It was just a week ago when the New York Giants said goodbye to one of, if not the most memorable players in franchise history as part of Eli Manning’s retirement press conference. Manning, of course, concluded a 16-year career last week where he played with only Big Blue.
Among the attendees at the press conference was former Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi.
Accorsi was the man who pulled off the trade to bring Manning to East rutherford in 2004. Accorsi, who is permanently tied to Manning, is now endorsing Daniel Jones as the quarterback of the future in a recent interview with the New York Post.
“I like all the physical attributes,” Accorsi said. “I loved his poise, I like his arm, love his accuracy, I loved his composure in the pocket, his ability to run, his size, his competitiveness, his toughness — he took some tremendous shots this year.
“There’s nothing I don’t like. And he seems to have — ultimately to be a great one, you have to be a good teammate, and he seems, just watching the games, teammates respond to him.”
Jones took over for Manning after two weeks this past season and while it was difficult to watch the Giants bench Manning, it was beneficial to see Jones get a good amount of game experience in his rookie year.
Jones did attend Manning’s retirement press conference and that was the first time Jones and Accorsi met. If the Giants can get anything close to the career that Manning had out of Jones, Big Blue will have a consistent quarterback for the near future.
Accorsi’s word certainly carries some weight around New York after delivering Giants fans Eli Manning, and his endorsement of Jones is something that should get Giants fans excited.
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