NEW CHAPTER.
NEW RECEIPTS.

NOV. 12 · RESEARCH UPDATE

Three windows. One argument you can check.

JJ’s Giants sample is +0.176 EPA/dropback. His final four Vikings starts were +0.271. Combined: +0.230. The current Minnesota room is −0.121. The homepage now keeps those windows, counts and caveats together.

There are four Giants appearances, three games with counted dropbacks and two starts. Starts only: +0.090 EPA/dropback on 56 plays. All results are through Nov. 9; the Nov. 12 game is not included.

NOV. 10 TRADE · NOV. 11 ROLE UPDATE

Minnesota brings Kirk back.

Reported: The Vikings sent a 2027 third-round pick to Las Vegas for Cousins, after trading JJ for a fifth in September. Cousins was acquired to play; Murray remains week-to-week with his hamstring injury. O’Connell had not fully confirmed Sunday’s starter in the Nov. 11 update.

Our take: The extra investment is the receipt. Kirk’s Las Vegas production gives Minnesota a legitimate chance to improve; the sequence of quarterback decisions still deserves a hard look.

Trade announcement ↗ · Coaching update ↗

NOV. 8 · GIANTS 19, EAGLES 11

Another team win. Keep the full game in view.

JJ finished 12/19 for 127 yards, with no passing TD or interception and five sacks. He temporarily left with a hip injury and returned; Winston threw New York’s touchdown in relief.

Measured: −0.012 EPA/dropback on 26 analytical plays. JJ is 2–0 in Giants starts, but the win belongs to the team. The sacks and the relief contribution belong in the story, too.

OCT. 25 · GIANTS 27, TEXANS 21

First Giants start. First win.

JJ’s first New York start: 20/28 for 252 yards, no passing TDs and no interceptions. The 30 analytical dropbacks produced +0.179 EPA/dropback.

Our take: An encouraging start to the starting job. One game is still one game.

OCT. 18 · SAINTS 34, GIANTS 27

The relief appearance that belongs in the sample.

JJ threw for 243 yards, one touchdown and one interception on 11/21 passing. His 19 analytical dropbacks generated +0.430 EPA/dropback. Four spikes explain why that analytical attempt count differs from the box score.

Our take: Productive passing in relief. Include it in 2026 totals, and exclude it when someone asks specifically about starts.

SEPT. 28 · THE TRADE

New York takes a chance on Nine.

The Giants acquired JJ for a 2027 fifth-round pick after Dart’s injury. Winston initially remained the starter; JJ’s first start followed in October.

Nine remains the nickname. His Giants uniform is No. 18. And we’re rooting for Jaxson’s recovery, too.

FROZEN FOR THE RECORD

The Minnesota-era dispatches.

Camp reports, old projections and the original advocacy remain in their dated archive.