New York Giants large 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 every week of seemingly countless Jones criticism and slander, Slayton is as soon as once more defending his buddy 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 observe between the 2 groups on Wednesday.
Gardner laughed when requested to guage Jones regardless of the quarterback finishing 13 of his 19 cross makes an attempt for one landing and no interceptions. Two passes — each potential touchdowns — had been additionally dropped.
“They’ll stroll away from yesterday, beat their chests, say they held us to no matter,” Slayton advised the New York Every day Information on Thursday. “However in an actual recreation, on the finish of the day, in the event that they had been to play how they did, we might have ran the ball for a bazillion yards and we’d’ve received the sport. And in the event that they got here up, they might’ve gotten beat (deep).”
Slayton stated the Jets performed deep all the observe, successfully forcing Jones to throw balls beneath. That instantly turned a focus of the criticism, which the large receiver feels proves a double commonplace.
“What would you like DJ to do?” Slayton stated. “If DJ threw I up into double protection, we’d be again on Sportscenter. However he checks it down and everyone’s like, ‘Oh man, we couldn’t get something going as we speak!’ It’s damned should you do, damned should you don’t.
“Give it some thought. If he’s on the market and launched a double-covered contested (cross), individuals are like, ‘What’s he taking a look at?!’ He checks it all the way down to the operating again, and it’s like, ‘Ah, man, the Giants couldn’t get something going as we speak!’ It’s like, ‘Alright, I assume.’”
Slayton isn’t flawed. It doesn’t matter what Jones does, good or unhealthy, there shall be somebody there to criticize it. It’s grow to be acceptable forex to bash DJ over actually something to the purpose it’s grow to be nearly private; nearly hateful.
Along with DJ, Slayton feels Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts are handled equally.
“(They’re) most likely probably the most scrutinized quarterbacks within the NFL,” he stated.
They’re. However completely nobody within the league faces the identical stage of scrutiny that Jones does. The disdain has jumped the shark.
