New York Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy (18) speaks at a press conference as the team practiced Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, N.J. Robert Sabo for NY Post
HOUSTON — Jameis Winston did his job.
Now it’s onto the next.
The acceptable baseline when the backup quarterback must become the starter is for him to figure out a way to be a break-even player. The initial thought with Jaxson Dart was that he suffered a sprain to his medial collateral ligament and that he would miss a month.
So, the Giants — not the coaching staff, mind you — looked at the upcoming schedule and, without ever saying this publicly, privately hoped Winston could help more and hurt less, and navigate the team in his starts to 2-2 before Dart found his way back.