Top Rookie Quarterbacks Impress with Stellar Debuts as NFL Preseason Gets Underway Elsa / Getty Images
Daniel Jones of the New York Giants calls the play as Mike Remmers #74 and Kevin Zeitler #70 wait for the snap in the first quarter against the New York Jets during a preseason matchup at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 8, 2019, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Elsa / Getty Images)
By Jake Harp
Published August 9, 2019 at 7:30am
How preseason success correlates to regular-season success is an ongoing topic of discussion among NFL fans. Opinions differ, but one thing is for certain: It’s not a bad thing to look good in the preseason, especially if you’re a rookie quarterback.
If you’re a rookie quarterback whose drafting earned a franchise and general manager mocking from all corners of the sports media world, that goes doubly so. New York Giants first-round pick Daniel Jones couldn’t have been any more successful in quieting the critics, at least for the time being.
When the Giants picked Jones with the sixth overall pick, roughly 50 places higher than most analysts had him ranked, General Manager David Gettleman quickly became the punchline to the joke.
But the way things went Thursday night, Gettleman must have felt, if even for a fleeting moment, that the joke was on everyone else.
Jones played only one first-quarter drive in the Giants’ preseason opener against the New York Jets, but he did everything he could to make it count, going 5-for-5 for 67 passing yards and a touchdown.
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