Another strong preseason outing from Jaxson Dart has many people wondering if the rookie QB should be the starter instead of Russell Wilson. The New York Giants just went 3-0 in the postseason and are riding high.
Heck, this franchise and the fanbase are at a peak they haven't reached in quite some time, and that is saying something since it's still preseason. Well, the talk of the town has been just how good rookie Jaxson Dart has looked.
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Dart was a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and largely assumed to be someone who would 'sit and learn' behind Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston on the Giants this year. However, after three strong preseason performances, is it a slam-dunk that Wilson begins the year as the starter?
Could Russell Wilson get "Matt Flynn'd" by Jaxson Dart?
Back in 2012, the Seattle Seahawks had signed then-free agent QB Matt Flynn on a deal to be their starter for the short-term, but the Seahawks also took Russell Wilson in the 2012 NFL Draft, and after a strong offseason from the rookie, Wilson was named the starter.
Many people had simply assumed that Flynn would be the starter for some time, but Seattle opted to start the encouraging rookie, and by the end of the 2013 NFL Season, they had won the Super Bowl. It's quite obvious to see the similarities between the 2012 Seahawks and the 2025 Giants, but this time, Wilson is the veteran, and Dart looks like the encouraging rookie who should start.
This would be such an insane way for Russell Wilson to see his starting career likely come to an end, as it's the exact way that he became a starter in the NFL. Furthermore, it's getting to a point where Wilson might not even need to be on the roster, as both Jameis Winston and Tommy DeVito look to be perfectly capable of assuming QB2 and QB3 duties.