On Sunday, the 5-7 Miami Dolphins will play host to the 4-7 New York Giants at Hard Rock Stadium for their Week 13 matchup.

The Dolphins and Giants have had similar seasons, despite taking very different paths to get there. Now, this game will feature backup quarterback Mike Glennon instead of Daniel Jones due to a neck injury, as Jones was limited in practice throughout the week and not cleared for contact.

Miami’s defense, led by Xavien Howard, has been great in recent weeks, holding teams to 12.3 points per game in their last three. It will be interesting to see if the other side of the ball can continue their progression and pull their own weight.

To help understand a little bit more about the Giants, we spoke with Dan Benton of the Giants Wire, and he answered five questions for us ahead of Sunday.

We’re three years into Daniel Jones’ career in the NFL, and the Giants are 12-25 in his starts. What’s the general feeling about Jones’ potential as the franchise quarterback at this point?

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DB — It really depends on who you ask. Some don’t care about anything other than results and if they’re not winning, it must be the fault of the quarterback and only the quarterback. In reality, the Giants find themselves in the same exact spot they were in during the final years of Eli Manning’s career. The offensive line is arguably (if not certainly) the worst in the league, the downfield blocking is nonexistent, the running game is below average and the conservative play-calling under Jason Garrett was counterproductive for Daniel Jones. He is not without faults himself, but it’s nearly impossible to evaluate him given the O-Line and non-functioning unit around him. At times, he flashes brilliance but it’s fleeting. The Giants will never know what they have in Jones or any other future quarterback if they don’t fix the line. It’s really that simple (even though they make it appear incredibly difficult).

Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett was let go recently. What was he doing poorly that resulted in the firing?

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DB — Name it and he was doing it poorly. His play-calling came right out of the early 1990s, his schemes were unimaginative and overly conservative. He was a big fan of running curl routes short of the sticks and ignoring his big targets in the red zone. His spacing schemes for the receivers were underwhelming and essentially eliminated YAC, and he was unwilling to take input from players. Beyond all of that, he was stubborn and refused to adapt. When he tried to pass the buck for the offensive failures, that was all she wrote. Jason Garrett is a good man, but he’s a bad offensive coordinator.

Kenny Golladay was expected to be the big free agent wide receiver this season. What has held him back from putting up big numbers with the Giants?

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DB — Injuries and the aforementioned offensive schemes. Golladay is a big target who wins on contested balls. He’s not going to create a ton of separation, so the spacing has to be schemed in. It wasn’t. Beyond that, it’s also key to be aggressive when targeting Golladay. Daniel Jones was coached not to take those chances. Add in several different injuries and it’s been a Murphy’s Law scenario for Golladay. The good news? He’s healthy now and Freddie Kitchens, who has taken over the play-calling, not only seeks input from Golladay and Jones, he’s unleashed Jones, allowing him to press the ball into Golladay more frequently.

Saquon Barkley has been very disappointing this season. He’s missed games due to injuries, but is this just an injury issue, or do you believe it’s more than that?

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DB — There’s certainly more to Barkley’s struggles than just injuries. Obviously, serious ankle and knee injuries take their toll on running backs but even when he’s on the field, Barkley is tentative. He seems unsure of where to go, is justifiably untrusting of his offensive line and his field vision has gone blind. He still flashes explosive talent and elusiveness here and there, but he just doesn’t seem to trust himself or anyone else once he’s out on the field. Lack of practice time certainly contributes to that, but a lot of it is mental right now.

If you could take one former New York Giant and plop them onto this roster to help turn this season around, who are you taking and why?

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DB — Jason Pierre-Paul. Easy, albeit interesting question. There are a lot of former Giants offensive linemen out there right now who could help (see: Kevin Zeitler), but if we’re only allowed to take one back in this scenario, it has to be JPP. Not only is Pierre-Paul very strong against the run, he has a non-stop motor and is able to create organic pressure on quarterbacks — something the Giants simply can not do. They traded him away prematurely and it has certainly cost them ever since.