New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur has been talking up Eli Manning and Daniel Jones an awful lot this offseason and he was back at it again on Tuesday. During a media session, Shurmur talked about how similar both guys are with their personalities and how much they want to be perfect.
Pat Shurmur says Daniel Jones and Eli Manning are similar:
"They're very calm in their approach, but they're very fiery under the covers" pic.twitter.com/Ad45AWNGAp
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“There are similarities, obviously, in their stature, how they handle themselves. Personality-wise, I would say in some ways they’re similar. As we get to know Daniel Jones and his personality more, they’re very calm in their approach, but they’re very fiery under the covers, and I think that’s the…you know, I don’t think you want to misrepresent either one of them. Because they’re both very fiery about making sure things are done properly, they demand it of themselves and they demand it of the people around them.”
Shurmur's comments about fiery under the covers are interesting, to say the least, but it's good that he tried to clear up what he meant.
Being a lot like Manning, especially in his earlier years, is a good thing, but is probably not the thing the Giants want to hear. Most Giants fans seem to have had enough of Manning and are looking for a new year in New York. Hearing that Jones and Manning are very similar is going to make a lot of fans worried.
Shurmur's comments seem to be more about their personalities though, and not the play on the field, and having a personality like Manning is a good thing.
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