Brian Daboll said Daniel Jones’ name. Several times, in fact.
That’s a start. The last time the Giants hired a head coach he refused to even utter the name of the presumed starting quarterback for months.
Maybe it was because Jones is one of the big reasons why Daboll is here. Co-owner John Mara on Monday referenced "what he did with Josh Allen and that entire Buffalo offense" as one of the main appeals in naming Daboll head coach after four seasons as offensive coordinator for the Bills.
"That’s his job here," Mara said. "We have a quarterback here who we have a lot of confidence in but who has had some issues, mostly due to the way we handled him.