Cris Collinsworth: Giants’ Daniel Jones plays the game like Patrick Mahomes
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is always under a microscope. Some fans love him, others want to get rid of him, and they all have an opinion on the best way to use him. But fans aren’t experts.
Retired player and current NFL analyst, Cris Collinsworth, appeared on The Herd earlier this week and he had some interesting things to say about the Giants QB.
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Compared his game to Mahomes, Brady, Burrow, and Rodgers#NYGiants pic.twitter.com/mgLXUpAQFC
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“I’m gonna figure out exactly what it is that makes Daniel Jones tick,” Collinsworth said. “After the first five games [of last season] that I’ve seen, or something like that, I would say that he is — and boy, people are gonna scream when they hear this — but he plays the game a little like Patrick Mahomes.”
Collinsworth goes on to compare Jones’ game to that of Mahomes, and further brings in Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and Joe Burrow for comparison as well.
Jones’ journey is vastly different from that of Mahomes. Imagine if Jones had the same kind of consistency with his coaching staff and teammates that Mahomes has had. Instead, Jones has seen three different coaches and an entirely new front office staff during his five years in New York.
That all seems to be changing under Brian Daboll, though. There has been consistency, there has been improvement and the team is rallying together to make this season even better than last season.
Ideally, with some of that consistency, Jones will be able to establish himself and show the NFL world that he really is an elite quarterback and deserves to be in the elite conversation.
