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This was a solo trip for him. He doesn’t mind, so don’t go feeling bad for him. His seat up here feels like home. It was all the Giants could offer him through their waiting list in 2003. So he took it — and kept it. It’s kind of nice to not have anyone behind you, he said. He still enjoys showing up, even in mid-20s weather, “but losing starts to wear on you after a while,” he said. The season-ticket holders who used to sit next to him finally had enough and gave up the seats.
A few minutes later, as we stood and shifted to stay warm, I asked what kept him coming back. He smiled and shook his head, perhaps trying to find a logical explanation. “I don’t know anymore,” he said. “There is an apathy here now.”
During Sunday’s loss to the Washington Commanders, Dart rewrote NFL history by becoming the first rookie quarterback with multiple games of 240 or more passing yards, 60 or more rushing yards and two or more touchdowns. He also became the only quarterback to throw for over 1,800 yards, run for more than 400 and contribute at least 20 total touchdowns in his first nine starts.
In a post-game moment of honesty and humility, Jaxson Dart admitted that he’s still searching for ways to cope with all this losing.
The New York Giants have done far more losing than Dart ever anticipated when he took over as their quarterback, especially after upsetting the Los Angeles Chargers and the Philadelphia Eagles in two of his first three starts.
One can only pity Mike Kafka at this point. The New York Giants’ 38-year-old offensive coordinator surely viewed his seven games as interim head coach as an audition. Perhaps he could ignite such a dramatic turnaround that he would compel Giants ownership to give him the full-time job. Or, after interviewing for eight head-coaching vacancies over the past three offseasons, he could show enough in this stint to finally...
