![]() “I’m going to try to be myself and not be Eli,” Jones said. What if Gettleman and Pat Shurmur were seduced and intoxicated by the dream of finding an Eli clone, in temperament, personality and style? There are Giants fans today who only hope they hear Gettleman say: “We didn’t draft him to trade him.” Here’s the thing that worries you about Gettleman: What if he has fallen in love with the wrong quarterback? “I was not willing to risk it,” Gettleman said. Sure, it’s nice Gettleman had the kind of conviction on Jones that Ernie Accorsi had in 2004 on Eli Manning, but he could have waited for the draft to come to him and at worst, traded up a few slots for Jones, or at best, take him with the 17th pick. And Daniel Snyder got him at 15.Ĭhris Simms, son of Phil? He viewed Jones as a second-rounder. Dwayne Haskins was, and he’s on the Redskins. He wasn’t even the best quarterback in this draft. Sorry, Daniel Jones was not the sixth best player in the draft. “We drafted a quarterback that we believe is a franchise quarterback,” Gettleman said. ![]() Love Brandt, but he and Cutcliffe are in the minority in that one. And legendary HOF executive Gil Brandt has compared Jones to Peyton Manning at a similar stage. And there will be some who will take solace in the fact a quarterback guru like Duke coach David Cutcliffe looks at Jones and sees the Manning Bros., all of whom he has coached. Gettleman and Pat Shurmur applaud his poise and pocket presence. He has smarts and toughness and work ethic and the right makeup and more athleticism than Manning. Look, no one is saying Jones will be Dave Brown, another Dookie who was not the post-Phil Simms answer. “Maybe we’re gonna be the Green Bay model,” Gettleman said, “where Rodgers sat for three years. The 2019 Giants are certainly not equipped to win, and now you have to question whether the 2020 Giants will have a legitimate chance to win with Jones - or 39-year-old Eli Manning if the kid needs more schooling - and with this suspect defense. “I saw a professional quarterback … I was in full-bloom love,” he said. Gettleman saw all he needed to see of Daniel Jones at the Senior Bowl. “He’s just perfect for us,” Gettleman said. 6 who will not play football this season over an impact defensive player like Allen increases the Giants’ chances of capturing another top-10 pick in the 2020 draft - and not spend it on studs such as Tua Tagovailoa or Justin Herbert or Jake Fromm. “In time you’ll be very pleased,” he said.ĭrafting a quarterback at No. Gettleman not falling in love with Sam Darnold, The Other Josh Allen or Josh Rosen a year ago forced him to reach for a projection that satisfies his need to implement the Kansas City model that worked like a charm for the Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes studying under Alex Smith for a year.Īnd so the firing squad was waiting for Gettleman when he faced the music after Round 1 had mercifully ended for Giants fans.Īt the very end of the interrogation, I asked Gettleman what he would tell apoplectic Giants fans to comfort them. Giants’ NFL Draft tracker: Live round-by-round picks and analysis.How do you neglect your depleted defense by passing on a gifted pass rusher like Kentucky’s Josh Allen with the sixth pick of Thursday night’s NFL draft?ĭoes Jones have enough arm to succeed Eli Manning and carry the team one day and be the Giants’ next franchise quarterback? So Dave Gettleman finally fell in love with a quarterback.īut what angry Giants fans have every right to ask is this:ĭaniel Jones with the sixth bleeping pick? Giants star could soon warrant extension as he joins NFL's eliteĭarren Waller won't stop at being a pass-catcher for Giants Giants, Jets among possible landing spots for now-available star
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