Mike Kafka was a 30-year-old assistant coach when he helped prep Patrick Mahomes for his first career start late in the 2017 season.

On Sunday, he'll be on the headset with New York Giants rookie Jaxson Dart for his starting debut against the Los Angeles Chargers. Kafka has no qualms with putting Dart in the conversation with somebody like Mahomes because of the common trait they share.

"Jaxson has a lot of confidence, and I think that's good. That's what you want in a quarterback room," Kafka said Thursday. "That's what you want in a quarterback. Swagger, confidence, I think they're kind of one and the same. How you want to define it, I just think Jaxson has that."

As the Chiefs did with Mahomes to help his first steps be more comfortable on game day, the Giants are pouring over plays

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