The New York Giants spent this offseason doing exactly what fans were begging them to do: start to figure it out. After limping to a historically terrible 3-14 finish in 2024, the team couldn’t afford to run it back with the same broken pieces.
Ownership admitted it. The front office acknowledged it. And the coaching staff was fully aware that one more year like 2024 would signal early termination papers and an unsavory press release.
To combat their quarterback carousel, they brought in Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston and traded back into the first round to draft Jaxson Dart. Add that to a defensive overhaul that included top pick Abdul Carter and a new-look secondary with Paulson Adebo and Jevon Holland, and it’s fair to say Big Blue didn’t pull their punches. They took swings. Some big. Some safe. Some risky.
That’s probably why Brent Sobleski’s piece over at Bleacher Report named Dart the most “dangerous” new addition to the Giants roster. It makes some sense on the surface. First-round quarterback. Expectations to deliver down the road. Potential to be the guy who resets everything.
But for a player who isn’t even expected to start this season, calling him the most dangerous addition doesn't really feel right.
Russell Wilson is the most "dangerous" Giants' addition
Here’s what Sobleski wrote: “Maybe that’s true [that Dart is a year away]. Maybe Dart does need extensive time on the bench to help in his development. But the cries for the rookie to start will begin the second that Wilson and/or Winston struggle. Once Dart is in the lineup, there’s no looking back, because the Giants are banking on him to be ‘the guy’ and possibly save jobs among the front office and coaching staff.”
No one’s pushing back on the idea that Dart is a long-term bet. But the player with the most immediate impact on the Giants’ 2025 season is the one who has already been named the starter. That’s Wilson. And that’s where the real risk sits.
He arrives after being cut loose in Denver, where things never came close to working. Pittsburgh looked better for a stretch, but the offense disappeared late in the year and ended with a first-round playoff loss. The Giants signed him to a one-year deal because they didn’t have a better option. He’s here to start, help win now, and hopefully get them through the season without another collapse.
Unfortunately for Russ, this season (on paper) looks like an absolute gauntlet. They have the toughest strength of schedule, and it's looking like only a miracle is going to save this team from sheer annihilation... Wilson is supposedly that guy—at least for the time being.
If he can still play, this becomes a transition year with real promise. If he’s washed, everything falls apart. General manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll probably don’t survive it, leaving the door open for a new GM/HC tandem that could opt to bring in their own QB over Dart and start over fresh. Who knows? The possibilities are endless. How "dangerous" is that?
That's why even though Dart might be waiting, Wilson is the one holding everything together. Or pulling it apart. Regardless, there is no more dangerous man in East Rutherford than Russell Wilson.