After a 22-9 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday Night time Soccer, Giants coach Brian Daboll refused to handle Russell Wilson’s standing because the group’s beginning quarterback going ahead.
“Yeah, you guys have requested me about gamers after video games,” Daboll stated. “I am not gonna reply that.”
The response got here shortly after Wilson accomplished 18 of 32 passes for 160 yards with no landing passes and two interceptions. Wilson additionally ran 5 instances for 27 yards — together with a team-long 14-yard achieve — and took two sacks.
Jaxson Dart appeared within the sport for a small bundle of performs for the second straight week. The primary-round rookie out of Ole Miss performed three snaps, handing off twice to Cam Skattebo and scrambling as soon as for 3 yards. The week prior, towards the Cowboys, he additionally handed off twice and ran as soon as.
With the Giants at residence in Week 3, although, the gang was capable of voice its pleasure for Dart and its disapproval of Wilson.
“Jaxson’s progressing nicely,” Daboll stated. “We’ll proceed to work with him. I acquired plenty of confidence in him, his growth that he is had, and that is what we’ll proceed to do. Look, I might be booing too, to be sincere to you, when it comes to not being ok, not scoring, not ending. I perceive that. That is the character of it. We gotta be higher.”
Wilson has now sandwiched two video games of fewer than 170 passing yards round a Week 2 gem in Dallas through which he threw for 450 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Daboll did not initially commit to Wilson after a Week 1 loss to the Commanders earlier than finally expressing confidence in him, however this time he refused to call names.
New York has scored single-digit factors twice this season, the one group to take action. In fact, it did not assist that the Giants did not have a wholesome kicker after Graham Gano’s pregame damage.
“Everyone’s acquired to be higher,” Daboll stated. “We’re not gonna put this on one individual. Everyone must be higher collectively.”
The Giants face the 3-0 Chargers in Week 4.
