The New York Giants starting quarterback Daniel Jones signed a 4-year $160 million deal Tuesday afternoon.
What a great day for us Cowboys fans; with Jones as their starter, he currently holds a 1-5 record against the Dallas Cowboys in his career. I’m not here to throw dirt on Jones because he led New York to the postseason and a victory in the playoffs over Kirk Cousins last season.
The point I am making here is since Dak Prescott took over as starting quarterback for this team, he has lost twice to the Giants, and both came during his rookie year. He is 10-2 all-time against the Giants and is undefeated against Jones.
As we look WAY ahead to the 2023 season, I already see two wins on the schedule. Jones couldn’t even beat Cooper Rush at home, and he can’t beat the Cowboys.
Jones signing this contract proves why the Prescott deal was smart a few years ago. The Cowboys can now extend him, cut all of his cap hit, and the team can save a bunch of money.
Regardless of how things have shaken out thus far, anyone that thinks Jones is worth the same amount of money as Prescott and more than Patrick Mahomes is CRAZY.
Daniel Jones TD pass totals over the last three years:
2020: 11
2021: 10 (only 11 games)
2022: 15That's 36 total touchdowns in three seasons.
Dak Prescott threw for 37 touchdowns in 2021 alone.
They now have the same average annual salary for their contracts.
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) March 8, 2023
That is the quarterback market now, though. I never want to hear another word about the Prescott deal. The market is about to explode.
Lamar Jackson, who is 1-3 in the playoffs, is about to get Deshaun Watson money, who has only one playoff win. Yet we laugh at the money Prescott is making.
Let me add that Jones is 21-31-1 in his career, making the same amount of money as Prescott, who is 42-27; give it a break, guys.
You have to pay this money for a player you need under center. It doesn’t matter who hikes the ball for Dallas; they will make this money. Good or bad!
Micah Parsons even knows that playing quarterback is just a payday waiting to happen.
Fuc# it I’m switching to Qb!
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) March 8, 2023
Nonetheless, with Jones signing that contract, three out of the four quarterbacks in the NFC East are just about set. Jalen Hurts will get his money.
While Washington is still trying to figure out what they will do, they released Carson Wentz, who made nearly $30 million last year.
The Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Tony Pollard and will either cut Ezekiel Elliot as a post-June-1 or make him take a massive pay cut to help the team save money.
I still hope the team makes another move to get someone alongside CeeDee Lamb. Michael Gallup signed that contract extension last year after his injury but was disappointing in 2022.
So look, the Cowboys will get two free victories every season for at least the next four years. The Cowboys signed Prescott at a good time because now the market is through the roof.
This team clearly has enough to worry about on their own, but it was nice to see Jones sign a deal that is on the same level as Prescott. Simply because he owns the Giants and the NFC East, and has only lost to Jones one time.
I hope this team isn’t done making moves and they will do something else to improve this team outside of draft day.
A big off-season on the way for this team, and the quarterback is the least of their worries.
Very tricky how that tweet (Mike Leslie) used in this article uses DP’s highest career year TD total of 37 in 2021, to highlight against Jones’ last three year total (conveniently leaving out DJ’s 24 TDs from 2019). And he slyly didn’t use DP’s 9 TDs from 2020, or the 23 TDs from 2022 for the comparison, which would encompass his last three years.
It is yet to be seen if this was a good move by the Giant. While both players’ contract numbers are the same ($160/4yrs), IMO they are not really on the same level b/c its two years later, and as we all know these crazy hyperinflated numbers just go in one direction, UP!!! As far the win/loss numbers, DP had the luxury of a much better supporting cast, and its 7 years vs
4 years’ worth of stats.
Does any of this necessarily mean the Cowboys will continue be beat the Giants? No one really knows and not saying DJ is better than DP. With that said it appears DP is not getting better, and certainly not near being as good as the top QBs in the league now. Unfortunately, for us fans, he has been passed by other team’s younger and better QBs. I also believe DJ is much better running with the ball, which is a pretty big deal with the pressure being dialed up on these QBs.
Well, what we do know as one fact in particular, is that last year Jones was sixth in the NFL with a 60.8 QBR vs DP at 12th in the league with a 57.9 QBR.
Well said Vam. Jones came on last year, as a result of competent coaching and frankly carried that offense, which is short of talent.
I have not yet seen Dak carry our offense.
Thinking you can notch 2 wins next year because of history is living in a fantasy football world, which the NFL isn’t.
The Giants are getting better, and will more than likely continue to get better results, building on what they did last year.
Prescott came in as a rookie and led the Cowboys to a 13-3 record with a bad offensive line did DJ do that? NO..DP ran the ball better than DJ before breaking his ankle and he was paid only $2-3mil the first 3-4yrs can you find that? NO..You don’t complain about a White QB making $100mil yet has not proven himself yet a black QB who was a 4th rd pick comes in and do what Carson Wentz (1st pick) David Carr (1st pick) couldn’t do and get $100mil and you don’t complain. Get out of here you IDIOT..DP earned that money and if you can get a good offensive line he would do better.