Big Blue View
Harold Tolchinsky asks: How will the Giants improve next season. They will have limited cap space and will be without draft choices 2 and 3 (although for good reasons)? Hopefully the injured will return to full form but what else can be realistically done?
Ed says: Harold, first the Giants DO have a third-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. They gave up their second-rounder in the Jaxson Dart trade, but still have first- and third-round picks.
Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo will be back. Jaxson Dart will have a year of experience. I wouldn’t worry about the cap space right now. That is fluid and they will make room to do whatever they feel they need to do.
We have no idea right now if there will be changes in the coaching staff or front office. I think, though, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic that the Giants are moving in the right direction.
Paul T Criscuolo asks: Skattebo is gone for the season and maybe forever. We need a power back. AJ Dillon is not playing with the Eagles. He is available, cheap and the Giants are done with the Eagles for 2025. Watching his every game at BC tells me he gets better the more carries he gets. He’s 250 pounds, with has excellent speed and he likes contact. He wears down cornerbacks and small linebackers. He doesn’t fumble. AJ does not have a lot of wear and tear on his body. He’s a CT kid. Why not grab him?
Ed says: Paul, please step back from the ledge. Cam Skattebo is not gone forever. He had an ankle dislocation and will be back next season. Now, recovery is likely to take at least six months but that is not forever.
As for A.J. Dillon, the Giants can’t “grab him.‘ He is not available. He is on the Philadelphia Eagles’ active 53-man roster. The Giants can’t just poach him, like a team can poach a player on another team’s practice squad. They would have to trade for him. I don’t see why the Giants would do that.
In case you have forgotten, Tyrone Tracy is a good player and Devin Singletary is an accomplished, veteran running back.
Donald Sussman asks: Ed, how would you rate the job Schoen and Daboll have done with the roster depth?
Injuries are common and should be anticipated. I believe that every position group should be able to absorb at least one injury and still field a credible line up. I think the Giants have done that with all the position groups with the exception of two: Cornerback and wide receiver.
*The Giants started the year with three good receivers. Since they often play 3 receivers at a time, the 4th receiver will be called upon if there is an injury. Clearly they were not in a position to replace one injury, let alone two. The offense has done a very good job of working around this deficiency,...
