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Daniel Jones looks to thrive under Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka

Daniel Jones looks to thrive under Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka


Because Daboll is in charge, the prevailing assumption is that the Giants’ new attack will look more like the offense that powered the Bills to the last two AFC East titles. What does Daboll say about that?

“I say we’ve got a lot of work to do to still figure it out,” he said. “The guys have done a great job. Look, we’ve installed a lot of plays. I tell the players, the train is not slowing down, we’re just speeding up. The more we can install and the more they can learn, the more we can figure out what they do better. We were just doing a little install right there today, and I told K.T. (Kadarius Toney) I said, ‘Look, if you feel comfortable with this route, we can call it this way versus Kenny (Golladay), if you feel more comfortable with this route, we can call it that way.’

“I think that’s the job of the coach, too, you just don’t take the system that you ran. You’ve got to figure out the players you have, their strengths, their weaknesses. Some are quick, some are more physical and implement them in that regard in terms of the passing game and the running game.”

No matter what the system eventually becomes, the point man on the field is going to be quarterback Daniel Jones. Entering his fourth season, Jones is playing for his third head coach and fourth play-caller. But he has clearly enjoyed his early work with Daboll and Kafka.

“They both bring a ton of ideas, new ideas from different systems, systems that have had a lot of success, had quarterbacks with a lot of success,” Jones said. “I think all those ideas here, new thoughts here, new concepts, new plays, I think all that stuff (will help him improve). Just trying to pick up those little things here and there and listening to some of their philosophy on playing the position, playing offense, looking for opportunities to make plays at times when they aren’t there and to protect the ball.

“I think all those conversations, just learning from their experience and what they’ve been around, the success that…

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