Carson Cooper

The New York Football Giants. I mainly post about the Giants but other times I'll post about the Giants.

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[Carson Cooper @Carsonkcooper]

Jaxson Dart's Rookie season statistics:

Completion percentage 63.7%
Passing Yards: 2,272
Passing Touchdowns: 15
Interceptions: 5
Rushing Yards: 487
Rushing Touchdowns: 9
Total Yards: 2,759
Total Touchdowns: 25
Games Started: 12

That's my quarterback!! 😤😤😤
@JaxsonDart

[Paul Schwartz @NYPost_Schwartz]

Jaxson Dart feels “disrespected” by getting only one first-place vote for Offensive Rookie of the Year. “I guess more people have conversations and things to say about me sliding that have nothing to do with my play on the field.” https://t.co/WcCJpV2dIk

[Carl Banks @CarlBanksGIII]

It is a reoccurring them amongst the #NYG defensive players that I've talked to.

They LOVE Coach Wilson's defense. @Giants

[Alex Wilson @AlexWilsonESM]

I’m highkey very excited for this Dennard Wilson defense

[Carl Banks @CarlBanksGIII]

I spoke with Tyler Nubin today. I asked him if he was excited about the new system.. He started beaming and said "I love it". He spoke about how coach Wilson's defense allows him to play like he did in college.

It is clear that Coach Wilson is really tapped w these men.

[Big Blue Film Room @BigBlueFilmRoom]

John Harbaugh on how he plans to use Jaxson Dart as a runner:

"We can get in the pistol and we can run RPOs. We can run quarterback-driven runs with Jaxson Dart. A lot of the stuff that we did in Baltimore with Lamar as well."

(Via Dominique Foxworth Show)

[Conor McGregor @TheNotoriousMMA]

My head gasket is gone. Destroyed. I had no injury / injuries going into the fight. I was throwing kicks, planted and jumping, all throughout camp as well as backstage before the fight. This came out of nowhere. I am beyond dark here. I can only describe it as hell.

[Falcons ImperialHal @ImperialHal]

Your lack of commitment is an insult to those who believe in you.

[Carson Cooper @Carsonkcooper]

@NiceWigg Focus on yourself man! Get healthy Wigg 🙏🏻

[Carson Cooper @Carsonkcooper]

@NiceWigg Bro you're scaring me. Please feel better soon 🙏🏻❤️

[Carson Cooper @Carsonkcooper]

@NiceWigg Thinking of you Wigg!! 🙏🏻 Feel better

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

Prayers up for our brother and legendary NFL RB Chris Johnson who just revealed his ALS diagnosis. He is only 39 years old. Heartbreaking.

[Big Blue Film Room @BigBlueFilmRoom]

Jameis Winston on Jaxson Dart:

"He's so confident. His obsession with learning every single day and challenging his teammates and challenging his coaches, it's so inspiring."

(Via Giants Huddle)

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Just in: Free agent guard Landry Shamet intends to sign a new four-year, $24 million deal to return to the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN. Shamet's agent, George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group, worked with Knicks executives on Monday to land the long-term commitment.

[Carson Cooper @Carsonkcooper]

This is heartbreaking. 🥲🙏🏻
First thing I saw when I woke up and I literally said "Oh No" out loud. Thinking of Chris and his family. #CJ2K

https://t.co/tptgwkJRZv

[Carson Cooper @Carsonkcooper]

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[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

The WNBA has completely mismanaged its biggest star in Caitlin Clark and it’s sad to see.

Caitlin Clark didn’t do it alone and there are a number of current and former players who helped pave and maintain the way, but Caitlin Clark has been the primary catalyst for the WNBA’s new media rights deal, new CBA, having to move games to bigger arenas, getting private chartered flights and so much more.

Yet when she is targeted in ways on the court that aren’t about basketball, it’s brushed aside as “physicality” or “just the way we play in the W”.

No.

What Alyssa Thomas did to Caitlin Clark was not about basketball.

What Alyssa Thomas did to Angel Reese was not about basketball.

It was a cheap shot.

It was dirty.

It was done on purpose.

And it’s hurting the WNBA as a whole.

What’s also sad is that because of the mismanagement of Caitlin Clark by the WNBA as a whole, the fact that HISTORICALLY INCREDIBLE BASKETBALL IS BEING PLAYED in the WNBA and it’s not being talked about enough.

Marina Mabrey tied the WNBA record for most points in a game with 53 points, 6 Rebs, 2 assists and tied the WNBA record by hitting NINE 3’s for the Toronto Tempo 🤯

Rookie Olivia Miles broke Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers’ WNBA record for fastest to score 300 points and have 100 assists. Clark and Bueckers did it in 19 games, so Miles did it in 18.

Olivia Miles has also lead the Minnesota Lynx, without star player Napheessa Collier, to the best record in the league and #1 in every major offensive statistic.

Angel Reese just became the fastest player to get 1k rebounds.

There is so much greatness happening in the WNBA, and it’s being ignored because people don’t want to celebrate it when the league won’t even protect its own players from unnecessary targeted behavior.

Some people don’t want to celebrate the WNBA when the league won’t protect its most marketable player that is the driving force behind its increased awareness.

But I will say the quiet part out loud.
The facts today still show that far too many people are making things in the WNBA about race or sexuality and not the results.

Drawing a line in the sand and defending any player’s dirty play just because of the color of their skin is wrong.

We shouldn’t be denying the truth of what we see and situating or views of the truth along color lines.

Caitlin Clark and every WNBA player wants to compete at the highest level. They are tough and the best female basketball players in the World.

They don’t want to be involved in identity politics or race wars. They just want to play basketball.

Right & wrong has no color.

Alyssa Thomas was wrong for what she did.

Caitlin Clark is a phenom, the WNBA has been wrong at so many turns with how they have handled her and the WNBA needs to improve its officiating.

Olivia Miles was the right pick for Minnesota and is the runaway Rookie of the Year right now.

Marina Mabrey was the right move for the Toronto Tempo.

Angel Reese was the right move for the Atlanta Dream.

Don’t pick sides based on the color of a player’s skin or their sexuality.

Let’s just talk basketball.

What Alyssa Thomas did wasn’t about basketball, she is rightfully getting crushed for it and got suspended.

But everything doesn’t have to be a race war.

It shouldn’t be.

Via @OuttaPocketRG3

[Carson Cooper @Carsonkcooper]

If this is true I'll cry 😭🙏🏻 would love this

[Big Blue Film Room @BigBlueFilmRoom]

Giants DB coach Addison Lynch has been very impressed by Deonte Banks:

"Right now he’s being an absolute pro. He’s doing the extra work, he’s in his book, he’s doing everything we ask him. He’s making plays on the ball ... He’s made major improvements."

(Via NY Post)

[Alex Wilson @AlexWilsonESM]

The Isaiah Likely role is pretty damn interesting.

He’s not just a TE1. He’s basically a 245-pound jumbo slot.

2025:
• 258 slot snaps
• 54.4% slot rate
• 11.4 YPC
• 27 catches / 307 yards on TE2 volume

That is EXACTLY the kind of middle-field option that Jaxson Dart needs.

Bigger catch radius, easier throws, YAC, red-zone body, answers vs pressure.

Just a bully-ball type of receiver with excellent handle (which was badly needed).

[Eli Manning @EliManning]

Did you count the corner route to Nicks at Dallas in the 4th Quarter? If not then the number should be 71.

[Alex Wilson @AlexWilsonESM]

I feel like people are missing the best part of the Francis Mauigoa pick.

The Giants didn’t draft some random guard at 10.

They drafted a 6’5 1/2”, 329-pound former 5-star who started 42 straight games at RIGHT TACKLE for Miami.

2025:

Consensus 1st-team All-American
ACC Jacobs Blocking Trophy
87.0 PFF pass-block grade
1 sack allowed on 205 true pass sets
93.7% true-pass-set win rate
Miami was 5th nationally in fewest TFL allowed

The funny part is guard might actually be his best NFL spot.

The tackle concerns were pretty clear:

33 1/4” arms
can lean/lunge
speed counters can get him

At guard, who cares?

You shrink the edge-speed issue and let him play in a phone booth where his power, hands, anchor, and torque matter more.

Baldy already said he can move the line of scrimmage.

Jon Feliciano trained him pre-draft and basically said once the Giants see him at guard, they’re not moving him.

That’s why I liked the pick.

This is a top-10 tackle talent getting dropped into the one spot where his best traits are even louder.

Good god.

[Alex Wilson @AlexWilsonESM]

The Daniel Jones/Jaxson Dart rookie comparison is pretty interesting.

Jones rookie year:

3,027 passing yards
24 TD
12 INT
87.7 rating
279 rushing yards
2 rushing TD
18 fumbles

Dart rookie year:

2,272 passing yards
15 TD
5 INT
91.7 rating
487 rushing yards
9 rushing TD
5 fumbles

Jones had the better rookie passing numbers.

But Dart was cleaner with the ball, way more dangerous as a designed run threat, and gave us 24 total TDs in 12 starts.

Now compare Dart to the BEST Giants version of Jones in 2022:

Jones: 3,205 yards, 15 TD, 5 INT, 708 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD
Dart: 2,272 yards, 15 TD, 5 INT, 487 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD

Dart matched the passing TD/INT profile as a rookie and had more rushing TDs in four fewer starts.

The next step is obvious.

Become a real pocket passer first, use the legs when needed, stop taking stupid hits.

If that happens, his ceiling is higher than Jones’ ever was (already is lol).