Baker Mayfield supplied his traditional no-holds barred opinion when discussing the Giants drafting Daniel Jones, telling GQ he “cannot imagine” New York chosen the Duke quarterback sixth total in April.
Mayfield was the No. 1 total choose within the 2018 draft and went 6-7 as a starter as a rookie with the Cleveland Browns. Jones was drafted by the Giants after Mayfield’s former Oklahoma teammate, quarterback Kyler Murray, went first to the Arizona Cardinals.
“I can not imagine the Giants took Daniel Jones,” Mayfield mentioned when a Sportscenter phase in regards to the Giants aired throughout considered one of his interviews with the journal. “Blows my thoughts. … Some individuals overthink it. That is the place individuals go improper. They neglect you’ve got gotta win.”
The Giants’ choice to draft Jones early within the first spherical was considered a relative shock. Nevertheless, 38-year-old Eli Manning is within the twilight of his profession, and Jones has drawn common acclaim from teammates in his first coaching camp. Throughout two preseason video games, Jones accomplished 16 of his 19 passes and led a pair of landing drives.
Mayfield has not held again when requested for his opinion on crew and league headlines. For instance, he ripped former teammate Duke Johnson for requesting a commerce — sometimes it is taboo for one participant to touch upon one other participant’s contract state of affairs or commerce request — and chided Giants followers when the Browns traded Odell Beckham Jr. to Cleveland.
Jones isn’t anticipated to begin forward of Manning this season however may drive his method onto the sphere if Manning falters.