Jaxson Dart's Impressive Preseason Sparks Team Optimism

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00:00Jackson Dart, efficient and with a touchdown.

00:0314 of 16, buck 37, one touchdown, pass rating of 123.2.

00:08I look at this in the lens of Joe.

00:10I have a team total from ESPN bet to go over three and a half for the New York Giants.

00:15The thing I was most worried about this season was, oh no, Russell Wilson struggles.

00:20We go to a rookie in week number eight.

00:22He looks terrible and away we go.

00:24I'm not saying Jackson Dart is going to be the best player in the NFL this year if he

00:28becomes quarterback, but I'm seeing competency and that is a big deal for a rookie quarterback.

00:34Yeah.

00:35You know what?

00:35The other thing that I noticed watching that game, Donnie, unfortunately I did watch it

00:40and it was quite clear from the start, by the way, the Jets wanted to work on their running

00:44game because all they did for the first couple of series was run the ball, Brees Hall left,

00:50Braylon Allen right, and they just kept working the running game the entire time, right?

00:54So, but I'll say this, it's great for the Giants for the standpoint of, yes, Russell Wilson

01:02was clearly named the starter before anything, right, heading into training camp, but Jackson

01:09Dart's play is pushing Russell Wilson to be better because Russ has looked the part much

01:16better than we've seen him over the last couple of years, certainly better than what we saw him

01:20out in Denver for certain here.

01:22So, Jackson Dart continues to make Russell Wilson continue to push and also Jameis Winston

01:29behind him also looked actually pretty good, but it's the reaction from the teammates.

01:35Like when Jackson Dart is on that field, I mean, he was 14 of 16, a buck 37 and a touchdown.

01:41You can clearly see the players love this kid, Jackson Dart, and that's going to mean something

01:47at some point in the season, there is a very short leash on Russell Wilson.

01:52The team likes Dart, and if they respect him even as a rookie, then the Giants might have

01:59gotten the steal of the draft in a couple of years, Donnie.