Jayden Daniels reminds Giants how one guy can make a difference

The numbers are there, but it seems like something is missing.

There’s a six, then a 15, a seven, then a three.

The four numbers represent the points the Giants have scored in their four home games.

That means in 240 minutes of football, there were eight field goals, one touchdown, for a total of 31 points and zero wins.

Yet Daniel Jones, the orchestrator of this meager attack, insists he always believes a scoring explosion is around the corner.

“Yes, we expect to play well and pick up points every week,” Jones said. “I think we always approach it with that approach. We need to do a better job of not hurting ourselves in these situations, which is what prevents us from scoring those points.”

That’s fine and healthy, and it’s a mindset that’s very isolated from Jones and all the other teammates who continue to support him.

The Giants (2-6) will face the Commanders (6-2) on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, and if any loyalists in the field are expecting a visit to the end zone and a score parade, well, bless their foolish optimism.

It’s the first rematch of the NFC East season for the Giants, who have lost three straight and are in for a stark reminder of what can happen to an entire franchise when there’s a new quarterback in town.

Oh, it’s easy to bring in a new quarterback.

What we’re talking about here is finding the perfect new quarterback.

This is the most difficult requirement for the registry and the most important to complete.

One guy can change everything.

“Without a doubt,” linebacker Micah McFadden told The Post. “Especially when it’s a defender. The ball is in his hands 100 percent of the time.”

Last year at this time, the Commanders were 3-5, including a 14-7 loss to the Giants in Week 7, en route to losing seven straight games to fall to 4-13.

This earned them the second pick in the draft.

In this situation, teams often don’t get it right.

It seems the Commanders have succeeded.

They’re alone in first place in the NFC East, and rookie Jayden Daniels isn’t just along for the ride, he’s in the pilot’s seat leading the climb.

Daniels arrived at just the right time, and this addition was a key building block for a real seismic shift in many ways.

The firing of onerous owner Dan Snyder and the sale to Josh Harris completely changed the nature of the franchise.

There’s a new head coach (Dan Quinn in, Ron Rivera out) and a bunch of low-key but effective moves with plentiful money available in free agency.

However, the quarterback is stirring the pot, and Daniels has crafted a mouth-watering brew that has the league hungry for more.

He’s second in the NFL in completion percentage (71.8), and he doesn’t dunk the ball downfield.

He’s fifth in the league in yards per pass attempt (8.4).

He is seventh in passer rating (104.3), 12th in passing yards (1,736), seventh in interception percentage (1.0), 14th in sacks (17) and 22nd in passing touchdowns (seven). ).

“He’s already one of the best defenders in the league,” head coach Brian Daboll said. “He has great vision, he can throw the ball into any area he needs, he can throw it under pressure, he can run, play with his feet, he can run, play with his hand, good team. We knew he was a smart guy when we talked to him. He plays very well, at a high level.”

It seemed like Daboll would spend the entire day extolling the virtues of Daniels.

Of course, we already knew what Daboll thought of Daniels, thanks to plenty of evidence-based “Hard Knocks” videos that showed Daboll expressing his support for the player and his approval of attempting a trade from the No. 6 overall pick. project to get it.

Daboll raved about Daniels before the Week 2 game—a 21-18 Commanders win that saw the Giants score three touchdowns but were limited because they didn’t have a healthy kicker—and many of his words about Daniels can be interpreted like what Daboll knows he knows. no relation to Jones.