It’s been a contentious place for quarterback discussion over the past few days. (Which, we should probably blame the Ravens.)
After it was reported that several teams were bowing out of a pursuit of the non-exclusively tagged Lamar Jackson, many NFL players sounded off. One of them was Chicago Bears safety, Jaquan Brisker. A standout rookie with Chicago in 2022, Brisker has already turned himself into one of pro football’s better defenders.
When folks piled on the news that Jackson would be getting tagged on Twitter, Brisker jumped into the fray. And when he laughed about an MVP having to deal with such treatment, Brisker took a comparing shot at Daniel Jones, who just got overpaid by the New York Giants.
Brisker called Jones “trash.”
MVP lol… other Bruh got paid today and is trash fam. #FACTS https://t.co/vCLkB6Tn4I
— Quanny B. (@JaquanBrisker) March 7, 2023
To be fair to Brisker, he’s probably not wrong! Jones showed signs of legitimate progress in 2022, but that doesn’t change the overall mediocrity he’s shown in his four-year career. Even while it’s considerably less money than what Jackson is asking for, Jones getting handsomely paid before a player with an MVP Award in his trophy case boggles the mind.
In response to Brisker’s ripping of Jones, Darius Slayton had a comeback the following day. Was it something about how Jones is actually an elite QB who is misunderstood? Was it a relevant statistic or anecdote the football world is overlooking in its evaluation of him? What it anything pertinent to the discussion about Jones being merely above-average at best?
No, no, and no.
Slayton shared a screenshot of the final score from the Giants’ 20-12 win over the Bears last season. A game where Jones completed a whopping eight passes for 71 yards while running for 68 yards and two touchdowns before leaving early. A matchup the Giants literally had to finish with running back Saquon Barkley taking signal-calling snaps.
And please note that Slayton — a pending unrestricted free agent — didn’t even respond to Brisker directly.
Hmm, I wonder why!
https://t.co/2bAfIAXJVO pic.twitter.com/3Oc5OFvi7E
— Darius Slayton (@Young_Slay2) March 8, 2023
The Bears and Giants aren’t scheduled to meet during the 2023 season, which is a bummer. It would’ve been a lot of fun to potentially see Brisker, Slayton, and even Jones settle their differences.
That said: Slayton’s comeback to defend Jones’ honor was still really dumb.
