Giants' Daniel Jones Reveals 'Tremendous Advice' from Eli Manning

After putting up stellar numbers in his first NFL start, New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones revealed the "tremendous advice" he received from Eli Manning heading into Sunday's win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

"His support is something I'm super-grateful for. His biggest message to me was to keep it simple," Jones told Peter King of NBC Sports. "Not try to be perfect. Not try to get the perfect call or the perfect check every time. Get on the same page, be clear in the huddle, and be confident, and go with it. That was tremendous advice. I'm a first-year player. I need that."

Jones threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, adding 28 yards and two more scores on the ground against the Bucs. He did most of this without running back Saquon Barkley, who left the game in the first half with an apparent ankle sprain.

"I thought Daniel Jones did a pretty good job his first time out," Giants coach Pat Shurmur said. "I think as he goes along, he'll continue to get better. There were mistakes within there. There were a couple of times when we took a couple sacks, the fumbles, some of that loose stuff, we can work on that, there's drills for that. There's stuff that he did in the game, there's not drills for that. We believed in him from the day we drafted him and first time out, he didn't disappoint."

Manning had started 232 of the last 233 games for the Giants since taking over for Kurt Warner during his rookie season. His lone missed start was a short benching during the 2017 season in favor of Geno Smith. 

While Manning's first ouster angered fans and quickly reverted to the status quo, this one looks permanent. Jones had the Giants offense looking better than at any point in the first two weeks under Manning. He was more accurate in the pocket, and his mobility bought him time and helped atone for another bad day for the New York offensive line.

Manning amounts to a handsomely paid backup at this point, so credit to him for putting Jones in a position to succeed.