Seems it is gonna be D Jones

[Racehorse]

Just saw a report we are finalizing a deal with Daniel Jones.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Colts reach agreement on one year deal with Jones. $14M base, could push to $17.7M with incentives.


https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1899474145944998166

Former Vikings QB Daniel Jones is finalizing a one-year, $14 million deal with the Indianapolis Colts, per sources.

Jones had a chance to return to Minnesota, but now becomes the challenger to the Colts’ former first-round pick Anthony Richardson.

https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1899475294748037454

It's a one-year deal worth up to $17.7 million for Daniel Jones in Indianapolis.

[Lov2fish]

As bad as I think he is, his mechanics are still better than Richardson. AR is definitely more athletic, but his mechanics are horrible. I don't blame either of these young men. This is an indictment on Ballard.

[IndyNorm]

And we were off to what seemed like such a good start in FA. That's just WAY too much to spend on a bad QB that you hope never sees the field. I don't understand why we just wouldn't bring Minshew back for 1/4-1/3 of what we gave Jones and then put the other ~$10M to fixing other parts of the roster.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

And we were off to what seemed like such a good start in FA. That's just WAY too much to spend on a bad QB that you hope never sees the field. I don't understand why we just wouldn't bring Minshew back for 1/4-1/3 of what we gave Jones and then put the other ~$10M to fixing other parts of the roster.

The only good thing you can say about Jones is that he’s better than Minshew.

[Mr. Session]

What were some of y'all expecting? Minshew kind of lacks mobility and a deep ball, We've been there. Flacco had almost no mobility but could sling it, We've been there too.

Jones I think is useful given the circumstance here, in my opinion. Richardson is without a doubt one of the most incredible runners at the QB position I've ever seen but he's not a tank that can take the hits and he hasn't proven he can effectively throw the ball.

Jones can run. Like actually run, and we don't need a discount Jalen Hurts over here. Worst case scenario, he's trash and we dump him in pursuit of Arch Manning in the next year or two because we'll get rid of Richardson too.

[Brylok]

$14,000,000 for 1 year of Daniel Jones. Woof, but I guess that's the going rate these days.

[Kray007]

Personally, I think that there’s a lot to like about the signing.

His biggest problem in New York was that he had two General Managers who seem/seemed totally indifferent to the need to build a solid Offensive Line. All too often, his pocket simply collapsed, and two or three pass rushers would converge on him before he had a chance to set up.

Secondly, he had a corps of receivers that could only generously be described as nondescript, a group that was chronically prone to injury and resulted in a situation in which Jones was sometimes throwing to receivers on Sunday who had been brought in off the street on Tuesday.

Third, as Giants owner John Mara mused, the Giants never did a good job of supporting Jones. He saw 3 coaching changes, going from Shurmer, who was fired after Jones rookie season, to Joe Judge who lasted two years, to Brian Daboll, who would have been fired save for the fact that Mara is worried about instability.

What Jones brings to the table is a strong arm, good accuracy, and mobility. If anything happens to Richardson, Jones can step in and you don’t have to shuffle the playbook and change the scheme.

If there’s a danger, it lies in questions about what’s going on between the young man’s ears.

Has he been irretrievably traumatized by his experience with the Giants? Does he hear footsteps where none exist?

Have 5 years of incessant carping from his coaches about interceptions and ball security made him too gun shy and risk averse? Have they weaned him of the gunslinger mentality that was a strength early in his career?

Is he the perfect plan B? I don’t know. What I do know is that you couldn’t put all your eggs in Anthony Richardson’s basket. Even if he irons out his mechanics and becomes the next Josh Allen, legitimate questions linger about his durability. Jones is a Quarterback who is capable of Carrying his team into the playoffs. He did it with the Giants, and if you give him enough support, he can do it in Indy.

[albany ed]

I would think both Jones and Richardson are on 1 year contracts. Best case scenario, Jones pushes Richardson to become the QB we all hoped he could be. Worst case, we dump them both and draft our future QB.

[ChaosTheory]

He's probably just good enough to beat out AR's floor (which is about what we've experienced so far). I wouldn't bank on him flourishing in a new environment.

Should be a decent backup with enough athleticism that the entire playbook doesn't have to change if/when he steps in. Beyond that, just motivation for AR.

Nothing else has the opportunity to matter until QB is solved.