New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll understands why the team’s fans were exasperated during Sunday night’s 22-9 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
New York finished with 281 total yards, while starting quarterback Russell Wilson threw two interceptions. Those inside MetLife Stadium let their voices be heard and were at one point calling for rookie Jaxson Dart to come on in relief of Wilson.
“I’d be booing too, to be honest with you, in terms of not being good enough,” Daboll told reporters after the game. “Not scoring, not finishing. I understand that. That’s the nature of it.”
Wilson torched the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2 to the tune of 450 yards and three touchdowns through the air. But three games into the 2025 season, he has had two games with fewer than 200 passing yards. He’s also completing 59.1 percent of his passes, which is on pace to be a career low
The idea behind signing the 10-time Pro Bowler was clear. He’d ideally provide a steady baseline for the offense this season before the Giants pivot toward a longer-term solution.
With Dart, the franchise doesn’t want to rush him onto the field before he’s ready, either. That’s a recipe for a young quarterback to lose confidence or develop bad habits as he tries working through his struggles.
Daboll may not have the luxury of waiting at the rate things are going, though.
Beyond the fanbase’s reaction, the fourth-year head coach is squarely on the hot seat. If New York isn’t going to make the playoffs, then Daboll has an incentive to play Dart and show the first-round pick is improving under his watch.
There’s nothing to indicate a QB change is imminent in the Big Apple, but it certainly feels inevitable.
