The Minnesota Vikings are including quarterback Daniel Jones, who was launched by the New York Giants simply days in the past after a disappointing 5 seasons.
Jones will begin out on the Vikings’ follow squad, however he may give them a strong backup choice behind Sam Darnold, who’s having a breakout season.
However so far as Jones making an precise influence, ESPN character Stephen A. Smith isn’t impressed as a result of Jones will likely be backing up a person who has additionally had a disappointing profession.
“Here’s what I’d say to Daniel Jones. You’re backing up Sam Darnold,” Smith mentioned.
Each Jones and Darnold had been very excessive draft picks a number of years in the past and had been thought to have the potential to grow to be authentic franchise quarterbacks within the NFL.
However neither panned out, and it appeared to render each as, at greatest, first rate backup quarterbacks.
However this season, Darnold is enjoying glorious soccer, as Smith famous, and he has guided the Vikings to a 9-2 report whereas giving them a seemingly actual probability of profitable the NFC North.
Jones threw for an satisfactory 3,027 yards and 24 touchdowns as a rookie in 2019, however his manufacturing has significantly declined since, and in 10 video games this yr, he’s at 2,070 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
It stays to be seen if he’ll ever get one other alternative to start out beneath middle for an NFL group shifting ahead, however maybe there’s a state of affairs that can assist him considerably enhance his manufacturing, very similar to Darnold has this yr in Minnesota.
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