It's November 2023, Joe Judge has just been fired in the middle of his 4th season after starting 3-6 and having failed to make the playoffs over his first 3 seasons. The Giants reluctantly exercised the 5th year option on up and down QB Daniel Jones who has struggled to live up to the expectations of being the 6th overall pick. The media turned on him 2 years ago but the organization didn't want to fold their hand just yet, but in a lost season and having just fired their coach they're thinking about the future and are resigned to having to start over with a new coach and QB.
Jason Garrett, the only coach on staff with any experience as a HC is the interim coach. He finally gives in to the media pressure and admits that Jones is not the future. Knowing how fond Giants ownership is of him he wants someone he can trust starting at QB as he attempts to right the ship and possibly position himself for the permanent position, someone who knows the playbook inside and out and will play within himself without taking unnecessary risks.