Jaxson Dart looks more at home in best Giants training camp day yet

Jaxson Dart looked the part.

The rookie first-round quarterback had his best day on an NFL field so far Sunday as he was accurate and aggressive down the field — a noticeable change from holding the ball too long when he wasn’t getting off short, quick passes.

“I can definitely feel a difference in the first day [last Wednesday] to even today,” Dart said. “Just that the game’s starting to slow down a little bit the more that I get comfortable with the plays and the system.”

Dart is adjusting to running first-time plays and mixing in with different receivers — all of whom require different timing.

“I felt confident in the different installs that we had [Sunday], and I felt at the same time the coaches gave me a lot of freedom,” Dart said. “So I was able to make some checks that I wanted to, and I feel like that just allowed me to play just faster and be able to make quicker decisions.”

Dart led a 12-play move-the-field drive that included a third-down completion and a couple of designed quarterback runs.

Perhaps most significantly, he used a hard count — after clapping his hands to get the ball at Ole Miss — to draw the defense offside.

“I don’t want to play like a robot,” Dart said. “I think that’s just my play style. When I’m on the field, I’m going to be aggressive in any situation. A quote that we go by in the quarterback room is, ‘Being aggressive but not reckless.’ So, when you have opportunities to put the dagger in, that’s what you have to do. And, at the same time, you can’t be reckless.”

Dart’s philosophy during training camp is to get the mistakes out on the practice field and don’t make the same error twice. It sounds like an extension of head coach Brian Daboll’s philosophy.

“Just trying to take advantage of the opportunities that I get. Trying to study late as much as I can,” Dart said. “I’m learning every second.”

John Michael Schmitz’s trio of errant snaps in Friday’s practice were a red flag.

His best chance to atone comes Monday, when linemen put on pads for the first time.

“We don’t want to have those high snaps, no question,” Daboll said. “John Michael has been a good leader for us.”

Daboll lauded Brian Burns for his chase-the-ball hustle on the play that led to a collision with Wan’Dale Robinson in Friday’s practice. Burns only participated in limited drills Sunday while dealing with soreness.

“He’s had a number of those this camp,” Daboll said. “His effort has been outstanding.”