There aren’t many active quarterbacks who have been around the block as much as New York Jets starter Tyrod Taylor.

The 36-year-old, now in his 15th NFL season, has spent time with five teams across his career — including a two-year stint with the New York Giants, where he made five starts and went 2-3.

The Giants believe they’ve found their future in rookie first-round pick Jaxson Dart. Still, one of the early critiques of Dart’s game has been his aggressive, sometimes reckless approach to scramble plays, often enduring unnecessary hits rather than sliding or going out of bounds.

The most jarring of all came under the primetime lights on Thursday night as Dart got absolutely rocked by Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss as he was heading toward the sideline.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Taylor was asked whether he had any advice for the young quarterback.

“You never want to take away what makes a guy special,” Taylor said, per Brian Costello of The New York Post. “It was a legal hit. My advice to him would be to be smart about those. Over the course of a season, over the course of a career, those add up. Your best ability is availability, so you want to be out there for the guys and making plays. By all means, do what feels natural, but understand the toll that it takes when you continue to keep taking those hits.”

Taylor, a dual-threat quarterback himself, admitted that it took some time for him to learn how to avoid hits while scrambling.

“As a dual threat guy, I’ve definitely taken some hits that I shouldn’t have taken in my career,” said Taylor. “There’s a learning curve that comes with that, and hopefully he learns sooner than not because he’s a special player. His team is better, obviously, when he’s available.”

For Dart, the point isn’t to take scrambling out of his game. No one is suggesting that. It’s about dialing back the recklessness and learning to protect himself, much like Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has done throughout his career.

Jackson didn’t stop using his legs; he simply became smarter with them. That evolution is a big reason he’s now considered the league’s best dual-threat quarterback.

While Giants fans have every reason to be thrilled with Dart’s strong rookie campaign, he still needs to be far more selective when he takes off and scrambles.

Learning when to slide, step out, or simply live to fight another down will go a long way in keeping him on the field.