Dan Salomone: The Giants aren't starving because they signed not one, but two quarterbacks who have more than proven themselves. Now they hope to eat more Ws.
General manager Joe Schoen used the phrase "skins on the wall" multiple times in his one-on-one with Giants.com while talking about 10-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson.
"Some of the production that he had on the field, we haven't had at that position since Eli (Manning)," Schoen said. "So, just fired up about the player and the person."
To be exact, Wilson has attempted 6,481 passes in his NFL career, including postseason. He has also rushed 1,110 times. And Daboll watched tape on every single one of them.
"Did a lot of work on him," the head coach said.
While not having a previous relationship, Daboll had admired Wilson from afar over the years. Daboll was the Chiefs' offensive coordinator when the Seahawks selected Wilson in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. More than 200 starts for three teams later, he is now a Giant.
"He makes good decisions with the football," Daboll said. "He's athletic. He's a little bit older, so maybe not as athletic as '13, '14, but certainly has ability to use his legs, extend plays, great explosive plays, phenomenal deep ball thrower. Has created a bunch of explosive plays and scoring points for his team and does a good job making good decisions with the football the games that he's played."
It is that deep threat in particular which can open up a world of possibilities in the Giants' offense.
"I would say we have some fast guys on the perimeter and we have some big, young tight ends that can get down the seam," Daboll said. "Where that goes from here, we've got to get together and put together something that's good for everybody. Look forward to seeing Malik (Nabers) in his second year. Glad we got (wide receiver Darius) Slay (Slayton) back. Keep working with the other guys."
Meanwhile, behind him is just a quarterback who leads the NFL with an average of 8.0 yards per catch on his completions since 2015. Of course, that is none other than Jameis Winston (Wilson is eighth at 6.5).
"I'm always a big believer in you try to run things at the quarterback and (what) your guys do well," Daboll said. "So, I'm not like, hey, here is this playbook, learn the playbook. I think the playbook has to be ever-changing and have to do things, whether it's Russ, Jameis, I've watched all their tape. It's been a long process. With the college guys as well."