Big Blue View
New York Giants headlines for Saturday
Good morning, New York Giants fans!
Overall, the Giants did have a strong offseason on paper. But as is well known by now, no trophies are awarded based on offseason activity. If head coach Brian Daboll and his assistant can mold all the newcomers with the returning key pieces, there is no reason to think sunnier skies aren’t on the horizon for the Big Blue faithful.
7. New York Giants. A reality TV reference is right up my alley. The Giants’ video is a spin-off of contestant intros on “Love Island.” For all the team mockery schedule release videos bring, I liked how this one poked fun at fan stereotypes of the opponents.
One good thing for the Giants: The best news for the Giants is that they get a Week 14 bye, which is tied for the latest that any team was given this year, but that’s about the only good news for a team that will be going into 2025 with the most difficult strength of schedule.
Giants at Broncos, Week 7, Sunday, Oct. 19. It’s been less than three years since the Broncos signed Russell Wilson to a five-year, $245 million contract, and only a year since Sean Payton ran him out of town. He was unavailable for the Steelers’ trip to Denver last year. This time, if all works out well, he’ll return as a starting quarterback, with a still-burning grudge against the Denver coach who cut him loose.
Week 5, Saints VS. Giants: QB Tyler Shough vs. QB Jaxson Dart
Derek Carr‘s retirement gives second-round pick Tyler Shough every chance to win the Saints quarterback job — if he’s not the favorite already by default. The Giants have Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston, but there’s reason to believe that Dart, even if he doesn’t win the job in training camp, could be the starter come Week 5. It will be a battle of the draft’s QB2 and QB3 early on in their careers. Dart earned a 91.9 PFF passing...
