Giants bungling compensatory pick in Daniel Jones fallout is hilarious for Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are in the middle of a fairly nasty 2024 season after Dak Prescott's injury and Cooper Rush's extremely up-and-down tenure as the starter, but they can take solace in the fact their worse season in years is not bad enough to be as putrid as the New York Giants.

The Giants finally released quarterback Daniel Jones not even two years into his horrendous contract extension, as the team had just two wins and Jones himself threw more interceptions than touchdowns. The Giants won't be able to even benefit from the Jones move by earning a compensatory draft pick.

The former No. 6 pick signed with the Minnesota Vikings after his release. After linking up with the Minnesota, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and his team now stand to benefit from Jones in a way the Giants no longer can. This is yet another mistake for Joe Schoen and that front office.

Due to the nature of Jones' contract after being released, the Vikings will now get a compensatory NFL Draft pick if Jones signed with another team for enough money next season. The Giants chose three wins in 16 starts and no compensatory draft picks over Saquon Barkley, which Cowboys fans have to like.

Giants bungling compensatory pick in Daniel Jones fallout is good news for Cowboys

The Giants may be in a position to select a quarterback high in the 2025 NFL Draft, but this class is regarded as universally worse than last year. Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders have talent, but they will need to fix a substandard offense that will likely have a new coach and GM in charge in 2025.

The Cowboys, at the very least, have foundation pieces to build around. Dak Prescott's contract solves the most important question in football, CeeDee Lamb is locked up, and Micah Parsons is still unreal. If Prescott stays healthy and a quality coach is hired, they could bounce back.

Fixing the Giants, however, might be a multi-year process. Whoever they end up hiring needs several years of good drafting in a row on top of figuring out who will succeed Jones as the long-term quarterback. They could have used a compensatory pick to help in that pursuit.

The Jones contract ruined a half-decade of Giants football, as it set them up for another year as an also-ran. As Dallas tries to make the playoffs again, the Giants' struggles could make their NFC East grind a bit sweeter.