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The most important lesson to be learned from re-examining Allen’s rookie season is that success didn’t come overnight, so anyone hoping Dart can vault the Giants into immediate playoff contention needs to pump the brakes. Dart is probably going to struggle early and often once he takes the field. You hope to see progress throughout the course of the season, but as coaches like to say, every quarterback’s development path is different.
Allen’s final stat line was ugly: He completed just 52.8 percent of his passes — dead last among 33 qualified QBs — for 2,705 yards along with 12 interceptions and eight fumbles (two lost). His EPA/attempt (-0.02) was only better than Jacksonville’s Blake Bortles and Arizona rookie Josh Rosen, while his 67.9 passer rating topped only Rosen. Bortles was never a full-time starter after that season, while Rosen only started three more NFL games.
On the doorstep of his fourth NFL season, Davidson needed to be with the heart and leader of his family. He talked to Giants brass and was encouraged to head home, take the personal time even as the competition for roster spots was just about to heat up.
“Because my grandmother’s always put me first, put me in a position to be successful and live out my dream. The people that I’m surrounded by every day, Dre [Giants defensive line coach Andre Patterson] and B-Cox [assistant DL coach Bryan Cox], my teammates, they are there for me, and it switched in my head – I’m not just playing for myself. I’m playing for something bigger than me, so I just can’t keep doing the same old stuff. I have to change, and it’s not always going to be perfect. But I found my ‘why’ and I wanted to prove that when I got back.”
Play the kid! Unleash that rookie! Start him … now! No, not that one. The other one.
We get it. There needs to be an edge rusher...
