Patrick Mahomes leading the Chiefs to their sixth straight AFC Championship game has some Giants fans lamenting the team’s lack of overall success under Daniel Jones, but one of his receivers believes comparing the two’s situations is “laughable.”
Darius Slayton came to Jones’ defense Monday on X in response to a fan mocking Jones while noting Mahomes’ accolades.
“Year 6 Patrick Mahomes: 6th straight AFCCG, possible 3rd super bowl in 6 years, 2 MVPs, already a first ballot hall of famer,” the fan, @SmokedByHyatt, wrote on X. “Year 6 Daniel Jones: Hopefully he can throw for more than 15 touchdowns and 3000 yards, praying he breaks out finally, needs 21 all-pros to be a top 20 QB.”
Slayton noted the differences in what has surrounded Mahomes, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, and Jones, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
“Mahomes has played wit HOF WR & TE and has had one HC in his 6 years and had the luxury of sitting and learning for a year and he took over a playoff team that won 10 games the year he sat,” Slayton replied. “Comparing the 2 situations is laughable 😂.”
Giants quarterback Daniel Jones Charles Wenzelberg/NY PostAnother fan then asked Slayton if he thought Jones would be where Mahomes is now if the Chiefs drafted Jones into the same circumstances.
“No mahomes is a 1of1 talent,” Slayton answered. “I’m more so making the point that comparing his and DJ’s situations is extremely unfair.”
Mahomes sat behind Alex Smith during his rookie year before winning the MVP and throwing 50 touchdowns upon taking over as the starter in 2018, and Andy Reid has been his only head coach.
Patrick Mahomes celebrates after the Chiefs defeat the Bills on Sunday. APJones, 26, took over for Eli Manning in Week 3 of his rookie season and had three different head coaches in his first four seasons.
The expectations for Jones and the Giants skyrocketed after he received a four-year, $160 million contract that features $94 million in virtual guarantees.
That came after first-year coach Brian Daboll surprisingly led the Giants to their first playoff berth in six years last season and their first playoff win since Super Bowl XLVI.
Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton. Bill Kostroun for the NY PostBut the Giants failed to springboard off of last season, going 6-11 in 2023 as Jones was limited to six games, first suffering a neck injury in Week 5 that cost him three games and then tearing his ACL in his first game back in Week 9.
Slayton, 27, was a fifth-round pick by the Giants in 2019 and posted a career-high 770 yards this season along with four touchdowns.
