John Mara gave Brian Daboll a very low bar to clear. And he still might not clear it. Remember, before the season, Mara said he wanted to see “significant improvement” in this hot-seat third season for Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen.

This week, Daboll had to finally make the decision to bench starting quarterback Daniel Jones, a move that was not a surprise given how the Giants' season has unfolded. Jones is basically done as a Giant and that may not sit well with some of his teammates.

No one can say Jones never got a fair shot. When Daboll arrived in 2022 as the head coach of the Giants, he was tasked with jump-starting the sluggish and at times imperceptible development of the player a previous regime selected with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Giants DL Dexter Lawrence was saddened to learn of Daniel Jones's benching, but he also understands the reason behind it.