That has allowed Jones’ critics to resurface and attack, which they’ve done in spades over the past several days. The latest is FOX Sports radio host Colin Cowherd, who believes the Giants are a quarterback away from being Super Bowl contenders.

Sure, the final score was closer Thursday night, 20-15, than it was either of the times these two teams matched up last year, but as Giants coach Brian Daboll preached progress after the game — he’s now 0-5 against the Cowboys, while the Giants have lost 14 of 15 to Dallas — it was hard to put a lot of stock in that message.

While some might conclude that Jones’s lack of accuracy on his deep throws results from being rushed to throw sooner than planned, PFF notes that Jones’s average time to throw