The New York Giants have a brand new quarterback room this season, led by 10-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson.
The Giants have not played a down in earnest yet with Wilson under center, but early returns indicate the team feels they are marked better than they were in years past with him throwing passes, especially deep ones.
“That deep ball just drops right in the bucket, for sure. And then whenever he’s throwing just the shorter routes and stuff like that, it kind of comes in like a pillow,” said wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson at the Giants’ OTA session on Thursday. “It’s really, really easy to catch, which I like.
“The first time we threw, me and (Darius) Slay(ton) were both like, this is actually better than we expected. And so, no, we were ecstatic about it, and couldn’t be more happy that he’s our quarterback.”
Wilson, with his long resume of success and neverending positivity, is a breath of fresh air for this dormant Giant offense.
“Russell, he’s been a guy that when you look at what he’s done from Seattle to Pittsburgh, it was a mesh and fit for our scheme,” Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown told the media on Thursday, “We knew we needed to push the ball down the field a lot more. You guys have seen him do that in practice. That’s an ability and knack that is unique for Russ.”
The Giants were one of the worst deep passing teams in the NFL last season and Wilson’s presence should help change that as we at Giants Wire recently outlined.
Wilson the NFL with a 97.3 deep passing grade last season. Even with the addition of superstar wide receiver Malik Nabers, the Giants struggled to throw the ball downfield last season. As a team, they recorded just a 67.4 deep passing grade in 2024, 4th-worst in the NFL.
Wilson has certainly looked the part this spring and his receivers are happy. All things considered, it’s a positive start.
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