Jaxson Dart set for preseason debut with Brian Dabolls quarterback success story watching
Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.It is safe to say if not for Josh Allen, Brian Daboll would not be the head coach of the Giants and Joe Schoen would not be the general manager.Daboll and Schoen spent years riding the NFL merry-go-round and earned promotions into the jobs they desired with the Bills — Daboll was offensive coordinator, Schoen was assistant GM.
That shared success in Buffalo certainly was instigated by Bills general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott, yet there is no doubt that the arrival of Allen was the catalyst for all the winning that followed and greatly helped Daboll and Schoen attain their present positions.That is the way with a star player.He elevates everyone around him.And so it is no surprise that not long after the Giants traded up into the first round of the 2025 draft to select Jaxson Dart, Daboll made sure to connect Dart and Allen.“I talked to Josh a few days after I got drafted and he’s been somebody who I’ve really looked up to,’’ Dart said.
“And since coming here, just watching a ton of his tape and how he was able to operate Coach Dabes’ system.It’s going to be kind of a surreal feeling to be on the same field as him.’’Yes, Dart will be on the same field as Allen on Saturday afternoon, as the Giants open up their preseason schedule facing the Bills at Highmark Stadium.
No, these two quarterbacks will not be squaring off against each other.The Bills will play many of their starters, but Allen will sit this one out and watch from the sideline.Daboll has not revealed much about how he will deploy his personnel, but he did make sure to confirm that Dart will play.The way Allen advanced as a 2018 first-round pick (No.
7 overall) is ideal player development, the way every team wants it to work when it makes a commitment on the presumed next franchise quarterback.The plan was not to rush Allen as a rookie, but plans ...