It is now “Watch Your Back” season for Russell Wilson.

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There will be all sorts of insistence that there will be no quick hook. Wilson at 36 years old looks frisky enough, and his force of personality is formidable, maybe now more than ever. The Giants believe their offense is in good hands with him and that he will function as the starting quarterback at a high enough level to keep his team in the game and contribute more to winning than losing.

And yet …

Jaxson Dart is not merely waiting in the wings. He is no mere understudy. He has been thrust into the role of bright young prodigy, and when a shooting star appears in the night sky, there is no hiding the illumination.