Throughout a current episode of his podcast, All Issues Lined, eight-time Professional Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson took intention at New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones.
Peterson criticized Jones, claiming he processes too slowly to be an NFL quarterback, and urged that defenses don’t concern him.
“I had a possibility to play in opposition to Daniel Jones a few occasions — ain’t nothing spectacular about him to a protection,” Peterson mentioned. “He’s huge and powerful, however he hasn’t proven us arm expertise, like, loopy arm expertise.
“He’s proven an lack of ability to learn defenses shortly, to get the ball out shortly, and I simply suppose he has an issue dissecting the 11 guys on protection. His course of is simply too gradual to excel as an awesome NFL quarterback. He has expertise. He has all of the measurables. It’s simply not coming collectively on the soccer subject.”
Broad receiver Darius Slayton obtained wind of these criticisms and located them considerably ironic coming from Peterson.
“He’s entitled to his opinion. Clearly performed for a very long time. I’ve obtained a variety of respect for Patrick Peterson,” Slayton mentioned on All Details No Brakes with Keyshawn Johnson. “However on the similar time, we performed (the Minnesota Vikings) twice in a four-week span and we put up near 30 each occasions. And within the first recreation, they solely gained off a 63-yard subject purpose. It wasn’t like we had been being stopped.
“Then we performed them once more within the playoffs and (Jones) set a playoff yardage file on the Vikings. (Peterson) was on the staff on the time. So, it’s an attention-grabbing take. If it was possibly one other staff that we had been possibly worse in opposition to, I’d perceive the take extra. However it’s simply an attention-grabbing take contemplating we noticed them twice and there wasn’t a complete lot of us not scoring. . . I simply discovered it odd that (this take) got here from that supply.”
Slayton wasn’t essentially making an attempt to disrespect Peterson, however his level was legitimate. In Week 16 of the 2022 season, Jones accomplished 30 of his 42 move makes an attempt for 334 yards, one landing, and one interception.
4 weeks later within the Wild Card spherical of the NFC Playoffs, Jones accomplished 24 of his 35 move makes an attempt for 301 yards and two touchdowns, including one other 78 yards on the bottom.
In that playoff recreation, Jones accomplished 5 of his seven passes at Peterson for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
DJ protection
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Slayton is a long-time Jones supporter and says his rapport with the quarterback is healthier than anybody else he’s performed with. He believes that DJ’s points are the results of turmoil and turnover.
“I feel the most important factor that folks in all probability don’t know or don’t have in mind is the quantity of turmoil that’s existed since our careers (started) there. This is occurring our sixth yr there (and) we’re on our third full employees,” Slayton mentioned. “So third full GM, third head coach, fourth offensive coordinator…
“For those who look throughout the NFL on the groups that win persistently, they don’t have this a lot turnover. And there’s a motive for that.”
Slayton added that the fixed altering of scheme, playbook, and language makes it troublesome for all gamers, particularly the quarterbacks.
Ja’Marr Chase 2.0?
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Slayton likes what he’s seen from rookie extensive receiver Malik Nabers, who the Giants took sixth total within the 2024 NFL draft.
“He’s seemed good. Truthfully, for my part, he jogs my memory of Ja’Marr Chase. He’s like a clone,” Slayton mentioned.
Knew Waller was accomplished
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When tight finish Darren Waller introduced his retirement earlier within the offseason, Slayton wasn’t caught off guard.
“To be trustworthy, final yr he was — you know the way it’s within the locker room,” Slayton mentioned. “I used to at all times tease him, be like, ‘I want yet another yr, I want yet another yr.’ He was once like, ‘Man, Slay, I don’t obtained it in me. I don’t know.’ So I type of figured he was (accomplished).”
Saquon needs revenge
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Though Slayton was very cautious along with his phrases, he made it clear that Saquon Barkley signing with the Philadelphia Eagles was not a coincidence. There’s a motive Barkley selected Philly as an alternative of his different suitors.
“Typically you permit a spot and also you wish to see that place once more however on the opposite facet. And typically one of the best ways to try this is being within the division the place they’ve obtained to see you twice a yr,” Slayton mentioned. “Eager to show one thing to anyone in all probability performed some half in him particularly ending up in Philly.”
Finest DB opponent?
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Who’s the very best defensive again Slayton has ever performed in opposition to?
“On the time I performed him, my rookie yr, it was Stephon Gilmore. That was the yr he gained Defensive Participant of the 12 months. That was powerful,” Slayton mentioned. I truly had a fairly good recreation in opposition to him. . . nevertheless it was powerful.”
Slayton mentioned Gilmore excelled within the New England Patriots system and his soccer IQ made it a particularly troublesome matchup.
In that recreation again in 2019, Slayton was focused eight occasions, catching three passes for 32 yards.