I'll screw that play and enjoy every moment of pleasure from that screwing. And in honor of Nashville's culture, I'll fire up Elvis' "Burning Love" while doing the screwing.
Not really optimism. Just that's how the business rolls with regards to a drafted QB.
Like all rookie QBs, Jones has 4-5 years to "prove it". Like many before him, the incumbent, Eli, was shoved out the door briskly so Jones can starting building a body of work; that's the business environment now. This season was year three for Jones and it looks like no progress was made at all. So he's coming into year 4 with very low stock and he has to basically improve his play big time just to get the fifth-year option exercised. I doubt he can do that this year or sustain his play if he does manage to get a fifth year. The romance would then be over and a new era begins. If Jones continues to suck like he does now, NYG will still draft in the top 10 for the next couple years, quietly get some talent to develop, and potentially have a proper QB in their grasp after punting Jones out the door.
Since the NYG's new GM doesn't have any loyalty to or personal investment in Jones, that increases the probability Daniel Jones will be dumped after next season's end without a vastly substantial improvement from Daniel Jones. If Daniel Jones somehow does manage to substantially improve, then you'll be a happier camper. But if not, he presence in NY is not going to be for much longer.
Mitch Trubisky has already went down this road. For him, even with a deep playoff run, his play failed the eye test afterwards and the Bears declined to pick up the fifth year option.
Kirk Cousins did a little better but Washington wasn't quite sure about him and ultimately let him go, and it seems like letting him go was not a bad decision; Cousins has shown he certainly has a glass ceiling even with solid talent at WR for him, both in Washington and Minny.
