What did you expect, for Daniel Jones to come out and grab his crotch or race into the field house carrying a Giants flag and plant it in defiance at the 50-yard line?

Daniel Jones is not Baker Mayfield and the Giants are thankful for that, as it is clear this particular franchise prefers its marquee player to choose calm and control over chaos and controversy. The Giants prefer their quarterback to be chiseled from the Eli Manning mold, and that is what they are certain they have in Jones.

And so, when Mayfield, the Browns’ talented and turbulent second-year quarterback, ripped Jones in a magazine article, not exactly calling him a loser but intimating he is not a winner, Jones rather than strike back did a full-on impression of Manning with his reasoned response.

“I think there’s a lot of things that motivate me before something like that would,’’ Jones said Tuesday after practice. “I think I’m a very passionate person. I don’t always show it.’’

During an interview with GQ, Mayfield noticed an ESPN “SportsCenter’’ segment on Jones and was moved to exclaim, “I cannot believe the Giants took Daniel Jones.”

Now then, plenty of people, many of them staunch Giants fans, were aghast when general manager Dave Gettleman selected Jones with the No. 6 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Months later, Mayfield still could not come to grips with the decision.

“Some people overthink it,” Mayfield said in the magazine article. “That’s where people go wrong. They forget you’ve gotta win.”

Clearly, Mayfield was referring to Jones’ time at Duke, where he went 17-19 as a three-year starter.

“Either you have a history of winning and being that guy for your team, or you don’t,” Mayfield said.

None of this sat well with Pat Shurmur, the Giants head coach who continues to heap praise on Jones and is enthralled with a future filled with Daniel Jones as his quarterback.

“He’s in a long line of people that criticized that move,’’ Shurmur said. “That’s his business. And if I were Dan, I wouldn’t even address it, just like he hasn’t addressed all his other critics.

“The one thing about Dan is, don’t confuse calm and composed for a guy that’s competitive and a winner. I’m fond of the phrase ‘still waters run deep.’ So that’s what I think of Dan.’’

Shurmur said “Nope’’ when asked if Jones’ mediocre record at Duke was disturbing.

“I know he’s a winner, and he helped his team win games,’’ Shurmur said.

Jones confronted his sub-.500 record at Duke head-on, admitting he did not attain his goal of winning an ACC championship or reaching what he called a “big bowl’’ game.

“I think going back to Duke, I wish we did win more games and I played a big part in that,’’ Jones said. “I take responsibility for that.’’

Does he consider himself a winner?

“I do,’’ Jones said. “I have always felt like I am. Growing up and competing, I think I am a competitor and I think I’m a winner.’’

Jones said he has never met Mayfield.

“I’ve seen him play, watched him in college and some a little bit last year,’’ Jones said. “I think he’s a great player, he can throw it and I enjoy watching him play.’’

Jones has heard plenty of comments suggesting he is not worthy of the No. 6 pick.

“I think he’s handled it terrifically,’’ Shurmur said. “That’s part of his charm. He’s a deep thinker, he’s well thought out, and he gets it. That is part of being a quarterback, being able to lead and say and do all the right things.’’

This is not the usual way coaches describe the more volatile Mayfield.

“We’re confident he’s going to make good decisions and live a good life outside the field, and that gives us the confidence to know when he’s on the field he’s going to do the same thing,’’ Shurmur said of Jones.

Dexter Lawrence, the rookie defensive lineman who requested to be training camp roommates with Jones, said he is “slightly’’ bothered by Mayfield’s comments.

“I know who he is, and just being around him these past couple of months we’ve grown close and he deserves a lot more respect,’’ Lawrence said.

Mayfield tried to walk away from the GQ article, taking to Instagram to state he was merely speaking about the flaw in evaluating quarterbacks. “Heard nothing but good things and I wish nothing but the best for Daniel,’’ Mayfield wrote.

None of this appeared to get any sort of rise in Jones’ blood pressure. He said he feels he is a winner and is not sweating what Mayfield thinks about him.

What if Mayfield said this to his face, though?

“Maybe I’d say something,’’ Jones said. “I don’t know. I’d make sure we won the game, maybe.’’