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Jordan Palmer, QB coach for Josh Allen, says Giants are “a great fit” for Dart
Quarterback coach Jordan Palmer has never worked with or met Jaxson Dart. Palmer and I had never met, either. When I reached out to Palmer’s reps about having him on my podcast to talk about Dart and quarterback development, though, Palmer couldn’t wait to make it happen.
“I’m happy to talk about him because I’ve got a lot of good things to say,” Palmer told me. “If I didn’t have anything good to say I wouldn’t have said anything at all.
“I don’t do a ton of interviews but when this was set up I was like ‘I’d love to talk about Jaxson Dart.’ I literally don’t know him. I’ve watched almost every snap he’s played, I know everybody who trains him, guys who played with him. I have two clients who backed him up last year. I got to know a lot about this kid.”
Palmer’s list of quarterback clients includes Joe Burrow, Trevor Lawrence, Sam Darnold, Bo Nix and Josh Allen. His work with Allen, of course, makes him intimately familiar with Giants head coach Brian Daboll works with quarterbacks.
“I genuinely feel like it’s a great fit,” Palmer said. “I’ve got a couple buddies that are diehard Giants fans. You guys should have something to be excited about right now, for sure.”
Palmer has referred to Allen as “the best athlete to ever play that position” of quarterback. So, let’s dispense with the idea that Daboll can or will turn Dart into Allen. That is not realistic.
Palmer, though, does believe Dart is in good hands.
“I really like this marriage between Jaxson and Brian Daboll and his staff because I do see a lot of things in Jaxson’s game,” Palmer said. “I don’t work with Jaxson, but I certainly look at the game differently. I break down every single guy in the draft. I do my own draft grades.
“I’ve been right a lot more than I’ve been wrong, and I was really high on Jaxson.”
Analysts like Todd McShay of The Ringer and Dan Orlovsky of ESPN have been singing Daboll’s praises recently as a quarterback coach and evaluator.
Here is Orlovsky speaking to John Schmeelk on a recent ‘Giants Huddle’ podcast:
“I’ve been very outspoken. I believe that if you’re the Giants you want Brian Daboll to coach this young man. I just believe that that is the ideal situation for these guys, and so you want to make sure that results allow that to continue to happen.”
Palmer, with knowledge of Daboll through their work helping Allen become one of the best quarterbacks in the game, feels similarly.
“What I really like about this marriage is that I’ve seen in my work with Josh Allen Brian Daboll’s ability to teach,” Palmer said. “Now, Giants fans have their opinion on Brian, whatever it is, and it’s largely tied to win-loss record.
“What doesn’t get seen is his ability...
