Daniel Jones is having the kind of season that few people expected him to have. Maybe the Indianapolis Colts hoped he would be very good, but he likely has even exceeded head coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard's expectations. He's been great for a lot of the season.
But not in the last two games. The bye week might not come at a better time for a quarterback suddenly struggling with consistency and turnovers. He had five of the latter in Week 9 and two more in Week 10, though he fumbled another two times.
Teams appear to have keyed in on the fact that Jones leaves the ball a bit loose in the pocket. He's had the ball knocked out of his time four times in two weeks. Maybe he should watch some game film on Peyton Manning, who kept two hands on the ball most of the time before a pass.
Phil Simms has some quality advice for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones
Or maybe Jones should listen to former New York Giants great Phil Simms. Simms doesn't post much on social media, but when he does, he speaks wisely. He felt the need to comment on Jones' play during the Colts' victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin, and offered some needed advice to the Indy QB.
Simms wrote, "When you have a big turnover game as a QB the next week be more careful. 2 hands on the ball."
When you have a big turnover game as a qb the next week be more careful. 2 hands on the ball
— Phil Simms (@PhilSimmsQB) November 9, 2025
Simple and succinct, but very true. A good quarterback coach should have taught a young Daniel Jones to keep two hands on the ball until he was ready to unleash a throw. While a pass rush might not get home, a hand might come through and knock the ball out. This has happened far too often to Jones lately, and it won't stop.
The NFL is a copycat league for a reason. If one team has something that is working well, other teams will mimic that. Moving forward, the rest of the season, there is little doubt that Colts opponents are going to try to find a way to bat the ball from Jones' hand. He needs to start holding on to the ball with two hands.
Otherwise, his turnovers are going to cripple a season that has a lot of promise. An untimely turnover or three is going to cost Indianapolis an otherwise winnable game late in the season or the playoffs. Colts quarterback Daniel Jones must change the way he behaves in the pocket.