The New York Giants chosen Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth total decide within the 2019 NFL draft.
5 years and tons of of thousands and thousands of {dollars} later, they nonetheless don’t know if he’s their “man.”
The Giants would possibly outwardly state the oft-injured Jones, who has but to publish elite stats as a starter on this league, is their future at quarterback, however consultants consider that the Giants needs to be transferring on from Jones.
Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who now works as a studio analyst for the NFL Community, used the Giants’ state of affairs with Jones for instance of how the Chicago Bears ought to strategy their upcoming resolution with quarterback Justin Fields.
“While you get to the purpose we’re at on this league with quarterbacks — what you need to pay them and what which means in your group — you higher know that he’s the man,” Warner instructed a choose group of reporters on the Tremendous Bowl, by way of the New York Publish. “That, to me, is the place groups get in bother.
“The Giants go give $40 million [per year] to Daniel Jones. He hasn’t proven us he’s that man. We’ve seen glimpses, perhaps. The Giants are nonetheless behind the 8-ball as a result of he’s nonetheless not that man. Perhaps he might be, however he’s not proper now — and so they paid him.”
The Giants don’t have any selection however to roster Jones this season as they don’t have an ‘out’ clause in his deal till 2025. However paying and enjoying Jones in 2024 mustn’t have an effect on their future plans at quarterback if they’re merely ready for his clock to expire.
Sarcastically, the Giants personal the sixth decide on this yr’s draft and will very effectively use that to pick Jones’ successor.
