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From Big Blue View
- Giants-Packers ‘things I think’: Mike Kafka impressive in losing effort
- Giants-Packers ‘Kudos & Wet Willies’: Good still wasn’t good enough
- New York Giants DC Shane Bowen staying, more takeaways from Mike Kafka
- New York Giants’ Abdul Carter disciplined for mid-week infraction
- 6 early candidates said to emerge for New York Giants head coaching job
- Giants-Packers: 5 plays that led to the loss
- 4 things we learned from the Giants’ 27-20 loss to the Packers
- PFF grades and snap counts from the Giants’ 27-20 loss to the Packers
- Giants-Packers instant grades: New York shows fight, but falls to 2-9
- NFL Draft order 2026: At No. 2, New York Giants could trade down
- New York Giants head coaching search: Everything you need to know
Other Giant observations
Why Jaxson Dart’s return to action for NY Giants isn’t as complicated as some are saying | The Record
Jaxson Dart has welcomed the pressure of taking the game into his own hands.
That’s an inherent responsibility of playing quarterback at every level, and Dart has accepted
that from the moment he stepped on the youth football fields home in Utah.
We’re not talking hero ball, mind you, but the willingness to accept the burden of raising the standard for a team when execution above the X’s and O’s matters most.
Graham Gano had neck surgery yesterday
Giants interim coach Mike Kafka shows he isn’t giving up without a fight | The Athletic
The new coach was not one of these Average Joe Division III players who overpopulate coaching staffs and front-office suites all across the league. Kafka played quarterback at Northwestern and was a fourth-round pick of the Eagles. He stands tall at a podium. He stands taller in a team meeting.
“I thought he did a good job being a leader in the locker room and on the field, keeping guys engaged and inspired on the sideline,” Jon Runyan said. “He brought a lot of energy and I think we fed off that. Since he’s been in this role, he’s been very vocal, maybe a little more vocal than Dabes was. Dabes had his moments but Kaf’s been super intense and super vocal all week and today to keep the morale up. … He really listens to the leaders on this team, the stuff they see, and lets the team this past week kind of build itself and lead itself. And then he’s at the head of that in making the final decisions.”
NFL Week 11: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game | ESPN.com
Wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins is back. After signing off the Steelers practice squad this week for a second stint with the team, he immediately became their top wide receiver. Hodgins played 78% of the snaps and caught five passes on six targets for 57 yards. That included a huge fourth-down catch in the fourth quarter that helped the Giants grab the lead, temporarily
Politi: Mike Kafka was everything Brian Daboll wasn’t in his coaching debut. The Giants still lost | NJ.com
1. This seven-game audition can’t end with an interim coach taking over. Kafka might earn his keep as offensive coordinator based on his relationship with Dart, but the Giants desperately need a new voice on the sidelines (and, preferably, from someone with experience in that role already).
2. No matter who takes over the Giants, the biggest problem remains a roster that lacks the talent to compete with the better teams in the NFC. Yes, this is a point we’ve made a few times, but it is hard to understand how general manager Joe Schoen is still holding onto his job when you watch this team on a day like this.
How Mike Kafka’s gutsy head coaching debut gave the Giants a jolt despite another loss | New York Post
Yes, the Giants defense did blow a fourth-quarter lead for the third time this season.
Yes, it resulted in a loss to the Packers and Mike Kafka’s first as interim head coach after Brian Daboll was fired last week. However, the 27-20 result wasn’t all gray skies.
Tiki: At some point its about the players and who chose them
What Giants are looking for in their next head coach after moving on from Brian Daboll | SNY.tv
The Giants now want a CEO-type coach — someone with command of all three phases of the game. They want a leader who can capture the locker room and master the details to tilt close games in their favor. New York is 3-12 in one-score games since 2023, including four blown 10-point leads this season.
So offense, defense, or special teams experience doesn’t matter. Prior success helps, as would experience in a winning organization, but it’s not required. The Giants simply want the right leader…In-season coaching changes are never ideal. But the timing allows the Giants to start work early. They don’t have to hide in the shadows or rely on back channels. They can be transparent in their search.
Joe Schoen’s Giants in disarray even with Brian Daboll gone | New York Daily News
Culturally, a lack of 100% effort and focus has been tolerated on the field here for too long. Personnel wise, the roster is filled with players who cannot consistently make a difference.
During the week, when Schoen whispers in ownership’s ears and works the national insider phone lines, he paints a rosier picture of what is happening with this team and where it is headed and does his best to move the goalposts and change the conversation. But when his team takes the field — or sleeps through an opportunity to do so — everyone can see this for what it is: One of the NFL’s worst operations, a franchise that would own the No. 2 overall pick if the season ended Monday, that should have a new GM making that pick for a new head coach in April.
NFL Draft 2026: Here’s how Giants can help Jaxson Dart with No. 2 pick | NJ.com
Here’s what the top seven of PFF’s big board looks like: Edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. (Miami), safety Caleb Downs (Ohio State), linebacker Arvell Reese (Ohio State), defensive tackle Peter Woods (Clemson), receiver Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State), edge rusher T.J. Parker (Clemson) and running back Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame).
This week’s opponent
Dan Campbell’s “big onions” cost the Lions against the Eagles | Pro Football Talk
Here’s the deeper question. Did the time Campbell spent preparing for the micro task of calling plays against the Eagles dilute his ability to focus on the macro strategy against the Eagles? Did he spend less time working with defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard to fine tune tactics for countering the expected effort to feed the frustrated Brown?
[Sunday], the commitment to being aggressive for the sake of being aggressive didn’t work. Sometimes, it makes more sense to be passive aggressive. Given the status of the Eagles’ offense entering the Sunday night contest, it would have made far more effective to force the Eagles to get out of their own quicksand.
Midseason reports on NFL offensive coordinators, playcallers | ESPN.com
Campbell, the Lions’ head coach, took over the offensive playcalling duties from Morton in Week 10, coming off a 27-24 upset loss to Minnesota on Nov. 2. Detroit was among the league leaders in total points per game but was still struggling to find an offensive identity outside of home run plays. “I think for us an offense, the word that sticks out to me is flow. I feel like we haven’t been in the flow all year,” receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown said.
TWENTYMAN: Week 11 observations | DetroitLions.com
Off night: Jared Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown has been one of the most consistent connections in the NFL over the last four seasons. St. Brown came into Sunday with at least five receptions in eight consecutive games and 57 career games since entering the NFL in 2021, but that connection was off against the Eagles. Goff threw to St. Brown 12 times and completed only two of those for 42 yards.
Around the league
Lane Johnson injury update: Eagles tackle could miss 4 to 6 weeks | Bleeding Green Nation
Dan Quinn: Matt Gay released; “This is the change we needed.” | Hogs Haven
Jets bench Justin Fields; veteran QB Tyrod Taylor to start vs. Ravens on Sunday | NFL.com
Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. headed to IR after suffering knee injury vs. Panthers | The Athletic
Packers RB Josh Jacobs considered day-to-day after injuring knee against Giants | CBSSports.com
NFL players react to league’s grievance over team report cards | ESPN.com
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