When a coach is directly questioned about a player’s future, he sometimes has no choice but to get the truth out of his mouth. See what 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said about quarterback Jimmy Garappolo as an example of creating room for maneuver: “I believe Jimmy will be our quarterback next year.”
This is different from the spontaneous vote of confidence by Giants coach Joe Judge for defender Daniel Jones, who was voluntarily placed in response to a question on Monday about penalties on the offensive line. The referee pointed to the safety of the ball and Jones’ decision making as reasons why he is a “key player” for the future.
“Do you always want to know about ‘Daniel is our guy? Shall we proceed with Daniel? ‘The answer is absolute, ”said Judge.
“What gives us that confidence is even in games like [Sunday] where it didn’t come out perfectly … you watch the tape and see that guy there operating, running, understanding the pressure – and not just standing there with courage like he did all the time and getting hit, but understanding how to get hit and hit precise pass and move the sticks across the field ”.