The New York Giants may not have the kind of roster that makes opponents flinch at first glance, but that doesn’t mean they’re out of the Super Bowl conversation before camp even gets rolling. This team lacks the stacked, star-heavy look of top contenders like the Los Angeles Rams, yet the argument here is simple: the Giants have enough collective talent to become a problem if everything clicks.
That’s the real storyline with this group. There may only be a handful of players who qualify as elite at their positions, and Malik Nabers is one of them even while injured.
Still, the roster has enough promising pieces that a cohesive run doesn’t feel out of the question. If the whole starts to look better than the sum of its parts, New York could surprise people in a crowded NFC.
There’s plenty of history behind that idea in New York. Fans have seen Giants teams with fewer obvious headliners put together postseason runs when the chemistry was right.
The 2007 team had Michael Strahan at the tail end of his career, and arguably Osi Umenyiora, but not much in the way of star power beyond that. The 2011 squad had even less.
Nobody is saying this current team should be held to that standard, especially not with training camp just beginning, but those championship rosters do offer a blueprint for how a team can come together at the right time.
Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay sees that possibility, writing, "The New York Giants are ready to emerge as a legitimate Super Bowl threat on the heels of a transformative offseason. With John Harbaugh taking over as head coach, the stage is set for this potential-laden squad to put all its high-upside pieces together and make a run."
There’s also a younger core that could push this team into a much higher tier than expected. Abdul Carter is close enough to turning pressures into sacks that he could soon be mentioned with the league’s top pass rushers. Jaxson Dart has a real chance to take a big step with Malik Nabers back in the mix, and Nabers remains a breakout candidate himself.
And unlike some rosters that still have one or two obvious soft spots, New York doesn’t appear to have any glaring holes left. A few position groups could still use work, but veterans like DJ Reader and Odell Beckham Jr. are there to help shore things up.
With an experienced coaching staff in place, the Giants are easy to imagine as a competitive team. Nobody is crowning them in August, and nobody is promising a parade. But this is a roster built to be better than the outside world expects.
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