NFL Preseason
Russell Wilson is the New York Giants’ starting quarterback, Brian Daboll reaffirmed Saturday. There is no plan for that to change anytime soon, the Giants coach said.
The unsaid end part of that sentence is … no matter how good Jaxson Dart looks right now.
The rookie QB has been excellent throughout training camp and the preseason, and with every performance like the one he delivered Saturday, he fans the flames of a quarterback “debate.” However, the Giants have remained steadfast in their plan to give Dart time on the bench to develop, and that means the QB1 job is Wilson’s … for as long as he can hang on to it.
That the QB1 question is even being asked is indicative of the situation Wilson finds himself in. The former Seahawks star and Super Bowl champion is clinging to this starting job while trying to hold off the arrival of the franchise’s future. Wilson is an aging quarterback on his third team (Broncos, Steelers, Giants) in three seasons, and, according to those around the NFL, he’s definitely on the decline.
