for the fifth-year option, the Giants could very well take a pass, which would make Jones an unrestricted free agent in 2023. To complicate matters, Jones has missed games in each of his first three seasons, including the final six games last year due to a neck injury. That is something the Giants did not have to consider during Eli Manning’s time with the club. We will know soon exactly how much the Giants are willing to risk on Jones. Should they not pick up his option, will they use their valuable draft capital on a quarterback this April? Stay tuned.