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Evan & Tiki

The Start Dart Movement Hits Pause

Evan & Tiki

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Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Russell Wilson silenced some critics, for now.

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0:00.0

But we talked earlier in the show about Russell Wilson's performance

0:03.1

and how that should silence any talk of Jackson Dart.

0:07.9

But I have noticed that Tommy is still wearing his start dart piece of paper on his shirt.

0:14.2

What's wrong with you, Tommy?

0:15.9

So have you, you're still on the start dart bandwagon despite Rust on for 450?

0:20.3

Absolutely. How do we know that

0:22.4

jackson dart wouldn't have thrown for 475 how do we know that jackson dart wouldn't have made

0:27.6

the right plays in overtime to lead him to victory now i'm not going to take anything away from

0:31.5

russell wilson he played his ass off like that was not even peak russell wilson that was

0:35.8

maybe the best start of his career as terms of stats. That being said, I am not going to take this sign off until Jackson Dart is the starting quarterback for the Giants, because I don't think they take the next step as a franchise until they have their franchise quarterback. So there's no circumstance with wins or the way Russ plays where you'd say, all right, you know what? I'm good with Russ for now. No, in fact, I take it a step further. I think he won't play well at all on Sunday. I think you go back to week one Russell Wilson against the Chiefs, a motivated team. I think this will be more of an outlier performance than the norm all season long. Against a banged up secondary. I'm not saying anybody would have put up 450 yards, but you have to factor in the fact that... It is an easy statement to make, though, because his stats were so good that it is unlikely that in any game this year, he'll match the sheer performance. But even, close, so as. But even, like, 300 yards, or 275. Well, he's going to take shots.

1:28.9

That's for sure.

1:29.9

Sure.

1:30.9

And it's interesting to look at NFL because of all the adjustments.

1:36.4

They happen every year.

1:37.6

You start playing more cover two.

1:39.6

Remember we heard this all last year?

1:40.9

So you're trying to take away the deep shots.

1:43.1

But you know what's happening this year is that teams are running through zones.

1:47.8

So you get these elite wide receivers who have speed and can stalk and then sprint through

1:54.8

safeties and corners that are dropping in the cover two or four.

1:58.0

And you throw it anyways.

1:59.0

And that's what happened at the end of the game with Malik Neighbors. That was extraordinarily well covered. Oh, yeah. It was just a deep throw, and our guy receiver, meaning Malik Neighbors, is better than your two guys. Well, you have one of those guys, Malik Neighbors. Well, so do you. I think every team kind of does. Well, I don't think every team. I only think there there's a handful of guys that fit that criteria of, I just throw it up, he'll make a play. You know, Justin Jefferson's one of them. Yeah, but I think about the, think about all the teams in the AFC East. Keon Coleman can do it. Well, I was going to say, I don't think the bills have one. I mean, Keon Coleman's okay. Khalil Shakir's okay, I guess. I don't think they have an elite level number one. I think they want Keon Coleman to be that guy.

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