Big Blue View
Good morning, New York Giants fans!
Some years, finding enough quality players to make the initial 53-man roster is a chore, when after about 45 or 46 or 47 the thinking goes something like this: Do I really need to find a few more guys deserving of making the team from this uninspiring collection? That has been the case with the Giants far too often in the last decade or so.
The belief that they improved their depth came to fruition on the field this summer, as illustrated in the Giants winning their first two preseason games and outscoring the Bills and Jets by a combined 42-21 in the second half. That means the Giants’ backups — many of whom will be fringe roster inclusions or will not make the cut — outplayed their counterparts in those two games. That is a good sign when it comes to assessing how deep the depth chart actually runs.
The stats and big throws are exciting, but head coach Brian Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka are rightfully doing a great job of keeping things simple for Dart with screens and isolation routes in which he’ll throw to the single receiver in three-by-one formations or choice routes to the slot. He has eight completions on screens (bubble and true screens) for 73 yards. To Dart’s credit, he’s executing the concepts that are called for him at a high level. Even on simple screens, he’s doing a great job of changing his arm angles to get the ball to his target, but those plays don’t take a lot of thinking.
Dart is on the right developmental track. This is not a negative review. I liked Dart as a prospect! My point is to slow down the Dart train even after an exciting preseason.
Once more with feeling, Kid.
You are The Boy of Summer, Jaxson Dart, you have infused a fan base with hope, and in the preseason finale against the Patriots on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium you get this last chance to leave them wanting more until.
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