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Good morning, New York Giants fans!
The optimism here starts, interestingly enough, with the quarterback room. I’ll admit I was skeptical on how Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston and a highly drafted rookie (wound up being Jaxson Dart) would coalesce when this started to come together in March. By all accounts, Wilson’s been good thus far in being a vocal leader in the meeting room and on the practice field, setting the bar as far as preparation, work ethic and the overall level of expectation. Winston’s personality and experience have been a nice complement to Wilson’s…and Dart’s soaking everything up—and is everything the Giants expected him to be thus far. So how will it look on the field? Wilson seems energized by the coaches’ buy-in on him, and Brian Daboll’s building an offense to lean into what he does well, in an effort to get him playing fast with the ball coming out quickly. As for Dart, there is some carryover in what the staff is building for Wilson, and what it’ll look like whenever the rookie takes over, be it at some point this year or next. All of this, of course, has to come together on the field, and the Giants feel good about that happening.
Stock Up: QB Jaxson Dart, New York Giants. Russell Wilson will be the Week 1 starter for the Giants, and likely continue in that role until he falters or New York falls out of contention. However, first-rounder Jaxson Dart made things interesting with his outstanding performance this preseason.
Dart’s 88.5 PFF passing grade across three outings led all rookies and ranked second among all qualifiers. His penchant for vertical completions and making throws under pressure both showed up often. Dart is far more likely to see playing time in the regular season than he was a month ago.
Overall thoughts: The only two logical places to drop Dart into the 2025 season are on the road in Week 5 against the Saints...
