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Giants will hedge their bet on Daniel Jones; More takeaways from Joe Schoen’s press conference

New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen hit a wide variety of topics during his season-ending press conference on Monday. Here are some of the takeaways.

DJ is No. 1, but ...

Schoen admitted that due to the uncertainty regarding the timeline for his recovery from his torn ACL the Giants need someone other than Daniel Jones who can be a starting-caliber quarterback next season.

“There’s a chance he’s not ready Week 1, so, yeah,” Schoen said. “Plan for the worst and hope for the best. You plan for him not being ready. So you’re going to need somebody who can hopefully win you some games early on if he’s not ready.