Why were we so wrong about Daniel Jones on draft day?

The New York Giants are coming off a horrible four-win campaign that cost head coach Pat Shurmur his job after just two seasons in that role. There’s good news on this front. New York seemingly has a quarterback to lead the team into the future in that of 2019 top-10 pick Daniel Jones. The gist: New York received a ton of criticism for selecting Daniel Jones No. 6 overall last April. The Duke product was seen as a major project that didn’t necessarily translate well to the professional game. Boy, were we all wrong when it came to Mr. Jones. The 6-foot-5 signal-caller had his ups and downs as a rookie. But he more than proved himself as a potential future franchise quarterback. The stats: One could easily come to the conclusion that Jones put up a better statistical rookie season than No. 1 overall pick Kyler Murray in Arizona. Jones completed 62% of his passes for 3,027 yards with twice as many touchdowns (24) as interceptions (12). Sure, the fumbles were worrisome. The young quarterback put the ball down on

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