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Jaxson Dart has shown he's ready to step in if Giants need him | Brandon London Film Breakdown
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Oh yeah, the hype around this Jackson dart kid, oh it's for real so far.
00:04
He keeps putting some great stuff on tape that slowly justify
00:07
why the Giants trade it back into the first round to grab him.
00:11
So here's three throws, excuse me, here's three darts delivered
00:15
from the preseason game against the Jets that show that Jackson is ready for that action.
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Alright, let's break down this first play.
00:29
Jackson Dart's got a lot of eyes on him.
00:32
He is impressing a lot of people and this was a 19-yard completion
00:38
to Montreal, Washington, who's here in the slot.
00:43
But before we even break this play down, they're in empty formation.
00:48
The second preseason game.
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If you're in empty formation, that goes to show you that your offensive coordinator,
00:55
your quarterback coach is very, very comfortable with you and what you've been doing
01:04
and how you're picking things up because it's hard for a young quarterback,
01:08
a rookie quarterback, to protect himself in empty formation
01:12
because sometimes you don't know where that blitz is coming from.
01:16
You don't know who to throw hot off of.
01:18
You don't even have the proper protections installed right now.
01:23
So the fact that they're in empty formation with Jackson Dart, again,
01:27
they're throwing stuff at him, seeing what sticks, what he picks up on,
01:32
and that they're very comfortable with him.
01:34
The top route concept up here, the concept up here at the top is going to be an all-go look.
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All-go.
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Deep over, seam, and you kind of got to fly and die depending on what offense
01:50
or what offense you're in, what terminology you're using.
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Down low right here, the bottom route concept.
01:57
You've got a choice route by Gunnar Oshansky,
02:02
and then you've got the hinge route, the stop route here,
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plus four split from Lil Jordan Humphrey.
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But we're looking at where we're watching the routes up top.
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Jackson Dart here, quarterback, obviously.
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We're watching this completion to Montreal, Washington.
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Let's look at it, then we'll break it down even more.
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Gets over top of the mic, linebacker, beautiful throw.
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Beautiful throw to protect him.
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Again, this is a drive starter.
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This is a great completion in the no-huddle situation
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to get the ball to a guy that's been eating for you all throughout training camp.
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You can see it here.
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All right, when we're talking about this route right here,
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the Montreal, Washington is running.
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A lot of the times, this detached backer, this nickel wheel right here,
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he'll be in a little bit more.
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And as receivers, we're taught to go under the nickel wheel
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of that detached backer and go over top of this mic linebacker here.
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They look like they're in some sort of two-high shell coverage,
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looking like some sort of quarters coverage.
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That's cover four.
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Everyone's man-to-man in their section.
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In their section, they split the field up in the four sections.
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Everyone's man-to-man.
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You got him man vertical, man vertical, man vertical.
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These guys are playing underneath.
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But what Jackson Dart does a great job of doing is using his eyes to hold this backside safety
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so he doesn't rob and pick the play.
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And even worse, he doesn't rob and knock Montreal, Washington out.
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So you can see Jackson Dart look over at the safety with his eyes.
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Bam.
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Puts the ball on him to where only Montreal, Washington can catch this football.
03:49
Let's look and break it down here.
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The only rushing four.
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He knows he's protected.
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Look at his eyes.
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Who's his eyes looking at?
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His eyes are trying to hold this safety as much as possible
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because if he takes his eyes over here to the strong side, to the play side,
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this safety is going to jump that
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because number two isn't doing any sort of vertical route to hold him.
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He's got that choice route here to which absolutely puts him in a blender.
04:15
But we're breaking this route down here.
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So you see Montreal, Washington use the speed.
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You don't want to go underneath this linebacker, this Mike backer early
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because now you're getting washed down and it turns into some sort of shallow cross.
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You want to get up and over this backer and get into this 18 to 22-yard range
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so that ball can be thrown on a rope and put on you in this situation.
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That's exactly what Jackson Dart does.
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He protects him with his eyes and he protects him with a low throw right on the body.
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Stick it right on the body.
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As a receiver, we know we're going to take this hit.
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But we'd rather take this hit with this ball being put in a position to where we can catch it
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and protect ourselves and two, catch it and kind of try and turn our back to the contact.
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Good throw.
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Good catch.
05:12
First and 10 New York football giants.
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All right.
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Let's move on to another one.
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This right here is nothing spectacular.
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It's not going to be some spectacular deep ball or anything, but what this kid Jackson Dart has learned
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in what, what, four to six months of being a professional QB is he learns how to pay his taxes.
05:38
Takes what the defense gives them.
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And that's exactly what he does with this six-yard gain to Dante Miller, Turbo Miller.
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Again, empty formation, got a tight end here, and Dolchick, you got Turbo Miller up here,
05:52
Montrell Washington again, Gunner in the slot, another receiver, and a little Jordan Humphrey here.
05:58
Let's watch the play, and then we'll break it down even more.
06:03
Watching play side here, strong side.
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Another cover four type look.
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Dumps it to the back.
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Boom.
06:13
Six yards, first down, chains are moving.
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Let's back this up some.
06:17
Let's look.
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The kid, this kid is progressing.
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And I like, this is my first Jackson Dart breakdown where I get to go into depth.
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But every time, and I know it's preseason, every time this kid is showing up and showing he can handle
06:33
what the Giants are throwing at him.
06:36
So let's take a look at this top, this top concept up here to the strong side, to the play side.
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We got ourselves a little, what we call, we call this a Seahawk.
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You got the stick route here.
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Usually there's a hitch right here, but there's a now route, a now route where Dante Miller just stops, turns and stops.
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It's a now route here.
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And then you've got the seam route by number two.
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So here's one, the one receiver, two, three.
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Three runs a stick, one runs a seam.
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You can bend it versus too high or mofo, middle of the field, open.
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If the middle of the field was closed, he'd keep it up, the numbers.
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And then you've got this, it's kind of like your flat control.
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This is your check down.
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Now, let's watch Jackson Dart on this play.
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Wants to go to the stick route.
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It's not there.
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And he just takes, this is basically him throwing to the flat right here.
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It's a check down to the back in the flat route.
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And you never go broke taking a profit in the NFL.
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So he's trying to, what this stick route does, or the stick with this seam,
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they're trying to high-low this nickel wheel right here.
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And they're also trying to influence and pull this Mike Backer out
07:51
for the seam route that's right behind it.
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So if they were to get depth, if they were the back pedal,
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then you just run the, he's running this little quick out,
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and he's going to hook it up, boom, put it right there on his chest.
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But as you can see here, the nickel wheel, Michael Carter,
08:09
does a great job of jumping it.
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They completed this pass earlier on the drive.
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So he jumped it to try and rob it.
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Now, Jackson Dart sees it, holds on to the football,
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kind of looks at what, where can he,
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where can he throw this ball on this seam route?
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Can he, one, throw an accurate ball?
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Two, can he protect his receiver?
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Doesn't think he can do that.
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And now he sees this corner falling off
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because he's trying to fall off and play over top of this seam route as well.
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Leaves the running back right there, wide open on this now route.
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Remember how I explained that now route.
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One step, and you just wait on the football.
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So he's holding, boom.
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Nickel wheel, jumps the stick route.
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You can see his eyes on Dolchik.
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Again, middle of the field open.
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He takes the middle with the seam.
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You see him kind of bend it in a little bit.
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Jackson Dart doesn't like it.
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Never go broke taking a profit, y'all.
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Get the ball to Dante Turbo Miller.
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First down, move the chains.
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All right, last play here.
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I didn't go to the tight for that prior play,
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the little dump down, that throw to Turbo Miller.
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There's no need to kind of go to the tight on that one.
09:25
Last play here.
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This is the touchdown to Dolchik, tight end.
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And we'll go from the tight on this one
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because I want you to watch how Jackson Dart
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and his eyes, the play action,
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how intentional he is with this play action
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influences these linebackers.
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And it's a situation to where you got them.
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So let's watch Dolchik go up the seam here
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off this play action, the fake toss, whatever it is.
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It's a run action to get the linebackers active.
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Let's watch it here.
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Wide open, throw, and catch.
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Wide open, throw, and catch.
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Again, watch the fake toss here.
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Watch what this fake toss does.
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And when you're talking about play action in the NFL
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or any sort of run action,
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you really have to be intentional with your play action,
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with your run action, how you fake the ball,
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how you show the football.
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Peyton Manning was great at it
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because you have to influence these guys.
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If you don't, then these guys are just going to drop back.
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And instead of trying to get them to move up,
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take a step up, get them to flow to the football
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like they're trying to stop the run
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so you can slip the tight end right behind them,
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you have to be intentional with your run fake,
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with your run action.
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That's exactly what he does here.
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Watch it.
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Now look.
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After the fake, his eyes automatically go to this Mike Backer.
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Wants to see if the Mike Backer gains some sort of depth,
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if this nickel wheel is going to fall off
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and play this seam route,
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play Dolchik who's trying to slip through here.
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His eyes immediately go to the biggest threat
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to who could rob this wide open seam route.
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You see him reset.
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Got him.
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See his eyes.
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Knows he has them.
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Knows he has his window.
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Got him.
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You see the nickel wheel flow to the football right here.
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Great run fake.
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The run fake just got Dolchik open.
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Now you see his Jackson Dart's eyes
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and the quick release of the football.
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Bam.
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Puts it right on him.
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If he's late, 27 has a chance to get in there
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and possibly make a play.
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If he's too late, he holds on to the football
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and wants to wait until Dolchik gets up here,
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then this backside safety could,
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if he's athletic enough,
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could come into phase and make a play on the football.
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But no, he has a quick release on the football.
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Puts velocity or velo, as we like to call it,
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on the football and puts it right on Dolchik.
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You see the safety sitting here creeping.
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He's up there creeping.
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He's going to move with the run action.
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He's going to make some sort of move with the run action.
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Nope.
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Boom.
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Puts it on him.
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So, touchdown.
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You got to like where Jackson Dart is
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and his progression right now.
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And from week one in the preseason
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against the Buffalo Bills,
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where he came in and lit it up,
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he got even better the next week,
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this preseason game two against the Jets,
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to where they threw even more at him
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to see what's been sticking,
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what he can handle.
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And I'd say right now,
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this young quarterback has about an A-minus right now
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in terms of his grade
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on how he's picking up Brian Dable's offense.
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This kid is right where he needs to be
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in his progression.
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And he continues to impress his coaches,
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his teammates, and the entire fan base.
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In a perfect world,
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he doesn't play anything
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but clean up minutes this season.
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But if he has to step in,
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he's slowly showing that he'll be ready
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for some QB1 action.
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And I'll see you soon.
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And I'll see you soon.
13:40
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