In the 2022 offseason, most considered Daniel Jones a dead man walking.
Consider:
1) The Giants passed on exercising DJ's 5th-year option
2) The Giants signed Tyrod Taylor who many fans claimed was as good or better than Jones (he did have a Pro Bowl to his resume)
3) Jones had injury issues and needed to prove he could stay healthy
4) Worst of all, Jones was going to have to prove himself behind a mediocre, at best, O-line with no significant receiving targets. He would get a bit of a tangential boost from Barkley (who already lost something after his major knee injury)
Everyone was writing Daniel Jones off, there was much talk about the QBs in the draft. Only Daniel Jones decided he wasn't ready to be dead and buried. He dragged his under-talented team to the playoffs and beat the 13-4 Vikings in the hostile Minnesota stadium. He earned himself a solid contract.
From Daniel's perspective, this is just deja vue all over again. I am not suggesting that Jones will stay healthy and knock it out of the park. I am just suggesting we shouldn't be shocked if Jones plays like a franchise QB and takes the team to the playoffs again while at least staying healthy enough.
Consider:
1) The Giants passed on exercising DJ's 5th-year option
2) The Giants signed Tyrod Taylor who many fans claimed was as good or better than Jones (he did have a Pro Bowl to his resume)
3) Jones had injury issues and needed to prove he could stay healthy
4) Worst of all, Jones was going to have to prove himself behind a mediocre, at best, O-line with no significant receiving targets. He would get a bit of a tangential boost from Barkley (who already lost something after his major knee injury)
Everyone was writing Daniel Jones off, there was much talk about the QBs in the draft. Only Daniel Jones decided he wasn't ready to be dead and buried. He dragged his under-talented team to the playoffs and beat the 13-4 Vikings in the hostile Minnesota stadium. He earned himself a solid contract.
From Daniel's perspective, this is just deja vue all over again. I am not suggesting that Jones will stay healthy and knock it out of the park. I am just suggesting we shouldn't be shocked if Jones plays like a franchise QB and takes the team to the playoffs again while at least staying healthy enough.