“Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart Faces Heartbreaking Setback After Promising Season”
Dart, an Ole Miss product, is positioned to be the Giants’ quarterback of the future. That’s an important piece for Daboll and Schoen considering owner John Mara said solidifying the most pivotal position on the roster was the team’s top priority this offseason. Now it’s about putting the 21-year-old in a developmental program that could help save the franchise and everyone’s jobs.
This is what they brought Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka to New York for in the first place back in 2022. Daboll was instrumental in the development of Josh Allen in Buffalo and Kafka has been credited with playing a key role in the growth of a young Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City.
Schoen and Daboll hadn’t drafted a quarterback in each of their first three drafts. Instead their big quarterback move was signing Daniel Jones to an ill-fated contract extension after 2022. Jones was benched and eventually cut by the Giants last season.
Schoen and Daboll have certainly delivered on Mara’s goal to revamp the quarterback room. First they signed Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in free agency while retaining Tommy DeVito, who may now be the odd-man out. They then added the final piece to the puzzle in Dart, who immediately becomes the most important player for the franchise’s future.
In the meantime, the Giants were adamant that Wilson remains the starter after signing with the team this offseason. Winston is next in line while Dart will have to wait.
“That will play out. Russ will be our starter. That is how it will be once we get started here in the spring,” Daboll said. “Look, the process of developing a quarterback is just that. So we’re going to do everything we can to develop [Dart] and bring him along.”