New York Giants Steve Serby The pieces around Jaxson Dart that are helping Giants avoid past mistakes By Steve Serby Published Sep. 14, 2026, 9:09 p.m. ET New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) walks off the field following a 28-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect When John Mara handed a game ball to John Harbaugh after the Giants’ opening-night win over the Cowboys, I couldn’t help but think back to what Mara was feeling following the 2021 season about the coaching carousel and dysfunction that had enveloped Daniel Jones:
“We’ve done everything possible to screw this kid up.”
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Mara is confident now that he has a head coach who will do everything possible to develop Jaxson Dart the way a young franchise quarterback needs to be developed.
