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If only.
If only the Giants could see what they have now with Jaxson Dart and know for sure there will be linear growth with him. That his improvement will come in constant, fixed amounts over equal intervals of time — week after week. That his progress will be able to be charted on a graph with a straight line moving in an upward direction. That his development as a quarterback will be characterized by constant, absolute positive change over time.
Linear growth provides a predictable and steady path, allowing for accurate forecasts for future returns.
If the Giants could bank on linear growth, they would feel comfortable assuming Dart will make small but significant strides on Sunday, in his second NFL start, when the Giants at 1-3 actually face an opponent, the 0-4 Saints, off to a worse start to the 2025 season. Perhaps he does. Perhaps Dart after beating the Chargers 21-18 — with significant aid from a Giants defense that pretty much handed him 10 points — is appreciably better in his first NFL road start, inside the usually boisterous Caesars Superdome. Linear growth, though, sometimes fails in financial investments and usually is an unreliable guide when it comes to tracking young quarterbacks.
