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The Giants have lost three straight games, with Dart providing the sole source of excitement. It’s depressing to even imagine Russell Wilson trudging back into the huddle if Dart gets hurt. Remember, that even the bad seasons with Daniel Jones didn’t go fully off the rails until his backups took over.
So Daboll should start to practice an ounce of discretion with the one player who could save his job. And Dart would benefit from a touch of self-preservation by sliding or getting out of bounds when possible.
Word association with Brian Burns
Burns did not hold back
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— New York Giants (@Giants)
November 7, 2025
OLB Brian Burns vs. LT Theo Benedet – Burns enters Week 10 with a league-high 11 sacks on the season, with at least one sack in eight of nine games and multiple sacks in three. This week he will be matched up against Benedet, who has allowed just one sack but 15 total pressures since being inserted into the starting lineup in Week 4. Benedet allowed five pressures against the Bengals last week and was called for two penalties. Bears QB Caleb Williams has an average time to throw of 3.24 seconds this season, the longest average by a qualified QB in a season over the past decade.
Abdul Carter isn’t making enough of an impact right now, just like almost every other player on the Giants. The NFL Draft‘s No. 3 overall pick was the first one to say it this week when asked specifically about how he has defended the run.
“I gotta do better,” said Carter. “It’s about being more physical, more violent, being in the right gap. I just gotta do better.”
The Giants haven’t been able to stop the run this season — really, for the past four seasons. They’re allowing an NFL-worst 5.5 yards per carry and have allowed over 30 points in three straight games. It’s not going to get any easier against the Bears’ second-ranked rushing offense. Where are the answers for the defense? “We’re working, putting our head down, and hopefully we can get some better results here going forward,” coordinator Shane Bowen said. It might take more than that this week to stop Chicago from running the ball.
Cornerback:
Cor’Dale Flott,
New York Giants. Flott earned a starting position with the Giants at the outset of the season and has taken full advantage of the opportunity. Through Week 9, Flott’s 79.6 PFF coverage grade places him fifth among qualified cornerbacks. So far, he’s surrendered just a 62.6 passer rating into his coverage while intercepting one pass and breaking up six others. Still just 24 years old, this could be the beginning of an exciting era in Flott’s career.
Boomer: Giants made right choice in passing on Nix as Dart is better
Boomers says it is clear that Jaxson Dart is ALREADY better than Bo Nix:
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— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660)
November 7, 2025
Theo Johnson is becoming a touchdown machine, one sometimes in need of a reboot. On one hand, Johnson’s five touchdown catches are tied for the third most among NFL tight ends and are the most by a Giant at the position since Evan Engram in 2017. But he also has 4 drops. Boom or bust.
What to make of his connection with Jaxson Dart? “Our chemistry is going to get to the point of stuff you don’t really coach. The longer we play together and build that, it’s going to be special.”
Younghoe Koo has been waiting six weeks for the opportunity to kick again on game day without the certainty when – or if – one would come.
His wife and 9-month-old son stayed back in Atlanta while Koo came home to North Jersey for a chance with the New York Giants, and he’s spent the last month-plus on the practice squad, away from his family.
Winston after Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers that he wanted to remain in New York even though he isn’t in line to play any time soon.
“I just want to help this team win,” he said emphatically. “When a team gives me the opportunity and believes in me, they give me a job, I want to play for that team and do my best for that team. I don’t care what the record is, I don’t care what the circumstances, situation or facts is, I always say what I want for myself, I want for everyone. I’m a solutions-oriented guy, so I want to be a part of the solution. I don’t just want to run away when things get bad.”
New York Giants: Offensive Line. Right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor isn’t a bad player, but the rebuilding Giants could find ways to upgrade over the soon-to-be 31-year-old pending free agent. With Evan Neal and Greg Van Roten (35) also in possession of expiring contracts, the Giants will need to address much of the line outside of the left tackle spot.
Daboll responds to a question about his job status
"Not winning enough games, there's a lot of reports out there."
Brian Daboll was asked about a report that his job was in jeopardy after the Giants' loss to the Broncos:
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— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants)
November 7, 2025
The feeling around the league right now is that Daboll won’t survive unless things turn around. Schoen is believed to have more job security, but would John Mara really run it back if this team finishes with three or four wins? That seems unlikely, considering his comments at the end of last season.
The key thing to remember, though, is that it’s early November. The Giants aren’t making a playoff push — no shot. But if they find a way to get to six wins with a rookie quarterback, the outlook on this regime can change. That would show tangible proof Schoen and Daboll are headed in the right direction.
Can Jaxson Dart do enough to save Brian Daboll’s job? There is no doubt that the Giants’ future looks bright. That’s the power of finding your QB of the future. And that could be enough to lift John Mara’s mood enough that he won’t clean house after the season. But how good will Dart have to be to save Daboll, and is that even possible? Maybe they’re delusional, but the feeling in the organization is they have a much better roster than their 2-7 record indicates, and that they’ve blown several winnable games. That’s on the coach. It doesn’t help that they’ve lost two key players — WR Malik Nabers and RB Cam Skattebo — but Dart has still managed to keep the offense going. Daboll deserves some credit for that, but he will probably need to start winning more, too.
If not, might the Giants address receiver before the draft — by spending big on George Pickens in free agency? Pickens — now thriving in Dallas after opening his career with three uneven years in Pittsburgh — will be the big fish in next year’s receiver free agent group. So he will not come cheap.
But as we have mentioned, the Giants can give themselves almost $50 million in total salary cap space by making enough logical cuts to free up $35 million in additional cap room. At the very least, the Giants figure to enter the offseason with just north of $30 million in total cap space, after making no-brainer cuts.
This week’s opponent
Bears running back D’Andre Swift could be back in the lineup against the Giants this weekend. Swift missed Week 9 with a groin injury, but he has been listed as questionable to play on Sunday. Swift was up to full practice participation on Thursday, but missed practice Friday for personal reasons. Kyle Monagai ran 26 times for 176 yards last weekend and head coach Ben Johnson said at his press conference that he plans to ride the hot hand when both backs are available.
Chicago Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards had surgery this week to repair a broken hand, coach Ben Johnson announced Friday. Edwards has been ruled out against the Giants on Sunday after not practicing during the week, but he will ultimately not be placed on injured reserve.
Special teams issues piled up in Week 9: Chicago’s opening kickoff was returned for a touchdown by the Bengals’ Charlie Jones; Cairo Santos missed a field goal and had another blocked; and the execution on a late onside kick allowed the Bengals to score two touchdowns in 49 seconds. Coach Ben Johnson said Chicago’s special teams units were “too passive at times,” while coordinator Richard Hightower vowed to make sure the litany of blunders doesn’t happen again. “We’re going to work night and day to get it all cleaned up,” Hightower said. “I can promise you that I will bust my ass and they will, too, all right, to get it cleaned up.”
After the contest, Odunze’s father, James, took to social media to suggest the Bears should trade his son to a team that would “actually throw to him” and noted that Rome, in his opinion, should be seeing “at least 10 targets per game.”
Rome Odunze brushed aside his father’s comments, noting that he’s comfortable with his role, even if he doesn’t always put up big numbers every week. “I don’t make a big deal out of it,” the 23-year-old said. “Obviously, he has his opinions, and I have mine. And he feels like he needs to voice those things on social media. That’s his prerogative. But he speaks for himself. I speak for myself.”
Around the league
Washington Commanders Injury Update: Jayden Daniels won’t need surgery or go to IR | Hogs Haven
Jaelan Phillips on Eagles trade: “Literally the greatest thing that’s happened in my whole life” | Bleeding Green Nation
Why Colts’ trade for Sauce Gardner locks in Daniel Jones as Indy’s franchise QB | The Athletic
Sauce Gardner, Michael Pittman set to play Colts-Falcons on Sunday | Pro Football Talk
Jets WR Garrett Wilson ‘shocked’ by trades but trusting front office: ‘I don’t get paid to have a vision’ | NFL.com
Browns WR Cedric Tillman to play; Shedeur Sanders back as QB2 | ESPN.com
Jaguars reportedly planning to play 2027 home games in Orlando, pending NFL owners approval | CBSSports.com
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