New York Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy has already had the Patrick Mahomes conversation with Jaxson Dart.
Given Nagy's experience in Kansas City, the Mahomes discussion was always going to happen. The new Big Blue OC's message to his young quarterback: Be yourself.
"He's Jaxson Dart. He's not Patrick Mahomes." Nagy said earlier this week as the Giants opened up voluntary workouts, via the .
No one is comparing Dart to Mahomes, but given Nagy's previous employer, the question was an obvious one.
Nagy was in Kansas City for Mahomes' first season in 2017, when the quarterback started just one game as a rookie. Nagy then left to coach the Chicago Bears for four seasons before returning to a fully-formed Mahomes in 2022. Nagy rejoined K.C. as a senior assistant and QB coach and spent the past three seasons as Andy Reid's OC.
Knowing how Mahomes trains and approaches the game is beneficial for the Giants and Dart, but it's not a game plan.
"We can use that for more, like, routines and maybe how we did things," Nagy said. "First of all, I know how much respect that Jaxson has for Patrick. We've talked a little bit about the process and what he's been through, but we've also made it clear, you have to be Jaxson Dart. He's going to do that."
Nagy has experience with a young QB who has blossomed into a star, and, during his time in Chicago, those who never overcame the pitfalls -- Mitchell Trubisky, Justin Fields.
Nagy noted that while the Chiefs weren't in the market for a QB in 2025, they still did their due diligence on Dart, and he came away impressed with the Ole Miss product's accuracy and scrambling ability.
"Back then, a year ago or two years ago, I didn't know how tough he was and how good of a runner he was," Nagy said. "He was a really good, sneaky good runner, tough, physical, played the quarterback position well. You could see he was a competitor."
Balancing Dart's running ability with keeping him healthy should be top-of-mind for Nagy and the Giants, just as it was keeping Mahomes upright in K.C.
