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From Big Blue View
- NY Giants NFL Draft order 2026: No. 1 pick on line vs. Las Vegas Raiders
- Jaxson Dart regressing? NY Giants interim coach Mike Kafka disagrees
- Giants-Vikings ‘things I think’: Jaxson Dart’s bad game isn’t cause for alarm
- NY Giants’ Brian Burns second in Pro Bowl voting at outside linebacker
- Giants-Vikings ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’: Big day for Brian Burns, not for offense
- NY Giants’ Week 16 grades: What PFF tells us after loss to Vikings
- New York Giants head coaching search 2026: Everything you need to know
Other Giant observations
Mike Kafka’s head-scratching use of Jaxson Dart is concerning | New York Post
Well, the New York Football Giants have succeeded in something as they strengthened their inexorable attraction to failure.
The team that specializes in losing at least
could feel good about selecting, developing and putting on display their franchise quarterback. That was to be the light within this dark, dank and dreary tunnel.
Viking quarterbacks saw a lot of Abdul Carter
Ian O’Connor: Brian Flores has proved the Giants hired the wrong Brian | The Athletic
The same Flores who prevented the 2-13 Giants from scoring an offensive touchdown Sunday as Minnesota’s defensive coordinator, just like he prevented them from scoring an offensive touchdown last year. In fact, including his victory over the Giants as Miami’s head coach in 2021, Flores has allowed them a grand total of ZERO offensive touchdowns in their last 12 quarters of shared competition.
That’s a total shutdown of three Giants coaches — Joe Judge, Brian Daboll, and Mike Kafka.
Jaxson Dart’s downward trend should compel Giants to utilize his most valuable skills again | SNY.tv
The performance continued a downward trend since Dart returned from a concussion suffered against Chicago, aligning with the firing of Daboll. Through his first seven starts — all under Daboll — Dart averaged 202 passing yards, 45 rushing yards and 2.4 total touchdowns per game. Following the concussion and Daboll’s dismissal, offensive coordinator Mike Kafka took over coaching responsibilities. The expectation internally was that the change would help them finish out games. It has not.
Over his last three starts, all losses, Dart is averaging 139.3 passing yards and 30 rushing yards, with his touchdowns down to one per game. His turnovers have increased as well. After committing four total in his first seven starts, Dart has two in his last three — a number that could easily be higher, if not for drops.
The Winners and Losers of the NFL Week 16 | The Ringer
There have been moments this season when Dart has looked the part of a future franchise quarterback, but we haven’t seen one of those moments in a while. And now Brian Daboll, the coach who pounded the table for him, is no longer around, and Joe Schoen, the general manager who made the pick, could be out of a job in a few weeks. If New York ends up with the first pick in the draft—a loss to the Raiders next week would give them a 65 percent chance of landing it, per The Athletic’s prediction model—the new regime will almost certainly be scouting quarterbacks. The Giants may have nothing to play for over the final two weeks, but Dart could be playing for job security.
Giants star not ‘getting the credit’ he deserves amid all the losing | NJ.com
“I don’t think [Brian Burns is] getting the credit right now,” Giants cornerback Dru Phillips told NJ Advance Media. “He’s killing it. During these times, you’re like, ‘Dang if he’s still hooping, then we all can’.”
“Man, his motor, it don’t stop,” Defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence said of Burns. “I saw it early in camp, and he’s been consistent in bringing it to the season. I praise him most. We talk a lot, and we understand the importance of being consistent and attacking everybody.”
Brian Burns on a lost season
NFL Week 16: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game | ESPN.com
Biggest hole in the game plan: The pass game never got going. After not throwing a pass until the 17th offensive play, Dart ultimately went 7-of-13 passing for 33 yards with an interception — and only threw for 2 yards in the first half. The last Giants quarterback with fewer than 2 yards passing in a first half with a minimum of five attempts was Daniel Jones in 2024’s Week 9 loss to Washington. He was 4-of-6 for 0 yards with a touchdown.
NFL Insider Says It’s A ‘Weak Candidate Pool’ for HC jobs as Giants, Titans Search | Bleacher Report
At least one NFL insider feels teams looking for a new head coach could be left with relatively limited options this winter. One league source described potential head coaches for 2026 as a “weak candidate pool” when speaking about the possibility that former New York Jets boss and current San Francisco 49ers DC Robert Saleh could be considered for a job next season.
The New York Giants and Tennessee Titans are the only NFL teams currently without permanent head coaches, although there could be further openings this offseason if teams like the Atlanta Falcons or Cleveland Browns respond to missing the playoffs with front office turnover.
Thanks 2026 NFL Mock Draft: Dolphins make franchise-altering trade to No. 1 for Fernando Mendoza | PFF
10. New York Giants (Projected trade: New York Giants send No. 1 overall pick to Miami Dolphins for No. 10, No. 44, a 2027 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick): S Caleb Downs, Ohio State
The Giants are still crying out for difference-makers on defense. Downs is the top-ranked player on the PFF Big Board but slips to New York here because of positional value. For a Giants team whose starting safeties have both earned sub-60.0 PFF overall grades in 2025, a player like Downs — who has earned PFF overall grades of 89.3 and 82.5 in coverage and run defense, respectively, this season — makes too much sense.
This week’s opponent
Gutierrez: Raiders deliver a ‘quality loss’ filled with progress and potential | Raiders.com
But perhaps most importantly, a week after suffering their second 31-0 defeat of the season, a game in which the Raiders showed nary a pulse at the Eagles, the Raiders actually (wait for it) competed.
“I think we [just] ran out of time,” said the Raiders equally-embattled quarterback, Geno Smith, who, despite throwing his NFL-leading 15th interception, a pick-six no less, had his best game since the season opener. “Obviously, we want to win games. We don’t want to just come close. I’ve never been the guy who just said, ‘Oh, man, we came close, that’s great.’ That’s not enough. But, [I’m] really happy with the effort of the guys.”
NFL Week 16: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game | ESPN.com
Was this running back Ashton Jeanty’s best performance of the season? Most definitely. Against Houston, the league’s best defense, Jeanty once again showed why he still has a high ceiling despite an underwhelming rookie campaign. Jeanty recorded 188 total yards — 128 on the ground — and a touchdown on 26 touches. He became the first player with a 50-yard rushing touchdown and 50-yard receiving touchdown in the same game since Lamar Miller in 2015, per ESPN Research.
Will Anderson on Ashton Jeanty: I’ve never stopped and said “this man’s a dog” before | Pro Football Talk
Jeanty said after the game that he would have preferred to win over any individual accomplishments, but that’s a tall order for the 2025 Raiders. He’ll have to be satisfied with his personal success and a glowing review from Texans defensive end Will Anderson.
“I’ve never been in the game and actually like stopped and was like: ‘man this man’s a dog,’” Anderson said,. “A ton of respect for him. He’s going to be a really good player in this league. Tough back, tough runner, hard to bring down. He’s going to do a lot of great things in this league.”
Around the league
What should the Eagles do about Jake Elliott? | Bleeding Green Nation
Chargers’ Denzel Perryman suspended 2 games after illegal hit vs. Cowboys | The Athletic
Ravens HC John Harbaugh: Lamar Jackson day-to-day with ‘significant’ back contusion | NFL.com
Gardner Minshew did not tear ACL, Chiefs signing Shane Buechele | Pro Football Talk
Aaron Glenn asks Jets fans for patience, says ‘we have a plan’ | ESPN.com
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