Poor Daniel Jones

When Daniel Jones was selected sixth overall he never stood a chance. He was picked instead of Dwayne Haskins who, by all accounts is a far superior prospect. New York is hard enough but if the  fans and media feel you are undeserving then the climb to liability is that much steeper. It also doesn't help that the Manning family has been in bed with Duke football (Jones' alma mater) for some time. Both Eli and Peyton train with coach David Cutcliffe every offseason. It begs suspicion that a Duke QB was selected to potentially backup Eli Manning. Rumblings of Archie Manning's power over the organization appear to be accurate. Well were on the topic of Archie, Jones bears a striking resemblance to Eli and Peyton.


Hmmmmmmm......

Jones himself was painfully average at Duke. He had a career compeltion percentage under 60% and his best year featured only 22 touchdowns. However, he does pass the eye test at 6'4 and appears to have some athleticism. His camp performance thus far has been impressive. However, the only tool of comparison is Manning, whose skills are rapidly deteriorating.  For all we know he is a perfectly competent quarterback but the early optics are not ideal. The New York media has done their part in showing Jones a hero's welcome booing him at a Yankee game. Tough scene for a guy who has yet to take a meaningful snap. Fair or not Jones will be compared to Haskins his entire career. Unless he outplays him it will be tough to envision the backing of a volatile market like New York.

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