I heard a stat that DJ has three of the top 5 completion percentages in NYG history. I have not checked the validity of this.
If that is true, then the issue comes down to his unwillingness to throw the high risk, high reward, ball. I do recall a couple years ago someone doing a breakdown of his not being willing to do it. I think it might have been Orlovsky? This was taking place in that period where it looked certain Dabol was gonna get canned because of how putrid the Giants O was. The breakdown showed him throwing underneath when there were openings in the mid layer but he wouldn't throw it, and the thing being point out was his completion % was a mirage, that his conservatism was hurting the offense.
Steichen, since he has been here, has definitely gone hard after the chunk plays. Much of that may be a result of AR actually having that as perhaps his only positive in the passing game.
It is going to be really curious to see how Steichen adjusts to a QB that can hit the layups, but has no outside game.
After this pre-season, and in particular Leonard yesterday (yeah I get it was scrub city but that threaded rope to Treadwell was a legit NFL strike...), I do not have any idea why you would not move AR and end all the noise right now heading into the season. Just get a 4th or 5th and be done with it.
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