Phil Simms didn’t see this coming.
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Jaxson Dart has won over the legendary Giants quarterback despite his doubts.
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tRY IT NOW“I wasn’t crazy about Jaxson Dart, I will say this,” Simms said on The Post’s “Schein Time” show.
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“His personality, his talent, everything is much better than I expected.
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The throwing — he can throw with power.
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He has great touch if he needs that.
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He’s a really good decision-maker.”
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Dart was 23-for-29 passing for 230 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the rousing Week 1 win over the Cowboys to start his second season in the NFL.
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The belief that he is in the midst of making a significant second-year leap is one of the biggest reasons there is newfound optimism around the Giants this year.
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“The players love him and he knows how to react and act with all the guys,” Simms, who led the Giants to their first two Super Bowls, said.
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“And that’s just one of the reasons why when he talks, they all listen.
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So Jaxson Dart, man, he has been a big surprise for me, how well he’s played.”
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“I actually talked to him and interviewed him a couple of times,” Simms said.
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“We’ve had some good laughs and good talks and everything.
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And he gets it.
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That’s the great thing about him.
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He’s got — nobody ever said I had swagger, Adam, OK?
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This guy, he just — and I’ll tell you, I kind of worried when [head coach] John Harbaugh took over.
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I said, ‘Man, they might not like this whole Jaxson Dart thing.’
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But no, it’s the opposite.
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They don’t like it.
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They love it.
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Because they see he’s got this personality that you want to see in your quarterback.
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You know, ‘Trust me.
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I got it.’
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“And I think, too — and I’ve heard John Harbaugh say it, you’ve heard it too — he’s just more talented than you think.
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And it’s like running, he runs faster in the NFL than he did in college.
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When he puts it down, he’s slick.
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He just worms — works his way through there.
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No matter what you want — accuracy, power, touch — he’s got it all.”
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Beyond loving Dart, Simms believes Harbaugh and his staff are bringing the best out of him.
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“[Offensive coordinator] Matt Nagy, man, I’ll give him a lot of credit,” Simms said.
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“He held back a lot of just what he wanted to do in the game with Jaxson Dart.
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And we kind of saw all that.
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And by that I mean they really go into the intellect of the quarterback.
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And I don’t know if Jaxson Dart ran one play where he didn’t have to check, tell everybody, ‘Here, oh, this, that, let’s go to this play,’ and ready to go.
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I mean, it’s work.
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And I’ve heard John Harbaugh talk about it and Matt Nagy talk about it, that he can handle it all.
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So they don’t worry about putting too much on his plate.”
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