The New York Giants shocked the NFL when they used their sixth overall pick on Daniel Jones. Jones is heading into training camp ready to compete for the starting job but is there really a competition?
According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, Eli Manning and Jones are not in a real competition. The ESPN writer says that something “wild” has to happen for Jones to get the nod over Manning this offseason.
“If it’s going to be a competition – a real competition of who’s going to start in Week 1 – something crazy, something wild is going to have to happen. Something like maybe Eli Manning getting injured, which he hasn’t at any point in his NFL career,” Raanan said.
Fans have been led to believe that Jones was drafted to immediately compete for the starting job under center. Although, that doesn't seem to be true at all and Raanan also spoke to a few players during minicamps this offseason about the matter.
“I spoke to a player during minicamp several weeks back and he told me, ‘look, Daniel Jones’ arm looks great. You see why he’s a high prospect and going to be a good quarterback.’ But he’s a long ways away. He’s very far behind Eli Manning in regards to knowing the offense, being a veteran, knowing how to get everyone lined up and put everything together. So, there’s not a real competition in regards to who is going to play in Week 1. Maybe it’s just a competition of, okay, when is Daniel Jones going to be caught up?”
Manning will be the starter once again like he has been since 2004. Even though, his play has rapidly declined every season for the past few years. Nevertheless, at this current point, there doesn't seem to be a legitimate competition between Manning and Jones for the starting quarterback spot.
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