New York Giants Head Coach Brian Daboll named Jaxson Dart the starting quarterback on Monday, after a wildly inconsistent start to the season from Russell Wilson. Wilson combined for a subpar 328 yards and 2 interceptions in Weeks 1 and 3, while putting up an explosive 450 yards and 3 touchdowns (albeit with a bad OT interception) in a Week 2 loss. With the Giants sitting 0-3 and Daboll’s job hanging in the balance, New York pivoted to rookie No. 25 overall draft pick Jaxson Dart.

This won’t be Dart’s first time seeing New York’s field, as Daboll included a small package of plays for him in the first 3 games, but it will be his first significant snaps. Many worry that the Giants’ subpar supporting cast (outside of Malik Nabers) could hinder Dart’s development. In contrast, others argue that Dart eventually must take the field for them, despite the less-than-ideal state of the roster.

This feels like a desperate attempt for Daboll to save his job. Clearly, the status quo will have him gone by sometime midseason, so he needs the team to show some promise if he wants to make his case to GM Joe Schoen, who is also teetering on the edge. If the young offensive core of Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo/Tyrone Tracy Jr., Malik Nabers, and Wandale Robinson can prove something in the next month or two, Daboll could get to ride through with them.

As for Wilson, it’s tough to predict where he goes from here. The contract he signed last offseason was for just one year, so if he decides to continue his career, Wilson will hit free agency in March for the third straight offseason – this time likely as a high-end backup candidate. In my opinion, in the coming weeks with Dart, the world will realize the Giants’ problems stretched well beyond Wilson.   New York’s offensive line play is truly depressing. Just watch their first drive of their game against the Cowboys – a drive where the Giants started around their own 30, Wilson threw for nearly 90 yards, and New York settled for a 35-yard field goal. Penalties, mostly on the offensive line, have plagued the team for 3 weeks. In that week 2 game, Wilson was unbelievably successful going downfield, but he looked like a completely different player in his other two games. For Daboll, the inconsistency just wasn’t working, and he will now have to trust the rookie out of Ole Miss with his job in peril.