Giants' Daniel Jones talks building chemistry with new teammates

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones sounds comfortable with where he's at with his new pass-catchers heading into the summer. 

"We made a lot of progress," Jones explained about the offense during an appearance on the "Giants Huddle" podcast, as shared by Matt Citak of the club's website. "I feel like all the guys we've brought in are real pros from the sense of how they go about their work, how they study, how they work on the field, their attention to detail. You can tell watching film and just how important the smaller aspects of route-running, of the past concepts, you know, how in-tune they are with all that stuff...I'm excited to continue working with them this summer and then into training camp."

ESPN's Jordan Raanan mentioned in a piece published Tuesday how the Giants traded with the Las Vegas Raiders for tight end Darren Waller, signed wide receivers Parris Campbell and Jeff Smith and spent a third-round draft pick on Jalin Hyatt to give their passing attack needed speed heading into the second season under reigning NFL Coach of the Year Brian Daboll. Jones organized workouts with new teammates well before mandatory minicamp, and it's assumed Waller will serve as his primary target this fall. 

"Yeah it's been fun working with him," Jones said about Waller. "He's a true pro and he's a great teammate, great worker. You can tell he really cares about what we're doing here and wants to be a big part of it. So it's been fun working with him. He's extremely talented and a great guy, great person to work with."

The Giants signed Jones in March to a four-year contract that's been criticized by many in the football community even though New York theoretically could move on from that deal after the 2024 season. It's hoped that won't be necessary and that Jones will improve as a home-run hitter with his arm after he threw for just 15 touchdown passes in 16 regular-season games this past campaign. 

"I think more often than not, the way you create explosive plays is just executing every play exactly how it's supposed to be done," Jones remarked. "You love the bombs over the defense's head, but it's also the catch and runs where we set up a block or we throw an accurate ball that lets the guy continue, keep his speed, make a guy miss and then there's an explosive play there."