The Russell Wilson era as the New York Giants quarterback started with the wrong foot. The G-Men were easily handled by the Washington Commanders and couldnât even score a touchdown. This immediately sent bad flashbacks to Daniel Jonesâ time as the teamâs quarterback. But, did Russell Wilson play better or worse than Daniel Jones in his last game for the Giants?
Wilson completed 17 of 37 passes for only 169 yards and no touchdowns. He also ran for 43 yards. The team wasnât able to move the chains, and to be fair, Wilson had plenty of bad plays that didnât help the team.
As for Jones, his last game for the Giants came against Carolina in November. He threw 22 completions on 37 attempts for 190 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. If honesty is the best policy, you couldnât say Wilsonâs game is worse, but it wasnât better either.
Meanwhile, Daniel Jones thrived in his Colts debut
Jones might have had a bad last game for the Giants, but he just delivered the first blowout of the season in his debut for the Colts. âDanny Dimesâ went 22/29 for 272 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for another two touchdowns. Jones was absolutely unstoppable as the Colts beat the Dolphins 33-8.
Daniel Jones #17 of the Indianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones beat Anthony Richardson in a quarterback battle to secure his starting gig with Indianapolis. Itâs safe to say that, at least for now, Indy wonât be having any doubts regarding the decision of rolling with Jones.
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Is Russell Wilson in jeopardy?
After just one week, itâs not likely that head coach Brian Daboll will bench Wilson. Also, the head coach didnât put the teamâs loss on Wilsonâs shoulders. Hence, Wilsonâs job is safe, for now.
During preseason, rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart was stellar, sparking a quarterback debate that Daboll quickly dismissed. However, if Wilsonâs bad performances keep racking up, Dartâs shadow will grow more and more.
