Abdul Carter is the biggest reason why the Giants defense can break through this season. Al Bello / Getty Images
“The Athletic Football Show” is previewing all 32 teams leading up to the start of the 2026 NFL season. Below are select quotes from the show’s preview of the New York Giants. The quotes are edited for clarity. You can watch the whole preview on YouTube and in the embedded video below, or listen to the full NFC East preview wherever you get your podcasts.
Robert Mays on what he’s watching the first month of the season: What is this offense? Coming into it, I think there’s an inclination to believe Matt Nagy, we’re going to be in the gun. We’re going to do some RPOs. It actually fits with Jaxson Dart’s skill set. Let’s do some of that. They come out in the preseason, the first three plays were under center, two-back, downhill runs, which I guess makes sense. Greg Roman is there. Patrick Ricard is there. So that’s my question. What is the offense? What do they want to be? What is the identity? What sort of stuff do they lean into? What sort of personnel groupings do we see with this team?
Dave Helman on what’s keeping him up at night: Jaxson Dart is what keeps me awake at night, because I can’t decide how I feel. He was 12th in EPA per dropback when he was throwing outside of the pocket, 20th when you account for just inside-the-pocket throws. He was second among all quarterbacks in rush EPA behind Josh Allen and tied with Patrick Mahomes for the most 10-plus-yard rushes.
