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Daniel Jones’ Giants career starts with deck stacked against him

Daniel Jones must wait to play, but not to get booed.

The shock of seeing pass-rusher Josh Allen on the board and, seemingly, already fitted for his blue Giants jersey, and then hearing a quarterback’s name called out with the No. 6 pick Thursday night — and, as another shot to the gut – that quarterback’s name not being Dwayne Haskins — was enough to drive many, many Giants fans off the road. There are red states, there are blue states and now there is the Big Blue apoplectic state.

The reaction serves as a backdrop to what comes next.