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Dart's postgame comments highlight pressure Daboll is under
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart. Julian Leshay Guadalupe/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Jaxson Dart's postgame comments highlight pressure Brian Daboll is under

By Conor Killmurray  |  Last updated Nov 3, 2025 9:05 AM ET

The poor play and management of the New York Giants is suffocating the spark that rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart has given the team. Still, Dart continues to provide hope, both on and off the field, that brighter days are ahead for Big Blue.

However, those days might not include head coach Brian Daboll.

Jaxson Dart addresses the consequences of losing

Facing the New York media after losing to the San Francisco 49ers, 34-24, the Giants' third straight loss, Dart was asked if he feels the pressure to win more as Daboll's seat gets hotter with each new loss. 

"I understand the question, but I'm going to give the answer that I truly feel that I can only control what I can control," Dart replied in a news conference. "I don't want to look at things that way. I just want to live in the moment that I have. I want to take advantage of the opportunities that I have. As a team, we should be thinking the same way." 

As a team, the Giants are 2-7 with Daboll leading the team for a fourth year. The Giants haven't had a winning record since 2022 and are now 5-21 across the last two seasons.

The team is without its top skill players, running back Cam Skattebo and wide receiver Malik Nabers, due to brutal season-ending injuries. Even so, through six starts, Dart has thrown 10 touchdown passes and rushed for five more. But the Giants' offense is only averaging 21.9 points per game. 

Still, that's better than the team's entire 2024 offensive output, as the Giants averaged just 16.1 points per game last season. With Dart under center, the Giants' offense has shown life, but as the thin depth of the roster continues to get exploited, there's only so much a rookie signal caller can do. 

"We have a chance to win every game that we have on our schedule. That's how I feel," Dart continued. "We've got to find a way as players, the guys who are out there on the field, to make enough plays to win the game. That's kind of how I view things.

"The coaches call the plays, but a play can technically go against any defense, any coverage, whatever it is. Same thing goes for the defensive side. As players, we've got to be better. [The coaches] aren't the ones out there on the field. We are. I think us as a team need to be better that way."  

Daboll has needed Dart to play well to save his job and show that he drafted the kid whom the franchise can rely on as a leader for a decade or more. Giving measured but honest answers at 22 has proven that Daboll at least found a leader with the right temperament. After all, surviving the New York market is just as important as thriving in it. 

But winning is still everything, and wins and losses ultimately fall on the head coach. Throughout his tenure, Daboll is 20-38-1 in the regular season with one postseason win and one postseason loss. He may have found the answer to the quarterback position, but he has yet to find an answer for winning.

Conor Killmurray

Conor Killmurray is a long-suffering fan of New York sports, particularly the Giants and Mets—a potent combination for heartbreak, if you ask him. He graduated from West Chester University with a degree in English and enjoys searching for the most interesting sports stories to write about.

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