STAMFORD, CT: You gotta give credit to Daniel Jones credit for trying to truck his way into the end zone vs Dallas. But the QB sure looked wobbly after. With their top five or six skill position players on the shelf, he may want to ride this injury out a few weeks. Let Mike Glennon try to move the ball throwing it to CJ Board and Evan Engram, with Booker toting the rock. It might be time to change his nickname from “Danny Dimes” to “Danny Wobbles?” I kid, he’s looked good of late. But I think we can all admit that the “Dimes” moniker was given a bit prematurely. Here’s a few other QB nicknames that were not really earned.
“Matty Ice” – Need I mention the Super Bowl meltdown? What’s the opposite of ice? Matty Fire? No, that doesn’t work. Matty Panic? You get the idea.
Kenny “Snake” Stabler – According to his ex-wife, “worm” would have been more appropriate.
Ryan “Fitzmagic” – I guess you could say it’s magical to have the most passing yards and TDs for a QB that has never made the playoffs. That throw last year when his face mask was getting yanked was fantastic, but magic happens in the playoffs, pal. He had the Jets there, but choked. Choking is not magical.
“Broadway Joe” Namath – I think “Times Square Joe” would have worked better. Lots of flash but lacking in grit. All sizzle and no steak. All pop and no corn. All oats and no meal. Imagine someone being nominated for the Hall of Fame now, with a 50.1% completion percentage… to go with 173 TDs and 223 interceptions? Egads, man. I’d rather look at the video of him drunkenly trying to make out with Suzy Kolber or Management’s beloved Pete Rose in his leopard skivvies pic, than look at Namath’s stats again.
Johnny “Football” Manziel – As good as Manziel was in college, it’s surprising that he only got eight NFL starts. Hey, his stats weren’t that bad. If he played in Namath’s day, be would’ve been a first ballot HOFer.
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