SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 BRIAN DABOLL PRESS CONFERENCE…
New York Giants Head Coach Brian Daboll addressed the media on Monday (VIDEO):
Q: After one day, any thoughts on what you’re going to do with the quarterback moving forward?
DABOLL: We just watched the tape here. We’re in the meetings with the players right now. Like I said yesterday, in order to improve the passing game, and I’d say that was the number one thing we needed to improve from yesterday, as a collective, everybody’s got to be doing exactly the right stuff. It’s not all on one guy. There are multiple reasons why certain plays didn’t come out the way we wanted them to come out, and we’ll continue to do that.
Q: So (quarterback Russell Wilson) Russ remains the starter moving forward?
DABOLL: We’re working through all personnel decisions and we’ll do that over the next few days.
Q: You’re not saying Russ is the starter, right, you’re just saying you’re still working through that?
DABOLL: We’re doing what we normally do, which is watch the tape. We’re just watching it with the players right now. We’ll have staff meetings after this, but we come in, we watch the tape, offense, defense, kicking game, as a staff, and then we go meet with the players. That’s where we’re at right now.
Q: When you say, ‘What you normally do,’ most Monday afternoons you know who your quarterback is going to be the upcoming week if everyone’s healthy though. This seems a little different.
DABOLL: Well look, we’re going through the tape right now. We’re evaluating everything.
Q: So a quarterback change is on the table?
DABOLL: I’d say we’re evaluating everything.
Q: When would you like to have a decision on who’s going to start at quarterback?
DABOLL: I’m not saying who’s starting or who’s not starting. I’m just saying we’re evaluating everything right now. We’re going through the tape from yesterday and we’re evaluating every position right now.
Q: When you’re looking at this tape, what would stand out or what would you see that would force you to make a change at quarterback?
DABOLL: I’m going through the pass game right now or talking about it with you, and there’s a number of things from protection to routes to throws to reads. We have to do a better job collectively to improve the pass game. We had one good game throwing the football and then yesterday we took a step back and need to improve in that area.
Q: When you look at the red zone, again, this is the third straight game you guys have struggled in there. When you’re looking at the tape, what commonalities are you seeing that have made this such an ineffective situation for you guys?
DABOLL: I’d say a number of things. We wanted to go into the game being able to run the football down there, and we did on that one with (running back Cam Skattebo) Skatt. Then we got the penalty when we went fast after the one play to (wide receiver) Wan’Dale (Robinson). We’ve got to do a better job down there overall collectively in the dropback part of the passing game in the red zone.
Q: When it comes to that, we saw (quarterback Jaxson) Dart play two plays in a row yesterday. Regardless of what you’re doing as far as you’re evaluating everything, but do you foresee possibly using more of that as an option as far as when you’re in the red zone, the passes aren’t working, that’s got to be another option you consider a little bit more?
DABOLL: I’d say we’ve got to look at every option to improve down there. We’ve been down there a fair amount and the results haven’t been there.
Q: In that case, I think I saw a stat where I think Russ has thrown either 18 or 20 passes in the red zone. I’m curious with the struggles you guys have, do you see more of a need to maybe mix things up so that way Russ isn’t throwing as many passes, given how much he has struggled in the red zone?
DABOLL: I’d just say we have to do everything better down in the red zone. Again we’ve been down there a fair amount and we have to do a better job collectively, everybody, coaching, playing, everybody.
Q: Just a couple of injury ones real quick. (Running back) Tyrone (Tracy Jr.) and how did (tackle) Andrew (Thomas) come out of the game?
DABOLL: Andrew came out good. Tyrone’s got a shoulder. I’ll get more information on it later today.
Q: Do you expect Andrew to be a full-game player?
DABOLL: It’s only Monday, so we’ll see as the week goes on.
Q: Then just to get back to the quarterbacks, if Russ doesn’t start, do you have one option there or two? Is (quarterback) Jameis (Winston) on the table?
DABOLL: Like I said, we’re going through the tape here. We do this every week. But you talk about personnel. We’ll have our personnel discussions here after the meeting with the players.
Q: You’ve talked a lot about Jaxson and having different checkpoints that you want him to hit before you put him in and before he’s able to play and start. Has he checked off all the boxes for you? Has he reached all those checkpoints that you would feel confident of making that decision if that’s a decision you make to go with him?
DABOLL: Well, we put him in the game for the last two weeks so we wouldn’t put anybody in the game we don’t feel confident with.
Q: You keep saying you go through this every week. Do you go through this process of deciding who your starting quarterback is every Monday after watching the film?
DABOLL: We go through the process of evaluating the personnel and having conversations about the personnel. Every position, every week.
Q: Is changing quarterback something – where does ownership factor into that conversation and do they factor into the equation of if you do make this decision and decide to go to Jaxson or Jameis or stick with Russ or whatever it is, do they have input and are you talking to them about that specifically?
DABOLL: Whether it’s the quarterback, the defensive tackle, the receivers. I’m not saying there is. I’m not saying there isn’t. We’re going through a process of what we normally do. Talk about personnel. I’m not saying one way or the other and what it’s going to be. We’ll cross that bridge later today.
Q: I think I asked you this last week but I just kind of wanted to follow up again. What benefits do you see putting in Dart for those couple snaps here or there? I guess how that helped him or what you can gain from that?
DABOLL: Well he was in for a pass and a couple runs this week. The pass, they played a good coverage for that play design and he scrambled. He handed it off twice on reads. Did his job.
Q: I’m curious about Cam Skattebo. If he’s got to take on a bigger role, what do you think he’s capable of?
DABOLL: Look, I’ve said this before, Cam is a good young player to coach. He runs hard. He makes few mistakes relative to understanding the schematics of things. Instinctive player and made the most of his opportunity yesterday.
Q: With (kicker Graham) Gano, it seems like he’d probably miss time with a groin injury as a kicker?
DABOLL: Most of these guys that got dinged up in the game, whether they’re getting MRIs now or in the city doing different things. I know it was sore. That’s what I do know yesterday. I know they’re getting it looked at. I’ll let you guys know on Wednesday when I hear it.
Q: Who is involved? Because it’s not changing a defensive tackle. If you were to change quarterbacks, do you sit down with (senior vice president and general manager) Joe (Schoen) and ownership or is it strictly your decision? Whose final say is it if you are going to make a change or not make a change?
DABOLL: We have conversations every day. But at the end of the day, I’ll sit down with Joe like I do with all the players, coaches, talk about the game. Hey this is where this guy’s at. I think we need to create some competition and put another player in there. Here’s where this guy’s at. Really wasn’t good enough. Or hey, there were a few mistakes here, this is what we need to clean up. This is what we need to clean up on our end as a coaching staff. Those are normal conversations I’d say every day.
Q: Have you met with Russ today at all?
DABOLL: Well I just had a team meeting. I’ll go in the quarterback room like I normally do. Shea (Tierney) and (Mike) Kafka are in there with those guys. Go say hello to them, see how they’re feeling. But we just had a team meeting that lasted about a half hour. That’s normally what we do.
THE PLAYERS SPEAK…
Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with the following players are available in The Corner Forum and on YouTube:
- WR Darius Slayton (Video)
- OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (Video)
WHAT’S UP NEXT…
The players are off on Tuesday and there is no media availability to the team. The players return to practice on Wednesday.