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Giants news, 9/23: Door open for QB change, Tyrone Tracy, Graham Gano, more headlines

Good morning, New York Giants fans!

From Big Blue View

Other Giant observations

Pat Leonard: No telling how low John Mara, Steve Tisch will let Giants sink with Joe Schoen, Brian Daboll | New York Daily News

Something is rotten in East Rutherford, N.J. So when is it enough? When is someone in that building going to stand up for a higher standard that demonstrates some sort of pride? What will it take for the Giants to make changes at GM and head coach?

The bigger question is when Mara and Tisch will put their collective foot down and reaffirm a higher standard and set of expectations for this franchise by making changes at the top. Every day that they make excuses for themselves and for Schoen and Daboll is another day that fans lose interest and confidence.

It’s the Giants kitchen. And if people get tired of a kitchen’s same old recipes, they either send the food back. Or they stop coming to the restaurant altogether.

Darius Slayton: Patience will be needed with rookie QB

The one who can evoke a difference, a real difference, is a quarterback. And the Giants have one this organization (well, at least the coaching staff) is head-over-heels for.

Dart, the player Daboll slammed every table at 1925 Giants Drive for, has impressed most in the building with his moxie, acumen, and on-field ability since arriving. He was good in training camp. He was stellar in the preseason (32 of 47, 372 yards, three touchdowns, another rushing).

He’s ready enough that the Giants named him their backup quarterback. They’ve given him a package of plays the last two weeks to go out and play. The moment, at no point, has looked too big.

Dart is ready. The Giants, because they predetermined in their minds that Wilson is their starter, haven’t been. They want to follow the Mahomes Plan, the Aaron Rodgers Plan. Sit, develop, then play. But Alex Smith isn’t in front of Dart. That’s not Brett Favre.

Is it Jaxson Dart time? Reasons why Giants QB should start, and what Brian Daboll says | The Record

Dart has shown great awareness not only in and out of the pocket, but in the glare of a spotlight that might cause a 22-year-old ready to compete to say the wrong thing for the sake of praising his own game.

“First of all, that’s just a hard question especially after a loss like this,” Dart said, asked about wanting the chance to prove he can play following the Giants’ 22-9 defeat at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. “We really had high hopes of winning this, so I feel for a lot of the guys in the locker room. I’m confident in this group and the coaches and players around us to be able to be prepared for each and every week. We’re gonna figure things out, so whatever roles [there] are for every guy on this team, we’re just gonna do our jobs to stay together and be as prepared as we can.”

Giants left tackle Andrew Thomas, who returned from a Lisfranc injury on Sunday night, expressed faith and trust in the coaching staff regardless of what they do at the quarterback position.

“Just ignore it. Honestly, there’s going to be a controversy. I trust our coaching staff, I trust our players, and whoever is out there, we’ll go support,” Thomas said after the Chiefs game.

NFL Week 3: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game | ESPN.com

Malik Nabers had no receptions through three quarters. The Giants couldn’t get the ball to their star receiver one week after he had nine receptions on 12 targets for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Nabers finished with two receptions for 13 yards on seven targets against the Chiefs. The lack of production is a rarity. Nabers had caught at least four passes in every game of his NFL career coming into Sunday night.

A look at Giants offensive red zone issues

Backflips, bruising runs and big-play ability: Why Giants RB Cam Skattebo could be steal of 2025 NFL Draft | CBSSports.com

Through the first three weeks of the season, both of those players have shown flashes. Hampton is coming off his best game as a pro, with 70 yards rushing and a touchdown, while Jeanty rumbled for a career-high 63 yards in a loss to the Commanders in Week 3.

However, it’s the player who was selected in the fourth round (No. 105 overall) who appears to be poised to take on a larger role than anyone in his class at the position moving forward. After carrying the ball just twice for -3 yards against Washington in Week 1, Skattebo has racked up 180 yards of total offense in the last two weeks.

Eli Manning is enjoying post-NFL life, and ‘ManningCast’ has been his playground | The Athletic

Eli Manning always had an unserious side to his personality. He just thought it was wise not to show it while playing for the New York Giants.

“I was always very fearful or careful that if I got too far outside the box or did anything too extreme that fans or anyone would say, ‘He’s not committed or working hard. He is not focused on the Giants,’ ” Manning said. “I never wanted anyone to have any possibility of ever saying, ‘He’s not serious enough.’ ”

This week’s opponent

Chargers running back Najee Harris will not be available for the rest of the 2025 season. Los Angeles head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters in his Monday news conference that tests confirmed Harris suffered a torn Achilles during Sunday’s win over Denver.

Harris, the No. 24 overall pick in the 2021 draft, had signed with the Chargers in the offseason. He suffered an eye injury in early July that kept him sidelined until just before the start of the regular season.

But there’s a reason Herbert is the face of the franchise and one of the league’s best quarterbacks. Herbert was sacked five times and hit 14 times in all on Sunday. In fact, NFL Next Gen Stats noted he was pressured on 54.7 percent of his dropbacks against Denver, the highest pressure rate he’s faced in any game of his career.

The Chargers quarterback still delivered when it mattered most. Herbert completed eight of his final nine pass attempts for 93 yards in the final five-plus minutes of game action. It was his 13th career fourth-quarter comeback and 17th career game-winning drive.

Biggest hole in the game plan: Pass protection. The Broncos’ defensive line beat up on the Chargers and quarterback Justin Herbert all game. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Herbert was pressured 29 times and sacked five times. He spent most of the day evading Broncos edge rushers to complete passes, and he was on his back when he didn’t. If not improved, the Chargers’ offensive line struggles could significantly lower this team’s ceiling.