{"id":242161,"date":"2026-05-24T02:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/242161\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T02:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:45:37","slug":"giants-qb-jaxson-dart-wont-change-competitiveness-but-is-focusing-on-mature-scrambling-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/242161\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants QB Jaxson Dart won’t change competitiveness but is focusing on mature scrambling decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s somewhat of a change in tune for Dart, who shrugged away concerns after taking several big hits last season in his return from a two-game absence, telling reporters following a Week 13 loss to the New England Patriots that he wouldn’t change his playing style because hits are “just part of the game<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

He did note Thursday that nothing will be different in terms of how fiercely he fights for his team, though.<\/p>\n

“I mean my competitiveness isn’t going to change at all,” Dart said when asked how difficult it will be to balance sliding with his competitive nature. “I think, just like I said, it just goes into situationally. Just what times it’s worth it and what times it’s not. And just making those mature decisions.”<\/p>\n

Harbaugh has a wealth of experience working with dual-threat QBs and emphasizing proper risk assessment. His former signal-caller Lamar Jackson<\/a>, the most prolific scrambler in NFL history, has dealt with injuries, but he also has a knack for minimizing dangerous hits on the run. Jackson’s bulked up<\/a> or slimmed down<\/a> ahead of previous seasons depending on his evaluation of what was missing from his game.<\/p>\n

Dart has apparently done the same for Year 2, telling reporters that he showed up to organized team activities at a similar weight but is “leaner.”<\/p>\n

“I’m probably the most mobile I’ve been in my career right now,” Dart said. “Just my hips and the disassociation from my upper to lower body, being able to make throws. I think my body is in the best shape it’s been.”<\/p>\n

Feeling his best in May, far removed from his first campaign and with many more months to go before any serious tackling, is a good start. The goal as the Giants progress through the upcoming season is to keep Dart in tip-top shape by playing smart.<\/p>\n

New York will go as he does, and he’s well aware Giants fans are more optimistic about the club’s chances than they’ve been in quite some time.<\/p>\n

“This fan base and everything around it, everybody’s been so hungry for so long, especially to have an established culture and identity as a team, a product that can be consistent on the field each week,” Dart said. “And lucky for us, we got a coach who is well beyond established in what he’s done in his career. And I think everybody within the organization, it’s been really unique to just see the amount of buy-in we’ve had so far. And everybody’s just hungry each and every day, and I think it starts with the guy at the top.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s somewhat of a change in tune for Dart, who shrugged away concerns after taking several big hits…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[8451,3917,9,2683,11,10,12,6676,67385],"class_list":["post-242161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-around-the-nfl","tag-jaxson-dart","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-giants","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-news","tag-no-minute","tag-offseason-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}