{"id":427403,"date":"2023-06-20T20:59:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T20:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=427403"},"modified":"2023-06-20T20:59:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T20:59:26","slug":"daniel-jones-vs-dak-prescott-giants-qb-seems-to-be-taking-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/daniel-jones-vs-dak-prescott-giants-qb-seems-to-be-taking-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Jones Vs Dak Prescott: Giants QB Seems To Be Taking The Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Daniel Jones Vs Dak Prescott: Giants QB Seems To Be Taking The Lead<\/h2>\n<p>A new countdown places Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott behind New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Jones has had to deal with the criticism for his shortcomings ever since joining the NY Giants in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Jones only has one victory over the Cowboys, but since making his 2019 debut, Jones has yet to triumph over Prescott while the Dallas starter. Some others question if Jones&#8217; situation will ever alter when he starts for the Giants versus Prescott.<\/p>\n<p>Dak Prescott, the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, perhaps just received the spark he needed to get fired up before the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Jones is giving his all to the Giants. \ud83d\ude24  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TogetherBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TogetherBlue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TA7DXpH0mL\">pic.twitter.com\/TA7DXpH0mL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNFonNBC\/status\/1670839130660524032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chris Simms, a former NFL quarterback and current commentator for NBC, released\u00a0his rating \u00a0of the best signal callers. Thursday, Simms released 13-9 on his countdown of the 40 best quarterbacks in the sport. The most notable part was that Prescott checked in at No. 13, two spots below Daniel Jones of the New York Giants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Jones will be in the MVP race in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lawrence Tynes (@lt4kicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lt4kicks\/status\/1669156476672258049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The goals for Jones have shifted, though, starting with the 2023 campaign. The Giants have made it quite apparent that Jones is their man moving forward with the new $160 million contract that was inked back in March, and he will surpass the expectations that the doubters originally had on him.<\/p>\n<p>Prescott can&#8217;t keep up with Jones when rushing. Jones had a career high in 2022 with 120 carries for 708 yards and seven running touchdowns. Before 2022, Jones&#8217; greatest season for running included 65 attempts for 423 yards and a score.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Jones isn\u2019t \u201csneaky athletic\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a god damn elite runner <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5T3d7cgQzc\">pic.twitter.com\/5T3d7cgQzc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; evin (@KayvonOjulari) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KayvonOjulari\/status\/1669480555476336640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite being a mobile quarterback, Prescott hasn&#8217;t been a very efficient runner in his most recent seasons: in 2022, he had 45 carries for 182 yards and a score.<\/p>\n<p>Prescott&#8217;s 2023 season, in which he was intercepted a career-high 15 times during the regular season, will be comparatively important. Since Brian Schottenheimer has replaced former offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as the play-caller for the Cowboys, head coach Mike McCarthy will do so.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parris Campbell catching passes from Daniel Jones at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giants<\/a> minicamp <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZbPk9zgjsj\">pic.twitter.com\/ZbPk9zgjsj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamskiNYC\/status\/1668645860601655298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prescott&#8217;s 2023 performance may very well determine if McCarthy signs a new deal with the Cowboys for a fifth season and how the team will proceed with Prescott&#8217;s 2024 cap charge of $59.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Jones made great progress in 2022, as seen by the fact that he only had six fumbles, four of which were lost, and five interceptions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Jones on if he needs to prove himself to others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m doing it because I want to do it\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X8Ysr7880Q\">pic.twitter.com\/X8Ysr7880Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin\u2019 Giants (@TalkinGiants) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinGiants\/status\/1668707665453645825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prescott, on the other hand, had four fumbles and three lost fumbles along with a league-high 15 interceptions. Prescott had 10 interceptions and 14 fumbles with seven losses the year prior.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever they did with Jones, it was successful because the number of turnovers was significantly reduced and converted to running yards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to Dexter Lawrence, Daniel Jones &quot;doesn&#39;t even have swag&quot; \ud83d\ude06 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wLxCig610O\">pic.twitter.com\/wLxCig610O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYGiants\/status\/1668670054802632725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Simms &#8212; whose father, of course, was a star quarterback for the Giants &#8212; had this to say of Jones.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe made more with less as much as anybody in football,&#8221; Simms said. &#8220;Daniel Jones is in a small class of quarterbacks in the NFL where he can throw over the line of scrimmage. It keeps a variety of throws still available to him that are not available to most quarterbacks. It\u2019s a short list \u2013 him, Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, (Tom) Brady could kind of do that. It\u2019s that kind of guy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He\u2019s a high-level thrower of the football. Incredible control and accuracy. (The Giants) could not have won and played the way they did without Daniel Jones\u2019 skillset last year. His running is in the \u00a0upper echelon of runners in football. He\u2019s right there with Josh Allen\u2026He rarely put the team in bad situations. His ability to read coverages, like Kirk Cousins, is high-level.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Jones at Jason Garrett\u2019s youth football camp <\/p>\n<p>@nikkileporephotos on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PVEEL8dkil\">pic.twitter.com\/PVEEL8dkil<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin\u2019 Giants (@TalkinGiants) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinGiants\/status\/1670251454169337857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Giants have given Jones their full support as the offensive coordinator. Joe Schoen has also given Jones some good tools to work with in 2023 thanks to Daboll&#8217;s teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Jones will finally have the legitimate No. 1 threat he has been seeking since his 2019 arrival, and Jalin Hyatt might be the first 1,000-yard receiver since Odell Beckham Jr. departed the area after 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s wild how every year of Dak Prescott\u2019s career he\u2019s held to the standard of the absolute best while putting up top QB numbers, yet is considered by most fans an average QB <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k5bHn3iBVQ\">pic.twitter.com\/k5bHn3iBVQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ernie The Cowboys Fan (@es3_09) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/es3_09\/status\/1670190229972717568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If all of the Giants&#8217; offensive options are healthy, the current offense may very well be the finest one Jones has ever had to manage. After tearing his ACL a year ago, Sterling Shepard appears to be in good shape. If so, he has always been a dependable choice to make difficult receptions. Wan&#8217;Dale Robinson began to realize his groove before he was lost for the 2022 season. Parris Campbell is looking to show he can be impactful after a career marred with injuries with the Indianapolis Colts.<\/p>\n<p>Given the environment Schoen and Daboll have created for Jones, who only threw for 23 touchdowns in 2022, if Prescott is trending in the wrong direction due to aging and fumbles, Jones should outperform him in terms of offensive productivity in 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Jones&gt;Dak Prescott \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallascowboys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dallascowboys<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYGiantsMuse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYGiantsMuse<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9sAlibMPZZ\">pic.twitter.com\/9sAlibMPZZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hank Armentrout (@757VaHank) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/757VaHank\/status\/1671198133194219521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Simms was mostly complimentary of Prescott, but he did provide some helpful critique after considering the 29-year-old&#8217;s performance from the previous campaign.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe is good at everything but not elite at anything,&#8221; Simms said. &#8220;More missed throws this past year than ever before. He played not his best football in some of the biggest moments. The Buccaneers playoff game was good, but the 49ers playoff game was horrible. That\u2019s where \u00a0Dak Prescott fell off just a little bit this year. They\u2019re paying him like a superstar, and he has not come through in some of the superstar moments.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2023 Fantasy Football QB Rankings:<\/p>\n<p>1. Josh Allen<br \/>2. Jalen Hurts<br \/>3. Pat Mahomes<br \/>4. Justin Fields<br \/>5. Joe Burrow<br \/>6. Lamar Jackson<br \/>7. Justin Herbert<br \/>8. Tua Tagovailoa<br \/>9. Trevor Lawrence<br \/>10. Russell Wilson<br \/>11. Daniel Jones <br \/>12. Dak Prescott<br \/>13. Deshaun Watson<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Orrico (@NoExpertFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoExpertFF\/status\/1670067752114049024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A positive is that he\u2019s a tremendous leader for their franchise. He\u2019s one of the better leaders in football. His arm is good but it\u2019s not in the upper crust of the NFL, same with his athleticism and his variety of releases. He\u2019s a polarizing player and he gets more hate than he should, and I think that can lead to analysts giving him more love to squash that, but the truth is somewhere in between that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How Kirk Cousins and Daniel Jones are in this conversation over Dak Prescott is beyond belief. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lAaqwn5STD\">https:\/\/t.co\/lAaqwn5STD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schultz (@Adam___Schultz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adam___Schultz\/status\/1671102036417597440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Does Dalvin Cook Fits Right Into Dolphins? 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