New York Giants broad receiver Darius Slayton has lengthy supported quarterback Daniel Jones. It’s a stance he’s by no means shied away from and one thing he continues to face head-on.
After per week of seemingly infinite Jones criticism and slander, Slayton is as soon as once more defending his pal and teammate from the onslaught.
Particularly, Slayton took exception to the commentary from cornerback Sauce Gardner, the New York Jets protection, and NFL pundits following a joint follow between the 2 groups on Wednesday.
Gardner laughed when requested to judge Jones regardless of the quarterback finishing 13 of his 19 move makes an attempt for one landing and no interceptions. Two passes — each potential touchdowns — had been additionally dropped.
“They will stroll away from yesterday, beat their chests, say they held us to no matter,” Slayton informed the New York Day by day Information on Thursday. “However in an actual sport, on the finish of the day, in the event that they had been to play how they did, we’d have ran the ball for a bazillion yards and we’d’ve gained the sport. And in the event that they got here up, they’d’ve gotten beat (deep).”
Slayton mentioned the Jets performed deep the whole follow, successfully forcing Jones to throw balls beneath. That instantly turned a focus of the criticism, which the broad receiver feels proves a double commonplace.
“What would you like DJ to do?” Slayton mentioned. “If DJ threw I up into double protection, we’d be again on Sportscenter. However he checks it down and all people’s like, ‘Oh man, we couldn’t get something going at this time!’ It’s damned in the event you do, damned in the event you don’t.
“Give it some thought. If he’s on the market and launched a double-covered contested (move), individuals are like, ‘What’s he ?!’ He checks it all the way down to the working again, and it’s like, ‘Ah, man, the Giants couldn’t get something going at this time!’ It’s like, ‘Alright, I assume.’”
Slayton isn’t fallacious. It doesn’t matter what Jones does, good or unhealthy, there can be somebody there to criticize it. It’s turn into acceptable forex to bash DJ over actually something to the purpose it’s turn into virtually private; virtually hateful.
Along with DJ, Slayton feels Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts are handled equally.
“(They’re) in all probability essentially the most scrutinized quarterbacks within the NFL,” he mentioned.
They’re. However completely nobody within the league faces the identical stage of scrutiny that Jones does. The disdain has jumped the shark.
