Is a 2025 turnaround by the New York Giants possible?

There are reasons to think it could happen

Optimism is a scarce commodity around the New York Giants’ fan base these days. A 9-25 record over two seasons, a 10-game losing streak in 2024, planes begging for change flying over MetLife Stadium and a head coach and GM likely on the hot seat will do that.

But, things can change quickly in the NFL. Look at the Washington Commanders, who went from 4-13 in 2023 to 12-5 and the NFC Conference Championship Game in 2024.

Besides, this is the offseason. It should be a time for hope. A time for optimism that, with some good decisions over the next few months, 2025 will be better.

With that in mind, I received a question recently for the Big Blue View Mailbag that I thought deserved more than a brief ‘Mailbag’ response. Here it is:

David Silver asks: Yes, it is probably true that we have so many talent weaknesses that we will be back here next year with a top 5 pick. But after watching the Super Bowl I remind myself, so I can say it to others, the Cowboys have not won a Super Bowl since 1996, and the Eagles have won 2 Super Bowls in their history, while the Giants have won 4. So in the interest of optimism, what do you think would need to happen for the Giants to make the playoffs and actually contend next year?

David wants reasons for optimism. I’m sure he isn’t the only Giants fan looking for them. So, let’s try to provide some.

As a reminder, I did a ‘Fixing the Giants’ series of posts earlier in the offseason addressing potential solutions at areas of need. Here are those stories:

• Fixing the Giants, Part 1: Cap space, draft picks, needs, free agents
• Fixing the Giants, Part 2: Defensive line has to become a priority
• Fixing the Giants, Part 3: How to upgrade the defensive backfield
• Fixing the Giants, Part 4: Offensive line needs young talent, better depth
• Fixing the Giants: Which door should New York open to find a quarterback?

Now, let’s get to reasons for optimism about the 2025 season for the Giants.

The right QB can be transformative

Again, I have to reference the Commanders. There are a lot of reasons for Washington’s resurgence, but none bigger than the fact that Washington was able to draft Jayden Daniels No. 2 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. And, no, I can’t resist reminding that he is a player Brian Daboll would have loved to put into a Giants uniform but GM Joe Schoen had no chance of pulling off a trade to make that happen.

Daniels was the best of the six rookie quarterbacks taken in Round 1 last spring, and earned AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.

Bo Nix, drafted 12th overall, was also transformative for the Denver Broncos. He was a big part of the reason the Broncos went from 8-9...