The New York Giants were one of the three big movers in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft, sticking with Abdul Carter at No. 3 but then trading up to take QB Jaxson Dart at No. 25.
Later on, the Giants impressed further by getting the very cool Cam Skattebo and Guard Marcus Mbow, both considered to be great value in the fourth and fifth rounds.
With Malik Nabers joining the club last year, and world-beater Stone Forsythe this offseason, the Giants offense could be “fun and interesting to watch” for the first time in over 10 years, according to the fellas at The Ringer NFL Draft Show.
That is, except for one former Seattle Seahawks quarterback.
“I kinda just wish Russell Wilson wasn’t on the team.”
That sentiment comes from Craig Horlbeck, and as incendiary as it appears, it’s still worth quickly contextualizing because it’s funny, though not for reasons one might immediately assume.
The entire conversation is available below, but at the point in the podcast the guys are unpacking how talented-yet-unproven this New York offense might be. It’s around the 29-minute mark.
After former Field Gulls lead editor Danny Kelly lamented the Mbow selection, wishing he came to the Seahawks, longtime Giants fan Danny Heifetz remarked:
The Giants offense has been one of the least watchable offenses the entire time you’ve known me. The Giants offense is going to be fun and interesting to watch. At the very least Russell Wilson will miss Malik Nabers and he’ll be mad and yelling at him. This is an exciting Giants offense.
Heifetz also supported his sentiment by saying if Jameis Winston is on the field, coupled with Skattebo and Nabers, this instantly becomes one of the most intriguing red-zone teams in the NFL.
To which Horlbeck retorted with the earlier observation.
I kinda just wish Russell Wilson wasn’t on the team. I wish it was just Jameis [Winston] and Dart”
The point here being Russell Wilson suddenly finds himself in the unique position (for him) of being the boring option. He’s the established veteran, he’s the more-known quantity – both in personality and football play – compared to what the offense could look like with one of the other quarterbacks this year.
Considering most of his Seattle career was “you never know what Russ is gonna do” and then his journey Eastward has been a series of not-knowing what type of football he’s still capable of, or whether he’d continue his QB/GM escapade – journalists halfheartedly wishing for someone other than Wilson because he’s the safe option is more than a bit amusing.
