Sports world weighs in on Giants drafting Daniel Jones

Everyone from Francesa to Stephan A. critical of Giants

4/26/2019, 3:33 PM
Daniel Jones is selected as the No. 6 overall pick to the New York Giants in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft in Downtown Nashville. / Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Sports
Daniel Jones is selected as the No. 6 overall pick to the New York Giants in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft in Downtown Nashville. / Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Sports

The New York newspaper back pages had a field day with the Giants drafting Duke quarterback Daniel Jones sixth overall. So did Joe Budden, Dwayne Haskins and the rest of Twitter.

So did NFL media everywhere.

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Let's start with SNY's own Ray Lucas, whose reaction was, in a word, priceless:

Then there's ESPN's Mina Kimes and Mike Golic Jr.:

Stephan A. Smith thought the Giants were foolish for picking Jones over Haskins:

His "First Take" co-host, Max Kellerman didn't mince words, either:

The "Good Morning Football" crew chimed in too:

And just look at Sports Illustrated's Charlotte Wilder and Jess Smetana's faces when they interviewed a distraught Giants fan:

But no one reacted quite like the Sports Pope, Mike Francesa:

But hey, at least Giants GM Dave Gettleman likes the pick.

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