Shurmur Jabrill Peppers Jerseys 2019 , Shula laud rookie’s ability to learn from mistakes" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBig Blue Viewa New York Giants communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryGiantsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015, Week 17Filed under:New York Giants NewsGiants’ rookie quarterback Daniel Jones off to good start this springNew,82commentsShurmur, Shula laud rookie’s ability to learn from mistakesEDTShareTweetShareShareGiants’ rookie quarterback Daniel Jones off to good start this springDaniel Jones (8)NorthJersey.com-USA TODAY NETWORKThere are many reasons why New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman fell in “full-bloom love” with quarterback Daniel Jones and made him the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.Throughout the spring, from rookie mini-camp to Thursday’s conclusion of the three-day mandatory mini-camp, Jones has displayed many of them. He has answered the arm strength question by showing plenty of zip on deep outs and has thrown a number of excellent deep balls during sessions viewed by the media. He has shown off the maneuverability that allowed him to run for 17 touchdowns at Duke. He has displayed Eli Manning-esque tendencies in his handling of the media.Jones has made mistakes. There have been interceptions and errant throws. When yours truly was in attendance on Wednesday, Jones twice followed brilliant throws by air-mailing passes on the next play. Like any rookie, he is learning. He has only been a pro for a few weeks and there is still much for him to take in. We have previously addressed the idea that he sometimes seems to be indecisive and a touch late throwing the ball. Luckily for Jones and the Giants, coach Pat Shurmur believes Jones’ intelligence and background are helping his transition.“Fortunately for Daniel White Jon Halapio Jerseys , he is extremely intelligent. His head is swimming much less than most rookies for a couple reasons. He’s very smart, he was coached extremely well in college, he’s been around it. He’s been coached by one of the best [David Cutcliffe] in college,” Shurmur said on Thursday. “He understands the process. Again, we call it a cat, they call it a dog, it doesn’t matter. He’s been around the process enough to know.”Asked about his young defensive players the other day, Shurmur said: “We don’t accept mistakes, but we understand at times they happen.” The same applies to Jones. To this point Jon Halapio Jerseys 2019 , Shurmur has been pleased by Jones’ ability to learn and move on from the mistakes he makes.“(He’s) very perceptive, he doesn’t make the same mistake twice,” Shurmur said. “There’s a lot of things he’s doing out there for the first time. Every once and a while, if you are aggressive, a mistake will happen. He’ll come back in, fix it and the next time he runs that play, he will do it properly. “It’s different for all players, when it starts to slow down and the game starts to make sense. Very certain that it’s going to make sense to him very quickly.”Those remarks dovetail with what offensive coordinator Mike Shula said about Jones on Wednesday:“He’s got a fast mind, he picks things up pretty well White Curtis Riley Jerseys ,” Shula said. “The things that you ask him to do to maybe make a couple changes, maybe that were different to what he was used to in college, he does pretty quickly. Whether or not it’s technique in the pocket, everything that we have asked him to do, he’s done it pretty quickly. I think the other thing is he’s pretty athletic and he’s very serious about his job. We all are, but you see that maturity level in him. Which is obviously one of the reasons we got him here.”Forget the narrative some are pushing that Jones will — or at least should — challenge Manning for the Week 1 starting job. That, bluntly, is agenda-driven click bait. Feel good, though Curtis Riley Jerseys 2019 , that to this point Jones has shown legitimate reasons why the organization believes he can be the answer to the “who comes after Manning?” question. Whenever that time comes. The Giants made three big free agent additions to their defense in the 2016 offseason and they may only have cornerback Janoris Jenkins left on the roster in 2019.Defensive tackle Damon Harrison was traded to the Lions last year and there are multiple reports that the team has discussed trading Olivier Vernon. Vernon, who moved from defensive end to outside linebacker last year, has two years left on his contract with cap hits of $19.5 million each year.The Giants can clear $11.5 million of that space by parting ways with him and they could be searching for a trade partner in hopes of getting compensation for a player rather than just releasing him.Whether others are clamoring to pick up that contract is unclear. Vernon has 22 sacks and four forced fumbles over the last three seasons, but missed nine games due to injury and his price tag may be prohibitive unless the group of free agent edge players continues to dry up.Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham signed an extension Friday and other players like DeMarcus Lawrence, Frank Clark and Jadeveon Clowney could be headed for franchise tags before Tuesday’s deadline.