One of many cardinal sins an athlete could make is being overpaid. It doesn’t actually matter how they bought it — be it a holdout or a clumsy entrance workplace — if the followers don’t suppose you’re definitely worth the wage cap hit, each grievance is punctuated with “… and we’re paying him $150 million!” Tobias Harris is a stable function participant, however Philadelphia 76ers followers won’t ever let that contract slide. New York Mets supporters really feel that means about actually everybody they signal. And we’re nearing that time with the New York Giants and Daniel Jones.

The workforce didn’t choose up Jones’ fifth-year choice earlier than the season, he had a serviceable turnaround 12 months beneath new coach Brian Daboll, gained a playoff recreation, and is rumored to be searching for north of $40 million per 12 months. Dimes even modified brokers to point out how critical he’s about how delusional he’s.

Being overpaid in a market like New York comes with a harsher highlight than virtually some other place, and it doesn’t take a lot for followers and media to flip the narrative from overachiever to overpaid fall man. Ask Julius Randle.

It seems signing Jones to a modest contract is a pipedream, and I’d love to listen to Eli Manning’s ideas on if the G-Males ought to nonetheless give Jones that long-term deal. However he doesn’t have a Lays product to promote this week, so that you’ll simply must settle with some man on the web making factors after which increasing upon them.

Who’re the opposite QBs getting $40 million on extra?

The most important buttresses to Jones’ argument are guys like Matthew Stafford, Russell Wilson, Deshaun Watson, Kyler Murray, and even Aaron Rodgers. Jones arguably outplayed all of them a 12 months in the past, and nobody on that checklist makes lower than $40 million. Nevertheless, all of these names bought that cash off from earlier work, and the Browns are… the Browns.

The opposite guys that make that sort of cash are Patrick Mahomes, and Josh Allen. Quickly sufficient Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts will be a part of that membership, and Jones will likely be left hanging out with Dak Prescott on the celebration, speaking about what the media doesn’t perceive about their video games.

Nothing Danny Spare Change has performed is his profession comes near these quarterbacks’ peaks, and I don’t give a shit that Jones gained a playoff recreation. He had one competent 12 months, and nonetheless solely managed 22 whole touchdowns. There’s no means in hell a entrance workplace, or teaching employees, appears at his resumé, and says with certainty, “We are able to win a Tremendous Bowl with Daniel Jones.”

Giving Jones the franchise tag messes with Saquon Barkley’s future

The explanation why Jones’ contract negotiation is so essential is that if they will’t determine it out, he’ll find yourself getting the franchise tag over Saquon Barkley. The star working again mentioned he’s approaching a brand new deal realistically, however even probably the most lifelike provide will likely be an insult. There’s greater than sufficient proof that giving working backs massive cash is a misappropriation of cap funds, and I don’t suppose Giants GM Joe Schoen is a dullard.

If the Giants can’t convey again Barkley, they might discover a worthy substitute. That’s normally the way it works with working backs. Nevertheless, in the event that they fail to take action, and with the broad receiver market/draft class the best way it’s, the workforce may have a good greater deficiency in play making than in 2022.

Eight of the Giants’ 9 wins final season had been by one rating, and the workforce is begging to be a regression candidate. They don’t have to actively additional that trigger by dropping their finest ability participant and/or quarterback.

The Giants have an out with Jones, and may discover it

I’m of the camp that discovering a quarterback is de facto troublesome, and fixed turnover results in a Jets or Browns-type scenario the place it’s a self-defeating prophecy QB after QB after QB. So, if the Giants must franchise tag Jones, and he’s rubbish subsequent 12 months, they want an insurance coverage coverage that’s extra bankable than tanking for Caleb Williams.

A man like Hendon Hooker, the Tennessee QB who ought to have been on the Heisman ceremony even after tearing his ACL, is value a mid-round choose and can want a 12 months off. Let’s say groups catch on to the learn choice stuff that Jones ran so nicely, and the Giants find yourself 6-11 or 7-10. Should you franchise him, then there’s an out or no less than it’s proof that he ought to rethink his calls for, and have a keen backup with a fantastic upside ready within the wings.

The choice — Jones constructing on final 12 months and turning into a constant sufficient man to perhaps steal a Tremendous Bowl or two a la Eli Manning — is once you pay him $40 million, as a result of it undoubtedly shouldn’t occur this offseason.