New York Giants vast 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 limitless Jones criticism and slander, Slayton is as soon as once more defending his good friend 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 move makes an attempt for one landing and no interceptions. Two passes — each potential touchdowns — have been additionally dropped.
“They’ll stroll away from yesterday, beat their chests, say they held us to no matter,” Slayton instructed the New York Every day Information on Thursday. “However in an actual sport, on the finish of the day, in the event that they have 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 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 vast receiver feels proves a double normal.
“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 at the moment!’ 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), persons are like, ‘What’s he taking a look at?!’ He checks it right down to the operating again, and it’s like, ‘Ah, man, the Giants couldn’t get something going at the moment!’ It’s like, ‘Alright, I suppose.’”
Slayton isn’t flawed. It doesn’t matter what Jones does, good or unhealthy, there shall be somebody there to criticize it. It’s change into acceptable forex to bash DJ over actually something to the purpose it’s change into 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 essentially 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.
