Giants' Brian Daboll's indirect shot within Jaxson Dart preseason praise vs Patriots.
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New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart during the 2025 preseason finale vs. the New England Patriots.
Jaxson Dart closed out his first NFL preseason with another relatively flawless outing versus the New England Patriots, and New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll made sure the media knew exactly how he felt about the performance after the game.
“I mean, every ball should have been complete,” Daboll responded with a straight face when asked how he thought Dart “did” in his first start. Adding: “Or all but one, maybe.”
Dart finished 6-of-12 on the night, but his 50% completion rating is a bit misleading. The rookie dropped the football right into the hands of his offensive teammates time and time again, and too often those passes fell incomplete.
You could see Daboll fuming on the sidelines after a few of the drops that went in and out of the hands of Giants pass-catchers on Dart-thrown footballs. Wide receivers Jalin Hyatt and Beaux Collins were the targets of the majority of Dart’s missed connections.
Although Hyatt did later redeem himself on a 27-yard receiving touchdown from Jameis Winston.
Either way, Daboll’s response here isn’t exactly coy. It certainly seems like the NYG head coach believes most of Dart’s incompletions should have been caught, and he conveyed that in his gruff reply above.
Say what you want about Daboll, but he is consistent. Rarely do you see him ride the highs and lows of the NFL season into a press conference. And in this case, rather than gush over his rookie QB, the Giants coach chose to send a strong message on an area that needs fixing.