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The New York Giants made a major change to their starting lineup this week with the official launch of the Jaxson Dart era.

But as far as head coach Brian Daboll is concerned, this coming weekend is no different than any other. 

“Yeah, you've got to have blinders on,” he said Friday. “You've got to get ready to play a game against a good team. You have your meetings. You go through and meet with the defense, offense, and special teams. Have meetings, have practice. Status quo.

But make no mistake about it; this past week hasn’t been about the status quo, not when the head coach is spending nearly every waking moment to ensure that Dart, his handpicked quarterback whom he is counting on to pull the team out of the doldrums and, despite what anyone would have you believe, save jobs.

“I meet with him throughout the year. It's only been the first few weeks,” Daboll said, trying to downplay anything being out of the ordinary. 

“I meet with him every Tuesday. We go through a few different tapes. However, all the quarterbacks are a position where there are guys who arrive early and stay late. There's a lot of stuff to do with quarterbacks.” 

Especially when there is pressure to stop a three-game losing streak that has dissolved all the feel-good sentiments that might have existed following what appeared to be a productive offseason of roster building.

Daboll, however, doesn’t see it that way–and if he is feeling any extra pressure, he’s not saying.

“The way I look at it every week, regardless of how many wins or losses that I have, is each week we're trying to do the best we can to get a win. That's what we try to do, that's what I try to do, and that's what we're going to try to do this week.”

You sure about that, coach?

“Just focus on this week,” Daboll emphasized. “I think that's what you need to do. Do what you need to do each week to try to improve. 

“Put together a good plan for the whole team. Not just the quarterback, but the whole team. And go out there and play and coach as good as you can.”

Sounds all well and good, but if playing “as good as you can” doesn’t result in the team’s first win of the 2025 season, it’s not going to be a fun week ahead in the team’s East Rutherford headquarters.