Giants coach Pat Shurmur presented the game ball to Daniel Jones and teammates demanded a speech from the rookie quarterback. For the only time all day, Jones didn’t deliver.



“We wanted a speech from him after we won and he said, ‘No speech. Just Giants on 3,’” receiver Russell Shepard said after Jones led the Giants to an incredible 32-31 comeback win over the Buccaneers in his first career start on Sunday. “It says a lot about his personality. It says a lot about him as a leader.”



Jones’ play had already done the talking.



Jones has been a lightning rod since the the moment the Giants selected him sixth overall in April’s draft. Giants fans booed the selection. Pundits crushed general manager Dave Gettleman for reaching for a quarterback with a losing record at Duke. Even Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield piled on, expressing his shock over the pick.



Jones never responded. He quietly impressed...