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Dart talked about learning from Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, Tommy DeVito, and even Pat Mahomes
The New York Giants returned to the practice field on Sunday, and the gathered media were fairly unanimous in their assessment.
The Giants’ fourth practice was easily the best of rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart’s young career. Dart was, by all accounts, comfortable, accurate, decisive, and efficient.
“It’s just continued growth each and every day. I can definitely feel a difference in the first day to even today,” Dart said after practice.
The difference, he said, is that after three practices and a day to digest, the game is “slowing down a little bit.”
Dart has been sharing second team reps with veteran Jameis Winston, and he certainly appreciates the opportunities before him. Both on the practice field and to learn from the Giants’ other three quarterbacks.
“Trying to study late as much as I can,” Dart said. “It’s definitely very humbling to be in a room with Russ (Wilson), Jameis (Winston) and Tommy (DeVito). Just guys that are just extremely smart, but at the same time I’m learning every second. So just trying to take in each opportunity and get better from it.
“But I feel like today, going into it,” I felt confident in the different installs that we had and I felt at the same time the coaches gave me a lot of freedom, so I was able to make some checks that I wanted to and I feel like that just allowed me to play just faster and be able to make quicker decisions.”
While Dart earned a “Kwillie” for his mistakes as well as his good plays in the first three days of training camp, both sides of the coin are part of the process. The mistakes, however, don’t seem to be frustrating to Dart. Rather, he’s frustrated by the fact that he can’t get out there and practice more.
“I told Dabs earlier this week after the first day I was like, ‘I wish we had two-a-days so we could practice again,’” Dart said. “I just really look forward to the next opportunity that I have.”
Dart knows that he’s a rookie and his job is to learn and get better. While he might be the future of the franchise, he doesn’t have to start right away.
“I understand that I’m going to make mistakes and that’s part of me learning the system, the game speed,” Dart said. “I threw a pick, and I was able to go into the locker room and talk to (cornerback) Nic (Jones) about what he saw from a defensive perspective. So those conversations that I’m having are super cool. I’m just constantly learning, and I think something that I take pride in is when you make a mistake, try not to make that same mistake again. I understand I’m going to make mistakes, but I’m excited for the next opportunity trying to get better.”
Speaking of Jones and making mistakes, Dart told the gathered...
