File this in the \u201cwild offseason hot take aimed at getting attention \u2014 which it is getting \u2014 that is not going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
NFL analyst Mark Schlereth believes the Giants \u201crip off the Band-Aid,\u201d cut Russell Wilson, and start Jaxson Dart from Week 1 of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Giants should cut Russell Wilson and start Jaxson Dart … I think it\u2019s just time to rip off the Band-Aid and say Jaxson Dart you\u2019re our guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schlereth compared the situation to the Denver Broncos<\/a> moving on from Wilson, drafting Bo Nix, and making the playoffs a season ago.<\/p>\n Valentine\u2019s View<\/p>\n We know this is not going to happen.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t think the situation is comparable to Denver. The Broncos, specifically head coach Sean Payton, did not want Wilson as the quarterback he tried to build around. The Broncos released him in March of 2024, then drafted Nix a few weeks later.<\/p>\n The Giants, with a mandate from John Mara, stating that acquiring a quarterback of the future was the biggest priority of the offseason, seemingly always intended to select a quarterback early in the draft, if possible.<\/p>\n The Giants signed Wilson and Jameis Winston specifically so that they would not have to put a rookie quarterback in the scenario Schlereth is clamoring for.<\/p>\n In head coach Brian Daboll\u2019s estimation, Dart had an \u201cexcellent\u201d spring. That doesn\u2019t mean he was perfect. Dart was up and down performance-wise. There were great throws and poor ones, and perhaps some hesitation in the pocket when he might have been unsure what he was seeing.<\/p>\n Did he give anyone a reason to think starting him Day 1 was the best way to handle his career development? Not from this vantage point.<\/p>\n Veteran NFL Draft<\/a> analyst Matt Waldman, who specializes in offensive skill positions, and highly-regarded quarterback coach Jordan Palmer, both believe the Giants have a quarterback room and situation that will benefit Dart\u2019s career.<\/p>\n Both say Wilson\u2019s presence will be good for Dart.<\/p>\n Here is Palmer<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cRussell Wilson\u2019s a lot of things, but two things come to mind when I think of Russell,\u201d Palmer said. \u201cOne, he\u2019s a winner. In a world of stats I don\u2019t care about he\u2019s got a relevant stat. His first eight years in the NFL he won more games than anybody. How often do you win? That\u2019s a good one.\u201d<\/p>\n The second thing?<\/p>\n \u201cThe second thing about Russell Wilson that\u2019s just true whether you like him or not is he is a pro,\u201d Palmer said. \u201cHe approaches his offseason, his body, his mental and emotional state, his throwing mechanics. He\u2019s all-in all the time.<\/p>\n \u201cJaxson\u2019s going to be in the room with Brian Daboll and a guy who\u2019s a winner and conducts himself at an elite professional level.\u201d<\/p>\n Here is Waldman before the Giants drafted Dart<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a good quarterback room for a young quarterback,\u201d Waldman said. \u201cEven though some people might look at the narratives involving Russell Wilson and James Winston and go \u2018how can that be a good quarterback room?\u2019 But I think in a lot of ways it can.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRussell Wilson is a strong decision maker who puts the ball in a position for his receivers to win it And that means that\u2019s great for Malik Nabers. He\u2019s good in the play-action game. So, this is a team that Wilson could provide a lot of stability … When you watch the best of Russell Wilson you see a player that has an undying belief that he can help his team win.\u201d …<\/p>\n \u201cNow you have a quarterback room with two seasoned veterans who have played for multiple teams, who have worked with multiple coaches and systems, who have been to the playoffs, who\u2019ve been to Super Bowls, who have won and lost Super Bowls in dramatic fashion. As a result of all that collective experience in a quarterback room is really important. And to have a quarterback, if you draft one this year, regardless of what happens to the coach the GM, and those quarterbacks in the future he\u2019s gonna have one full year to sit and watch … It\u2019s still not ideal, but it\u2019s better than playing and being thrown every which way and not having veteran leadership mentorship in front of you and then being forced to look at a second scheme and not knowing how to approach it the way a pro would.\u201d<\/p>\n