One month ago, it was reported that the Giants were willing to let rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart sit out the entirety of the 2025 campaign. However, after an impressive training camp and preseason, Dart could see the field as soon as Week 1.
As Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post observed earlier this week, the Giants listed Dart as the No. 2 QB on their unofficial depth chart, behind starter Russell Wilson but ahead of Wilson’s fellow veteran passer, Jameis Winston. And, according to Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL.com, the team has designed a package of plays for Dart, whose status as the QB2 will allow him to enter and exit the game at will (as opposed to the third, emergency quarterback, which is the role Winston will occupy, per ESPN’s Jordan Raanan).
Of course, there is no guarantee the package of plays will be utilized, as that will be dictated by situational strategy. It is nonetheless noteworthy that the Giants’ coaching staff would take this route.
As Dan Duggan of The Athletic points out, Dart is more athletic than Wilson at this stage of the two players’ careers, but he is not a Taysom Hill-esque threat as a runner. So if he is simply going to enter the game and run a series of “traditional” plays, the team risks getting Wilson out of rhythm while also relying on a rookie to effectively run the offense without the opportunity to develop a rhythm of his own. And, if Wilson struggles but Dart shows promise (however limited his cameo might be), the coaching staff could be facing a full-blown QB controversy this week.
Rapoport and Garafolo also acknowledge the fact that Dart does not pose the type of athletic threat that players like Hill and Jalen Milroe do. Instead, they believe the goal of the “Dart package” is simply to get the young signal-caller on the field and get his feet wet in regular season action.
In three preseason games, Dart connected on 32 of 47 passes (68% completion rate) for three touchdowns. He did not throw an interception, and he added six carries for 52 yards and a score.
With a name like Dart how can he not be successful? He did look good in preseason and perhaps the Giants can leverage either Wilson or Winston in a trade pre deadline – some team that’s competing is goi g to have an injury at the helm and will need help or backup.
Leave the comedy to the professionals at MadTv.
The champions of August hanging 32, 31, 42 against second-unit defenses.
Jameis Winston as QB3 while Tommy DeVito is now a New England Patriot\.
Once again, the most entitled team in the NFL.
Try a different description of the Giants next time. “Entitled” doesn’t work.
They’re short 2 offensive linemen vs. Skins with Andrew Thomas and Evan Neal both out. Should the Giants bring in Dart, Skins may very well tee off.
relax lil bro
I’ve explained to Chucky a million times how “entitled” doesn’t work for a fan base that just wants to not finish with another top ten pick. Falls on deaf ears. Dodger fans? Yankee fans (of which Chucky is one)? Sure. Chiefs fans? Yeah. But the Giants, who have been terrible for going on 15 years? Makes no sense to me. Oh well.