As Hyatt spoke, Dart strolled by — en route from the shower to his locker — and shot Hyatt a playful, goofy glance. A 22-year-old kid letting himself enjoy the afterglow of an encouraging evening. Stop and smell the cologne, if you will.

It sure looks as if coach Brian Daboll is doing everything possible to elevate rookie Jaxson Dart into the backup quarterback role.

Jaxson Dart shined in his preseason home debut for the New York Giants as they beat the Jets 31-12. Dart got time with the first-team offense, at one point completed 13 consecutive passes and threw for a touchdown and ran for another.