The New York Giants selected quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. They caught a lot of flack for that, as many felt it was a major reach.

However, Jones did not take long to silence a lot of the doubters. He finished his rookie season with 3,027 yards and 24 touchdowns (as well as 279 rushing yards and two more touchdowns on the ground) in just 13 games.

There was a serious issue though. The quarterback might have put up good numbers, but he had a serious turnover problem as well.

In those same 13 games, Jones threw 12 interceptions and fumbled the ball 18 times. Obviously, this is a serious problem that needs to be address.

According to Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk, Giants general manager Dave Gettleman believes Jones “accomplished a lot” during his rookie year, but he knows the turnovers are a problem.

“The only thing that was a little frustrating last year was the turnovers, the fumbles,” Gettleman said of Jones. “He had a solid rookie year, did things that no other rookie quarterback has ever done. And for some reason I think the fumbles have overshadowed that stuff. He showed he can bring us from behind and win a game. He showed he can makes big throws in an overtime period. This kid accomplished a lot last year.”

Gettleman wasted no time in pointing out that the turnovers were “a little frustrating last year,” and honestly that's problem an understatement.

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Despite that, though, there really is not much else for him to critique. Jones proved he could make big throws and had a good arm. He also had a knack for finding the end zone and despite some accuracy problems showed a lot of touch on most of his throws.

Clearly, there is still a lot of growing to do. But it's hard to deny that Jones exceeded expectations for the Giants in 2019. Now he's set for a 2020 season that should see him improve on all of his positive aspects while slowly eradicating his bigger problems.

Will Jones be able to accomplish even more in 2020? It appears New York general manager Gettleman has high hopes.