He is the man <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/sports/jaxson-dart-tells-the-post-how-mike-kafka-is-mentoring-him/">who helped Andy Reid develop the young Patrick Mahomes</a>, and this time, a more formidable and more urgent challenge confronts Mike Kafka.&nbsp;

This time, it is a high-stakes, pressurized twin challenge:&nbsp;

Call the right plays and at the right time for the quarterback making his first NFL start — a kid named Jaxson Dart — and continue to help Brian Daboll develop him.&nbsp;

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And <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/sports/only-jaxson-dart-can-save-brian-dabolls-giants-job-now/">help save Daboll’s job</a> by helping Dart.&nbsp;

On Sunday, Brian Daboll needs Jaxson Dart to love Mike Kafka.{ai:summary}Kafka faces a dual test: call the right plays for Jaxson Dart in his first NFL start and help Brian Daboll develop him.Schwartz's Giants updates via Sports+ frame Dart's impact as crucial to Daboll's future; sign up for more. #sports

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