Final yr right now, the New York Giants hitched their wagon to quarterback Daniel Jones by signing him to a four-year, $160 million contract extension.
In accordance with hosts Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti on WFAN, New York’s sports activities discuss radio station, they could need to unhitch their wagon going ahead.
Throughout a dialog about high NFL quarterbacks who’ve ‘the look’ that instills confidence in a workforce and their followers, Boomer couldn’t give Jones a thumbs up.
“Uh, no. sorry,” Boomer mentioned, to which Gio agreed.
“There have been many occasions after these interviews that he was simply steps away going again into the locker room and we had been like, ‘Man, that man is a flatliner,’” Gio mentioned. “He simply is. He doesn’t have that persona.”
The Giants fell in love with Jones again in 2019 as a result of he possessed related persona traits to these of Eli Manning. They took him sixth total within the NFL draft that yr and his profession has been a curler coaster trip that has seen extra downs than ups.
“That’s the persona the Giants wished,” Boomer mentioned. “When Eli was right here, he was a flatliner, however now he’s one of many funniest guys on TV.
However there have been totally different circumstances.”
There’s nothing humorous about Jones. His profession has been full of disappointing moments and interrupted by severe accidents. Final season he missed 9 video games with neck and knee accidents.
The Giants are again drafting within the high 10 once more this yr after a 6-11 catastrophe of a season in 2023. Paradoxically, they’ve the sixth decide once more.
This yr’s draft has a slew of quarterback expertise that ought to have the Giants considering exhausting about delving into. They are often rid of Jones after this season resulting from an ‘out’ in his contract.
Many followers want to see the workforce head in that route.
