Good morning, New York Giants fans.
The conversation around the Giants right now keeps circling back to the same thing: what this team actually is, and how far it can reasonably go in 2026. One view from Sharp Football Analysis put it plainly, calling the Giants one of the league’s more intriguing teams after a busy offseason, while also saying they are still at least a year away from true contender status. The same breakdown pointed to the offense as the swing point for the season, with Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo, and Malik Nabers labeled the “big three” and their health described as vital if New York wants to get back into the mix.
Dart continues to be the centerpiece of the optimism. Bleacher Report named him the Giants’ most promising building block entering 2026, noting that he went 4-8 as a starter while throwing for 2,272 yards and rushing for 487 more.
He finished with 24 combined rushing and passing touchdowns and a 91.7 quarterback rating. Now that he’s in his first offseason as the unquestioned starter, the expectation is that he can build on that rookie production, though the report also stressed that he has to do a better job protecting himself.
There’s also plenty of attention on the people around Dart. The Athletic highlighted new defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson as one of the league’s most intriguing newcomers heading into camp, calling him a highly regarded defensive mind despite two underwhelming seasons with a Tennessee Titans defense that lacked talent.
The piece said Wilson has enough pieces, especially at edge rusher, to shape a formidable unit that underachieved under former DC Shane Bowen. It also pointed to the secondary, where Wilson’s ability to coax better play from a group loaded with premium investments could go a long way in deciding how the Giants fare.
The head coach is drawing his own share of notice, too. The Record framed John Harbaugh as a Super Bowl winner and possible Hall of Famer who gives the entire team a championship standard to chase, something the franchise has missed for far too long. The article also recalled the standing ovation Harbaugh received from Giants fans inside Beacon Theatre in May during the team’s Town Hall event.
One of the more unusual storylines around the roster came from CBS Sports, which raised the possibility that politics could divide the locker room. The report pointed to the May dust-up between Dart and edge rusher Abdul Carter after Dart introduced President Donald Trump on stage at a rally for New York Republican Rep.
Mike Lawler. Carter reacted on social media by saying: “Thought this shit was AI, what we doing man?”
CBS Sports said Carter later clarified that he and Dart are on good terms after speaking about it, and that Dart held a locker room meeting to address the issue. By that account, the meeting was productive and cooled tensions, though the report said time will tell whether that was enough to keep the matter from lingering.
The Giants are also being viewed through the lens of discipline and hidden edges. Sharp Football Analysis described the franchise as dysfunctional over the past decade and said the arrival of John Harbaugh is being counted on to bring stability.
It also noted that while the front seven looks strong on paper, the offense will ultimately determine the season. That same piece repeated the warning sign around Dart, Skattebo, and Nabers: if the trio can stay healthy, New York has a path to finishing around .500 and maybe even pushing for a Wild Card spot.
Around the league, the Eagles, Commanders and Jets all had their own offseason notes, but the Giants’ story remains the one built around expectation, development, and whether this roster can finally match the noise around it.
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Fields path gets more interesting because the Giants are still sorting out the rest of the room, and Malik Nabers is not a sure thing to be fully available when the season opens. That leaves the rookie in the kind of in-between spot that can change fast if injuries linger, and it is exactly the sort of situation that can turn a quiet projection into a much bigger debate by the time Week 1 arrives. [Read more 🡒]