A ‘way-too-early’ bold prediction for the 2025 NFL season has Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones winning an end-of-season NFL award.
Jeffri Chadiha of NFL.com put together his early bold predictions for the upcoming season, and included was Jones winning the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award.
” (Shane) Steichen easily could be the man to take Jones to another level, especially when considering the Colts have better skill players and offensive line play than Jones ever enjoyed in New York,” wrote Chadiha. “Nobody saw Darnold taking off when he arrived in Minnesota. Jones could do similar things in Indy if he stays healthy.”
Jones is competing with Anthony Richardson for the Colts’ starting quarterback job, but did gain an advantage during offseason programs, as he was able to take all of the first-team reps for most of OTAs and all of minicamp.
If Jones does end up securing the starting role, as Chadiha writes, the recipe is there for him to find some success in Indianapolis with the skill position players he has around him and what is expected to be a good offensive line unit, even with some relatively inexperienced players starting inside.
Up to this point, Shane Steichen has been “very pleased” with what he’s seen from Jones.
“Very pleased with what we got right now,” Steichen said of Jones’ play, via Locked on Colts. “He’s been doing a hell of a job. Really smart football player. Learned the offense very quickly. Making really good decisions out there through OTAs. Obviously want to carry that over to training camp, but he’s done a really good job. Great command of the huddle, ultimate pro.”
With that said, until proven otherwise, regardless of who is under center for the Colts, major question marks will remain at quarterback for this team.
Jones is coming off a 2024 season that began with the New York Giants and ended with him on the Minnesota practice squad before assuming a backup role late in the year.
In 10 appearances last year, Jones completed 63% of his passes with eight touchdowns to seven interceptions, and averaged just 6.1 yards per attempt.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Early bold prediction for 2025 has Colts’ Daniel Jones winning end-of-season NFL award
Reporting by Paul Bretl, Colts Wire / Colts Wire
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