Big Blue View
What should we believe, and what is just noise?
The New York Giants end their offseason program this week with mandatory minicamp practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. The team will then be off until training camp begins in late July.
This is a good time to address some of the narratives and storylines that have surrounded the Giants this spring. So, let’s do that.
There are all sorts of quarterback angles to dive into. Here are some:
Maybe. The jury is out on that one.
I have said previously that Wilson is the best quarterback the Giants have had since Eli Manning. I won’t take that back. Even though he isn’t what he used to be, look at his numbers in recent years and it’s hard to argue he hasn’t been better than Daniel Jones.
Wilson’s experience and continued ability/willingness to throw the ball down the field will help the Giants’ offense. I think it remains to be seen whether Wilson’s personality and leadership style will work for New York.
Wilson’s style wasn’t appreciated in Denver. There has been talk that as the 2024 season went along teammates in Pittsburgh tuned him out.
His teammates have thus far said all the right things, but with a rookie first-round pick everyone knows will eventually get a chance to be the franchise’s future nipping at his heels, how long that lasts in an open question. It might depend simply on whether or not Wilson and the Giants are winning games.
There are two schools of thought on what the rookie quarterback has proven so far this spring:
Truth is, he has proven neither of those things.
What the 22-year-old has really proven is that he is a talented rookie with potential, but with a lot to learn before he is ready to try and carry a franchise. There have been some beautiful throws, and some boneheaded ones from the neophyte quarterback. As you would expect and, honestly, as it should be in his first professional practices.
We have not learned anything about what Dart will be. Not even close. All we have learned is that he obviously has talent. He also has confidence and charisma. He appears to be unafraid of the market he has landed in, one that is all too happy to chew up and spit out struggling athletes who don’t meet expectations.
We will watch Dart closely during minicamp. We will report as many details as we can. By Wednesday afternoon, though, we won’t be any closer to knowing what twists and turns his career will take.
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