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Giants news, 9/3: Jaxson Dart listed as QB2, Malik Nabers, Mike Kafka, more

Good morning, New York Giants fans!

From Big Blue View

Other Giant observations

QB Jaxson Dart. Well, obviously. Dart was sensational in all three exhibition contests operating Brian Daboll’s offense. The third quarterback picked in the 2025 draft completed 68% of his 47 attempts with three touchdowns and no interceptions while averaging a hefty 7.9 yards per attempt. Beyond the numbers, the blend of quarterbacking style Dart demonstrated was so impressive. He diced from inside the confines of the pocket. He scrambled a bit. He got the ball out quickly, and made a few high-caliber throws downfield.

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This is when Giants should start Jaxson Dart | NJ.com

Giants coach Brian Daboll on Monday kicked off Week 1 of his hot-seat fourth season by refusing to name a backup quarterback.

Who cares? Ultimately, it doesn’t matter whether first-round rookie Jaxson Dart or fading veteran Jameis Winston occupies the spot beneath Russell Wilson (also a fading veteran) entering Sunday’s game at Washington.

Starting NFL quarterbacks that could be benched in 2025 | SB Nation

Russell Wilson, New York Giants. The 10-time Pro Bowler is coming off a one-year stint in Pittsburgh, where he managed to sneak the team into the playoffs despite posting mostly pedestrian numbers with 2,482 yards, 16 touchdowns, and five interceptions through 11 games.

While the 36-year-old veteran is the clear starter heading into the season, that could change with the presence of rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart sitting right behind him. The Giants traded up into the first round to draft the Ole Miss QB this past April and some like former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum believes that he should be starting over the aging veteran. The front half of New York’s schedule is challenging with Washington, Kansas City, Denver, and two matchups against Philadelphia all taking place within the first eight weeks of the campaign. If the Giants are out of playoff positioning by the end of that stretch, then the team could very well sit the veteran down in favor of the rookie.

NFL QB stock report, Week 1: Is Patrick Mahomes still in a class of his own? | The Athletic

If things go entirely south, the Giants could be eying a Dart debut in Week 7 — a long week after a Thursday night game — but that’d mean back-to-back road trips against the Broncos and Eagles and two of the best defensive coordinators on the planet. They could wait for Week 9 when they host the 49ers, but a trio of defensive coordinators in Robert Saleh, Dennis Allen (Bears) and Jeff Hafley (Packers) won’t be favorable, either.

The Giants’ best-case scenario would be staying in the playoff race until December because they won’t have to deal with the distraction of starting a rookie or the challenge of threading the needle to find a runway where Dart can build confidence.

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25 most intriguing players in NFL this season: Aaron Rodgers, Travis Hunter, Micah Parsons | The Athletic

18. Malik Nabers, WR, New York Giants. The LSU product had to deal with a revolving door at quarterback last season and still put up 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns on 109 catches. Selected to both the Pro Bowl and PFWA All-Rookie team, Nabers’ 109 receptions set a new record for catches by a rookie wideout. What could he do with a more stable quarterback situation?

Abdul Carter sets NFL rookie sack record, and 5 other bold 2025 Giants season predictions | The Record

The New York Giants will open their 2025 regular season at the Washington Commanders on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m.

Most betting institutions place the Giants between 5 and 6 wins, which would be on paper a better finish than last season, but they are projected to face an uphill battle to be in contention for the NFL’s postseason, let alone qualify for the first time since 2022.

Giants 2025 game-by-game predictions | SNY.tv

SNY.tv’s Connor Hughes has the team’s FINAL RECORD as 4-13. “The Giants finish the season one game better than the year before, but are a far more competitive team. That gives John Mara the confidence to stick with Daboll and Schoen another year.”

Each NFL team’s ceiling and floor for 2025 | CBSSports.com

Ceiling: 7-10, miss playoffs; Floor: 4-13, miss playoffs. There’s a lot to like about this Giants team in 2025. The defense is going to be fun to watch, as Abdul Carter joins a front with Dexter Lawrence, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and Brian Burns. Jevon Holland was another free agent signing that will pay massive dividends for that group. The Giants are going to win games because of their defense, and have an upset or two. Whenever this team hands over the reins to Jaxson Dart is when the turnaround can begin on offense, which already has a very good player in Malik Nabers. The Giants may not be horrible this year.

This week’s opponent

The face of the franchise is young. The faces surrounding him in the locker room are the NFL’s oldest. The Commanders’ average age, following last week’s roster cuts, was 28.1 years old, nearly a full year older than the second-oldest team and the oldest since at least 2012. Washington will start Week 1 with 35-year-old Bobby Wagner in the middle of the defense. Daniels’ two favorite targets are going to be Terry McLaurin, who turns 30 later this month, and Ertz, who turns 35 in November.

London Fletcher, Bram Weinstein has high expectations for Commanders’ secondary | Commanders.com

The “Booth Review” podcast, hosted by former Washington linebacker London Fletcher and voice of the Commanders, Bram Weinstein, expect the defense to look a little different in 2025. “I expect them to be like how [defensive coordinator] Joe Whitt Jr. wants them to play, like Dan Quinn wants them to play,” Fletcher said. “A ton of man-to-man on the back end. I think they have the requisite corners to be able to play man-to-man defense.”