Giants beginning quarterback Daniel Jones has a sprained left ankle with no fractures and backup QB Tyrod Taylor is within the concussion protocol, head coach Brian Daboll mentioned Monday on Zoom.
Daboll mentioned Jones is “feeling a little bit better” however couldn’t say if both quarterback might be prepared for Sunday’s recreation at London’s Tottenham Stadium in opposition to the Green Bay Packers.
The Giants will “probably work out a few quarterbacks” in case Jones and Taylor can’t play Sunday, Daboll mentioned.
The head coach mentioned “I don’t think we’re at that point” the place he would entertain the “contingency plan” of taking part in follow squad QB Davis Webb.
“Whether we sign [one of the workout quarterbacks] or not, I think that’s dependent on some of these guys here,” Daboll mentioned.
Monday’s full exercise listing shouldn’t be but recognized.
GM Joe Schoen did signal free agent linebacker A.J. Klein to the follow squad. Klein is a former Dave Gettleman Panthers draft decide (2013) who performed for Schoen and Daboll with the Buffalo Bills in 2020-21.
The Giants labored out Miami Dolphins guard Solomon Kindley, in response to a supply. And free agent former Giants security Landon Collins additionally got here for a go to.
The Giants (3-1) have off Tuesday. They’ll follow Wednesday and Thursday in New Jersey then fly to London after Thursday’s afternoon follow.
Then they’ll follow throughout the pond Friday at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time to organize for Sunday’s 9:30 a.m. E.T. kickoff in opposition to the Packers (3-1).
Daboll mentioned there are two components that can decide if Jones performs: his well being and his capacity to execute that week’s recreation plan.
“The first thing we need to do is make sure he’s as healthy as he can be,” Daboll mentioned. “And if he can do the things we need him to do for that game plan, then we’ll talk about it. If he can’t, then he can’t.”
Jones was annoyed about being faraway from Sunday’s win over the Chicago Bears regardless of being wholesome sufficient to return in as soon as Taylor bought damage.
He mentioned he believed “part of the decision” was that his ankle damage had left him unable to execute the sport plan that had succeeded to that time — a run-heavy scheme with back-to-the-defense play actions that rolled Jones out into open area for 2 TDs.
Jones was injured partially due to his incapability to see strain coming in that scheme. It required Jones to promote a pretend handoff exhausting together with his again to the protection, which meant he couldn’t see the bottom of the play till he whipped round.
So by the point he noticed Bears security Jaquan Brisker bearing down on that fateful third quarter play, Jones had nowhere to go. And Brisker sacked Jones with a clumsy deal with that bent his ankle.
“You want to make a good fake and there’s kind of a moment where you turn around and you’ve got to make a read quickly to run it or throw it,” Jones mentioned. “A lot of times there’s grass and you’ve got to take what they give you. I thought it was a good scheme and the coaches did a good job seeing it and calling it.”
Daboll’s actual reply, when requested if Jones had a sprained ankle and no fractures, was: “Yeah, no, he’s fine in that regard. He’s got an ankle. It’s sprained.”
He wouldn’t expose if Jones had a excessive ankle sprain.
“Yeah, I’m not gonna get into the specifics of it,” the coach mentioned.
Jones mentioned postgame Sunday that he’ll “do everything I can to play” on Sunday. And nobody doubts that.
The query is whether or not the Giants’ medical workers and Daboll will let him.
GOLLADAY LIKELY TO MISS LONDON
Daboll mentioned of receiver Kenny Golladay’s knee damage: “We’ll see how it goes towards the end of the week. I’d say it doesn’t look promising.” The Giants accomplished three whole passes to large receivers in opposition to the Bears.
They are terribly shorthanded at that place, with Collin Johnson (torn Achilles) and Sterling Shepard (torn ACL) out for the yr. Kadarius Toney (hamstring) and Wan’Dale Robinson (knee) are additionally on the shelf. Daboll mentioned Toney and Robinson are “making progress.”
Corner Aaron Robinson (knee) and defensive lineman Henry Mondeaux (ankle) are “probably not” obtainable for Week 5, Daboll mentioned, although Mondeaux’s damage shouldn’t be season-ending. Also up within the air for London are security Julian Love (concussion protocol; “we’ll see how that goes”) and edge Azeez Ojulari (calf; “we’ll see where he’s at Wednesday when he gets back”).
Daboll did say proper guard Mark Glowinski (ankle), proper deal with Evan Neal (neck) and edges Kayvon Thibodeaux (again spasms) and Jihad Ward (undisclosed) “should be OK.”
Defensive lineman Leonard Williams (knee) mentioned final week that he’ll want a full padded follow underneath his belt earlier than returning. He’s missed the final two video games.
()
Source: www.bostonherald.com