Tiki has held his belief in Daniel Jones for years, but after Thursday’s loss to the Cowboys, he is raising questions about the Giants quarterback’s ability to come through when the team needs him most.
“In these moments where it really matters, where everyone is watching...show out, dude. Go have your day,” Tiki said. “He doesn’t come through. He misses wide-open Darius Slayton down the sideline.”
Jones did come up short, literally, on deep balls to multiple Giants receivers in the loss, which ended without Big Blue finding the end zone once. At times, his receivers didn’t do him any favors, like Wan’Dale Robinson dropping a perfectly-placed ball that would have resulted in a first down late in the game and the Giants looking to come back. But Tiki says too many big throws in big moments aren’t made, even if Jones otherwise had a solid performance.
“They didn’t lose because of him. But there are moments when you have to elevate,” Tiki said. “When the sports world or your teammates or your fanbase is just waiting for you to be that star. You don’t get those opportunities all the time, but if you don’t take advantage of them, trust me, they’re not gonna come. Because you’re not gonna be the guy. They’re gonna understand that.
“My issue with Daniel Jones is that I don’t think he’s that guy. There’s no statistic that’s gonna tell you this. There’s nothing you can pull out of a record book to show you...but you know it when you see it.”