Breaking News:Bears ought to take note of Giants’ Daniel Jones error in Justin Fields selection

One Hall of Fame QB advises the Bears to take a cue from the Giants and apply it to their decision, which might determine the path for the whole NFL offseason. 

 

In order to avoid selecting top-four picks Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, and Anthony Richardson, the Bears must choose between sticking with quarterback Justin Fields and trading the first pick in the draft, or trading Fields and starting over by selecting one of Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, or Jayden Daniels.

At Super Bowl 2024, NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner told a small group of reporters, “When you get to the point we are at in this league with quarterbacks — what you have to pay them and what that means for your organization — you better know that he’s the guy.” I think that’s where teams run into problems.

Daniel Jones will receive $40 million [yearly] from the Giants. He hasn’t proven to be that kind of guy. Perhaps we have seen glimpses. He’s still not that man, which is why the Giants are still behind the eight ball. They paid him, so perhaps he will be, but not at this time.

Last summer, Jones created history as the first quarterback since the rookie wage scale was instituted in 2011 to have his fifth-year option rejected while still managing to negotiate an extension.

A rookie or second-year quarterback’s salary-cap hit would still be less than Jones’ ($41.6 million) if on the roster, and Jones’ dead-cap charge of $22.2 million if released in 2025 would also potentially allow the Giants to opt out of the four-year, $160 million contract after just two seasons.

With a career-worst season and two major ailments (a second-year neck injury and a season-ending torn ACL), Jones went 1-5 as a starter for the Giants, who are again back in the quarterback market.

 

 

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