{"id":218292,"date":"2025-07-19T01:49:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T01:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/218292\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T01:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T01:49:12","slug":"russell-wilsons-last-shot-could-take-down-brian-daboll-and-the-new-york-giants-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/218292\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson\u2019s last shot could take down Brian Daboll and the New York Giants | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RussellPhoto by Justin Edmonds\/Getty Images When Brian Daboll arrived in New York in 2022, the Giants thought they\u2019d landed their franchise savior. Fresh off turning Josh Allen into a superstar in Buffalo, Daboll was seen as the offensive guru who could finally fix the Giants\u2019 quarterback carousel. But three years later, the narrative has shifted sharply. After two straight losing seasons and one failed bet on Daniel Jones, Daboll\u2019s seat is scorching hot. His latest move\u2014handing the offense to Russell Wilson<\/a> on a one-year flyer\u2014looks less like a rebuild and more like a last-ditch effort to delay the inevitable. With pressure mounting, a brutal early-season schedule, and a rookie waiting in the wings, this might be Daboll\u2019s final stand in New York.<\/p>\n

Russell Wilson\u2019s deal flops, Jaxson Dart emerges \u2014 and Brian Daboll\u2019s job could vanish fast<\/p>\n

Russell Wilson<\/a>\u2019s deal with the Giants is telling. Signed to a one-year, $10.5 million contract\u2014with just $8 million guaranteed\u2014the structure screams “temporary fix.” The rest of the money depends on incentives that few believe he\u2019ll hit. As Fansided\u2019s Lou Scataglia put it, \u201cWhen you consider that the Giants do seem to plan on starting him, you also have to consider that the leash might not be all that long.\u201dWilson\u2019s bonuses include $176,471 per win (if he plays over 50% of the snaps) and another $1.5 million for playing at least 85% of the season. It\u2019s the kind of deal that keeps options open\u2014because the Giants already drafted his likely successor. Third overall pick Jaxson Dart is waiting, and if the team struggles early, the switch could come fast.And struggle seems likely. The Giants open the 2025 season with a brutal eight-week stretch that includes games against Washington, Dallas, Kansas City, and the reigning champion Philadelphia Eagles\u2014twice. With the franchise already reeling from back-to-back 9\u201325 seasons, another slow start could be catastrophic.Vic Tafur of The Athletic warned about Wilson\u2019s fit in Daboll\u2019s system, writing, \u201cWilson will be a nice improvement over Daniel Jones\u2026 but like Rodgers, Wilson doesn\u2019t move around so well anymore and will be a sitting duck for pass rushers and boo birds.\u201d That lack of mobility shows in the numbers. Wilson posted an 8.9% sack rate last season\u2014proof that he\u2019s no longer escaping pressure the way he once did.<\/p>\n

Jaxson Dart pressures Russell Wilson as Brian Daboll\u2019s job hangs in the balance<\/p>\n

While the Giants do have a respected defensive front\u2014something Tafur also highlighted\u2014it may not be enough to offset an underperforming offense. Wilson\u2019s most recent season in Pittsburgh was efficient but uninspiring: 2,482 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. Numbers that keep you in the conversation, but don\u2019t scare opposing defenses.Dart\u2019s presence changes everything. As a top-three pick, his debut isn\u2019t a matter of if, but when. Meanwhile, backup Jameis Winston offers a quicker in-season pivot if Wilson falters before Dart is ready. As Scataglia noted, this may be Wilson\u2019s final shot as an NFL<\/a> starter. If things fall apart in New York, he could be relegated to backup roles moving forward.And then there\u2019s Daboll, who has even more on the line. Giants owner John Mara has already made his frustration public, saying he\u2019s \u201cjust about run out of patience.\u201d That\u2019s not subtle. Daboll is now tied to the fate of a 35-year-old quarterback on a short leash, with little margin for error and no guarantees past 2025.The Giants didn\u2019t just sign Russell Wilson. They signed the idea of buying time. But time might be the one thing Brian Daboll doesn\u2019t have. If New York stumbles through the early part of the season, both Wilson and Daboll could be out before the snow hits MetLife Stadium. The clock is already ticking\u2014and everyone in the building hears it.Also Read: The Pittsburgh Steelers are betting big on 42-year-old Aaron Rodgers\u2014but only Tom Brady has ever pulled it off<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo by Justin Edmonds\/Getty Images When Brian Daboll arrived in New York in 2022, the Giants thought they\u2019d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[6507,200,53,2772,7,519,45548,13,1917,56,2321,2469,6,45549,572],"class_list":{"0":"post-218292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-2025-nfl-season","9":"tag-brian-daboll","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-daniel-jones","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-giants","14":"tag-giants-owner-john-mara","15":"tag-jaxson-dart","16":"tag-new-york","17":"tag-new-york-giants","18":"tag-newyork","19":"tag-newyorkgiants","20":"tag-nfl","21":"tag-nfl-quarterback-carousel","22":"tag-russell-wilson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114877390604065140","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}