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Taking the Pat Shurmur challenge: What critics of Daniel Jones pick are saying now

After watching sixth overall pick Daniel Jones light up the skies again Thursday night in a 9-of-11, 141-yard performance that included bouncing up from a big hit and completing a tough throw on the next play, New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur issued a challenge.

“You can ask me all you want about why I like him [Daniel Jones],” Shurmur said. “I think it’s time to start asking the people that didn’t like him what they think.”

So, I did.

I turned to Matt Waldman of The Rookie Scouting Portfolio, one of the analysts who studied Jones at Duke and did not see a franchise quarterback worthy of the No.