The respect for former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has not waned despite a tumultuous week that saw the former Duke star tumble from his throne as

Lock did not hide his disappointment at the decision, but it was a popular one among fans, for whom DeVito remains an intriguing figure and a distraction from a second consecutive 2-8 start. Last season, he proved he could function in the NFL. Now, to figure in the team’s future plans, he must prove he can thrive consistently.

The mystery was over Monday when the Giants, fresh off their Week 11 bye, announced they were finally benching Jones. Only instead of Lock being named the new starter, the team surprisingly gave the job to third-stringer Tommy DeVito . It was as much of a surprise to Lock as it was to the rest of us.

Daniel Jones' tenure with the New York Giants surprisingly ended a few months before most people expected it would. The Giants announced Friday that

Tommy DeVito took over as the New York Giants starting quarterback Wednesday as the team prepared to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

Business has been brutally bad for the Giants, and it eventually caught up with the player at the position most vulnerable to getting benched.

There's not much cause for celebration with the New York Giants. If there's no win on the scoreboard, the least newly-anointed starting quarterback Tommy DeVito can do is bring the memes. The second-year quarterback out of Syracuse said he wasn't going to do the “pinched fingers” celebration.

If Brian Daboll will be fighting to keep his job, it is not lost on Tommy DeVito that he is the one who has been entrusted to help his coach save it.