Just HOW GOOD Can the Giants Defense Be in 2026?

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It's a new era for the New York Giants, heralded by last year's ascension of Jaxson Dart to the starting quarterback position, and this offseason's hiring of Super Bowl winning head coach John Harbaugh. You don't have to talk to very many ball-knowers before you find one who is sure that this is the season the Giants finally get back on a winning trajectory. While it's easy to see the reasons to believe—Dart's 2025 flashes, Malik Nabers, Harbaugh, the pass rush led by Abdul Carter—this is a refrain we've heard about the Giants before, to no avail. So, will this finally be the season the believers are proved right? Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman preview the 2026 Giants on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

0:00 Welcome to the show
0:13 Offseason in 60 seconds
0:42 What are you most excited to watch?
1:04 Dennard Wilson's defense
1:38 Abdul Carter
1:49 Carter = Micah Parsons?
8:17 What are you monitoring during the first month?
8:26 Malik Nabers
9:18 Welcome to Dave's LSU corner
12:45 Jaxson Dart
17:09 Dart's health
17:43 "The most hot dog suit shit ever"
18:35 What’s keeping you up at night?
18:36 Matt Nagy's offense
19:52 John Harbaugh
23:28 What does success look like for this team?

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