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New York Giants headlines for Wednesday
Good morning, New York Giants fans!
John Mara, Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll already know they have drawn the most difficult schedule in the NFL when measured by their opponents’ combined 2024 winning percentage (.574).
The exact order of the games, though, will create additional pressure for the Giants to start fast in the early weeks of this seeming do-or-die season for their fourth-year GM and coach. Drawing the AFC West and NFC North in the NFL’s annual rotation of division opponents, on top of a powerful NFC East, means the Giants are going to have to work hard early on just to be able to exhale and reach the middle of the season on level ground.
If that’s the case, then Schoen and Daboll could probably get away with winning 6 or 7 games, so long as Dart and the rest of the 2025 draft class shows flashes of brilliance. Anything less than that and Mara should can them, regardless of any individual players’ growth.
They may be able to save themselves with 5 wins if Dart develops into a young star. Mara stressed the importance of the Giants finding their long-term QB solution in January, stating, “That’s obviously the No. 1 issue for us going into this offseason: Find our quarterback of the future.” If Dart shows glimpses of that in his rookie year, perhaps there’s a scenario where both men — or, at the very least, just Daboll — earn another year to continue molding him. This is a massive if, though.
3. New York Giants (Pre-draft: 958.63 points; post-draft: 972.95). The Giants executed their draft plan to perfection, although only time will tell if those were the correct strategic moves. As expected, they selected Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter No. 3 overall, but one of the biggest moves made in the first round involved New York moving back in for Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart. Although it added value in 2025, it did cost them a future third-round selection — a small price to pay if the...
