The Giants will be starting rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart in Week 4, but their move toward the future is not expected to drive Russell Wilson out of New York.
Head coach Brian Daboll saidthat he expects Wilson to be the backup quarterback for the rest of the season, per ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. A parting of ways via a release or a trade is not under consideration. Wilson also shut down any talk of such a move.
“I’m focused on helping this team win. I’m focused on helping Jaxson,” he said on Wednesday (via Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic). “I want to be here. I love this organization.”
The Giants’ quarterback switch will naturally lead to trade speculation regarding Wilson, especially with quarterback injuries piling up around the league. But if neither side is interested in parting ways, it would take some significant interest to pry the 36-year-old out of New York. Given that his 78.5 passer rating is eighth-worst among QBs with at least 40 passing attempts to start the year, such an aggressive suitor is unlikely to come calling.
Wilson has also been in the NFL long enough to know that his early-season benching does not necessarily mean that he’ll be riding the pine for the rest of the year. The Giants originally planned to bring Dart along slowly but accelerated their timeline due to his progression and Wilson’s regression. If he struggles to get settled on the field, a coaching staff that’s rumored to be on the hot seat could get antsy and go back to their proven veteran.
In other words, there’s always a place for a quarterback with Wilson’s experience and pedigree on a team desperate for a solution under center.
Given how many times they’ve gone back and forth on who would call plays, they need to leave room to backtrack this decision too.
Get him out of there. You don’t want his negativity with being benched for a rookie around that locker room as you try to develop a young QB. You have a backup in Winston. Cut bait with a guy that’s going to be a huge headache in that QB room if he’s not playing.
And if Dart or Winston get injured then what? They bring in Nathan Peterman?
Either way, the season is lost. Then it just becomes a matter of how good the draft pick will be.
Every team can say that my man. If it gets to that point, 1. Do you think they’ll be in the playoff hunt for it to even matter and 2. you think Russell Wilson going out there after being benched is a positive thing? The answer is no to both. So yes, they probably would bring in someone such as Peterman or Tim Boyle
Im not sure why youre just assuming Russ is some lockerroom cancer when nothing really suggests that. He seems to get along with his teammates just fine outside of when Denver blamed him for everything
It’s nice for both player and team to appear on the same page, but if a QB needy team comes calling, I’m sure NYG will entertain moving Russ with Jameis on the roster too.
“I’m focused on helping this team win. I’m focused on helping Jaxson, I want to be here. I love this organization.” — the verbal diarrhea was too much with this one.
Wanna Bet on that??