Jaxson Dart looked the part.<\/p>\n
The rookie first-round quarterback had his best day on an NFL field so far Sunday as he was accurate and aggressive down the field \u2014 a noticeable change from holding the ball too long when he wasn\u2019t getting off short, quick passes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can definitely feel a difference in the first day [last Wednesday] to even today,\u201d Dart said. \u201cJust that the game\u2019s starting to slow down a little bit the more that I get comfortable with the plays and the system.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dart is adjusting to running first-time plays and mixing in with different receivers \u2014 all of whom require different timing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt confident in the different installs that we had [Sunday], and I felt at the same time the coaches gave me a lot of freedom,\u201d Dart said. \u201cSo 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dart led a 12-play move-the-field drive that included a third-down completion and a couple of designed quarterback runs. <\/p>\n
Perhaps most significantly, he used a hard count \u2014 after clapping his hands to get the ball at Ole Miss \u2014 to draw the defense offside.<\/p>\n
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) looks to throw during Training Camp at the Quest Diagnostics center, Sunday, July 27, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to play like a robot,\u201d Dart said. \u201cI think that\u2019s just my play style. When I\u2019m on the field, I\u2019m going to be aggressive in any situation. A quote that we go by in the quarterback room is, \u2018Being aggressive but not reckless.\u2019 So, when you have opportunities to put the dagger in, that\u2019s what you have to do. And, at the same time, you can\u2019t be reckless.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dart\u2019s philosophy during training camp is to get the mistakes out on the practice field and don\u2019t make the same error twice. It sounds like an extension of head coach Brian Daboll\u2019s philosophy.<\/p>\n
Jaxson Dart (6) looks on during Training Camp at the Quest Diagnostics center, Sunday, July 27, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n
\u201cJust trying to take advantage of the opportunities that I get. Trying to study late as much as I can,\u201d Dart said. \u201cI\u2019m learning every second.\u201d<\/p>\n
John Michael Schmitz\u2019s trio of errant snaps in Friday\u2019s practice were a red flag. <\/p>\n
His best chance to atone comes Monday, when linemen put on pads for the first time.<\/p>\n
Michael Schmitz Jr. (61) on the field during training camp. Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe don\u2019t want to have those high snaps, no question,\u201d Daboll said. \u201cJohn Michael has been a good leader for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daboll lauded Brian Burns for his chase-the-ball hustle on the play that led to a collision with Wan\u2019Dale Robinson in Friday\u2019s practice. Burns only participated in limited drills Sunday while dealing with soreness.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s had a number of those this camp,\u201d Daboll said. \u201cHis effort has been outstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jaxson Dart looked the part. The rookie first-round quarterback had his best day on an NFL field so…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[15944,977,349,99,14594],"class_list":["post-42602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-jaxson-dart","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-training-camp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}