Dan Orlovsky Sounds Alarm on Giants’ Offense—Is a Breakdown Inevitable?

So here we are again—Week 1 rolls around, and the New York Giants deliver that uncomfortable déjà vu: no touchdowns. For the third straight year. Now, I gotta ask—how does a team with a former Super Bowl champ like Russell Wilson at the helm look this lost? Watching Wilson struggle to even keep his eyes off the incoming pass-rush felt less like a rookie’s jitters and more like a veteran fighting off the twilight of his prime. It’s not just stats on a sheet—17 completions, 168 yards, a couple of sacks—but the play underneath the numbers screams a deeper rot. And here’s the kicker: Brian Daboll’s posture on the sideline, caught mid-game in that photo, seems to say it all without uttering a word. Does the Giants’ future hinge on sticking with a fading star or finally flipping the script with the younger Jaxson Dart? Buckle up—this season’s openness cracks wide questions about loyalty, leadership, and what exactly it means to rebuild with urgency versus nostalgia.

For the third time in as many years, the New York Giants failed to score a single touchdown in Week 1.

This time, with Russell Wilson at the helm.

The former Super Bowl champion looked overwhelmed from start to finish.

He completed just 17 of 37 passes for 168 yards, taking two sacks and rushing eight times for 44 yards.

However, the issues go well beyond the numbers.

As Dan Orlovsky pointed out on X, Wilson couldn’t get anything going against the Washington Commanders’ pass-rush, and it didn’t look fixable:

“The thing that’s most concerning about Giants offense. Russell’s first thing to do, consistently vs any form of pressure. Drops his eyes and looks at the rush. That to me screams—time to move on,” Orlovsky posted on X.

The thing that’s most concerning about @Giants offense

Russell’s first thing to do, consistently vs any form of pressure

Drops his eyes and looks at the rush. That to me screams—time to move on.

— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 8, 2025

Wilson kept trying to force-feed the ball to Malik Nabers, who hauled in five receptions on 12 targets for 71 yards.

Wan’Dale Robinson had six receptions for 55 yards, and no other Giant had more than two receptions, with both running backs logging a pair each.

This wasn’t an encouraging debut for Wlison.

Giants head coach Brian Daboll was non-committal about sticking with him for Week 2.

The Giants will stay on the road to meet with the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington.

And while they might not want to rush Jaxson Dart into action, they could consider sending him to the field if Wilson struggles again in that game.

If not, it’s hard to envision him holding onto his job past Week 4 if he keeps this up.

Dart was a bit of a long-term project, but he looked sharp in the preseason.

And even if he’s not entirely ready to take the reins of the offense, the Giants won’t have a lot to lose.

They certainly can’t afford poor quarterback play to hold them back again.

Wilson hasn’t looked like his usual self in years now, and he may simply not have it anymore.

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