ESPN’s Todd McShay has been a vocal critic of New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones dating back to last year ahead of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Despite Jones proving many of his critics wrong by displaying a strong arm and impressive accuracy this season, McShay still believes the Giants should abandon the Jones experiment and select another quarterback in Round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft.
“Ready for a bit of a surprise? I would take a quarterback,” McShay said earlier this month (ESPN Insider subscription required). “I wasn’t a believer in Daniel Jones when he was the No. 6 pick last April, and he hasn’t done enough in my opinion to prove he’s the long-term answer in New York. In 10 starts, Jones has 11 interceptions and 15 fumbles (10 lost) this season. And his only really good games have come against bad teams (Buccaneers, Lions and Jets).”
Although McShay was adamant the Giants should target another quarterback, he abandoned his own belief late on Monday night when he released his 2020 NFL mock draft 1.0 and had Big Blue selecting Ohio State edge rusher Chase Young at No. 2 overall.
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Chase Young, DE, Ohio State*The Giants need help everywhere, especially on defense. Enter Young and his 16.5 sacks. New York hasn’t had anyone hit double-digit sacks since 2014 (Jason Pierre-Paul, 12.5), and Young is the best edge-rushing prospect I’ve seen since Von Miller entered the draft. The Heisman Trophy finalist would be a fantastic get for this rebuilding club.
Sensible, but let’s see how long McShay sticks with that and if he eventually starts projecting quarterbacks to New York.
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