It all adds up to this: If Wilson struggles early against a brutal schedule (Commanders, Cowboys, Chiefs, Chargers), Daboll could turn to Dart sooner rather than later, as the hot-seat coach tries to keep his job.

The New York Giants have a new quarterback at the helm, and Russell Wilson is grateful for the motivation Malik Nabers has given him.

Jaxson Dart is The Man Who Would Be King one day. It is not yet his throne. But he is ascending to it. The more you watch him play the position, with composure and complete command, the more he closes the gap on Russell Wilson, and the more tenuous Wilson’s hold on the job inevitably becomes.