lol I love how people talk shit, remember Tom Brady was a 6th rnd pick.
"The Giants wanted someone who has faced adversity. He was not surrounded by a lot of talent at Duke, he got beat up and he has faced that adversity. He has ideal size and athleticism. He has a lot of toughness inside the pocket and was able to extend plays." -- Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Network
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Daniel Jones would not have been there at 17. If he’s the QB you like, you get him at 6. People in the NFL liked Jones more than the media seems to.
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9:14 PM - Apr 25, 2019
If you’ve been listening to me since the beginning of the year, I told you that Daniel Jones would be picked by the @Giants .. He is a high IQ QB with B+ athleticism and arm talent.. He’s an Eli Manning clone from a personality standpoint. NYG is comfortable with this type of QB1
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9:04 PM - Apr 25, 2019
[URL]https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/03/daniel-jones-duke-football-pro-day-2019-nfl-draft[/URL]
The event began with individual drills, including the 40-yard dash, the 20-yard shuttle and the three-cone drill. Scouts then tested players individually before the event was capped with Jones’ throwing showcase, which saw the Charlotte native complete 61 of his 64 passes.
“I told Daniel yesterday, ‘[Scouts] haven’t really seen you throw in your environment. This is your place, your house, your turf,’” Blue Devil head coach David Cutcliffe said afterwards. “There were some jaws that dropped. There’s a wide array of interest from a lot of teams. You never know where that’s going to lead, but I had pro scouts and veterans that are friends of mine say that was the best workout they’ve seen in 25 years of doing this.”
He did just that, posting a 4.68 on his first run before logging a 4.64 on his second attempt—that would’ve been good for a top-five mark at the Combine, just ahead of Lock’s 4.69 mark.
The highly-anticipated event, however, was Jones’ passing workout, which comprised the final half-hour of the day. With scouts lining both sides of the field, Jones worked with Lloyd, Rahming, Helm, Koppenhaver and running back Nicodem Pierre, showing off his arm at short, medium and long distances.
The most impressive, by far, was Jones’ ball speed and accuracy in the 10-to-20 yard range. He completed his first 44 passes of the afternoon before a ball to Lloyd over the middle was just a bit too high, ending his perfect run.
Jones also wowed with a handful of his deep balls. Still, there were two passes way down the field that wobbled severely—that is the one aspect of his game that gives draftniks a bit of pause about Jones.
“When you look at Daniel Jones, the combination of size, athleticism, intelligence, toughness, work ethic, he checks all those boxes,” NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah said on Around the NFL after Duke’s Pro Day. “I’d be very surprised if, when it’s all set and done, Daniel Jones does not go in the first round.”
This year he'll learn behind a 2-time SB MVP, then needs atleast 3 years to develope, so we'll know by the 2023 season if this is a good pick.
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