New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart had what many believe was his best practice on Sunday at the team’s training camp.
The 25th overall pick in this year reportedly threw the ball well, which is an exciting development for the team’s coaching staff and fan base.
According to Giants head coach Brian Daboll, Dart has performed the way you would expect a rookie quarterback to perform, with some good aspects and areas that need improvement.
“Much like all the rookies, first training camp, some good, some things to improve on, but he’s got the right mindset,” Daboll said. “He’s here real late. He works. It’s good to see him kind of finish a drive two days ago, throwing it where he needs to throw it, keep working with him.”
The 22-year-old Dart was asked about his performance to date, and he believes things are starting to slow down.
“It’s just continued growth each and every day,” Dart said. “I can definitely feel a difference in the first day to even today. Just that the game’s starting to slow down a little bit, the more that I get comfortable with the plays and the system. So just trying to take advantage of the opportunities that I get. Trying to study late as much as I can. It’s definitely very humbling to be in a room with (quarterback) Russ(Wilson), (quarterback) Jameis (Winston) and (quarterback) 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.”
Giants quarterback Jameis Winston thinks the amount of reps Dart is getting is helping.
“I think Jaxson is developing that execution state of his confidence, because – he’s swagged out, he’s chill, he’s cool as a cucumber, but, however, reps matter,” Winston said. “When you’re out there and you’re getting four, five reps at a time and the way that Dabs is doing it – he’s throwing us out there and then pulling us out there like it’s creating a great chaos for him to learn this scheme and to be on his toes so I think it’s helping his learning curve a lot faster.”
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither are NFL quarterbacks, and it appears the Giants wiil be patient with Dart, which should give him an excellent opportunity to learn from Wilson and Winston.
Leave a Reply