With Giants fans facing a potential revolution, management had a simple message.

Let them eat cutlets.

Tommy DeVito has vaulted into the starting spot, surpassing Drew Lock on the depth chart.

In retrospect, the hint was hidden in plain sight earlier this month, in a strange ESPN.com article that was either prescient or planted. Among other interesting nuggets, the item included a quote from Lock about the respect the players have for the pecking order. The front office and/or coaching staff clearly do not.

They will call it a football decision. It’s clearly a business decision. Bench Daniel Jones and avoid triggering his $23 million injury guarantees for 2025. Play DeVito and attract more fans to show up and buy overpriced food, drinks and merchandise in the four remaining home games in 2024.

There is another potential financial benefit, for the team and the player. As DeVito the gabba-good vibrations of 2023, his sweater will appear on many New Jersey Christmas lists.

And if Santa Claus doesn’t deliver, he will hear it.