Giants news, 2/4: Matt Nagy hired as OC, and a look ahead to the offseason

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From Big Blue ViewOther Giant observationsWhat it means for Jaxson Dart to have Matt Nagy hired as Giants OC | The Record

John Harbaugh wound up playing it safe at offensive coordinator for the New York Giants.

That does not mean the hiring of Matt Nagy is a bad thing for quarterback Jaxson Dart.

And ultimately, while the OC has the entire unit under his purview, the presence of Dart will continue to take on the utmost importance of where the Giants go offensively and what it’ll all look like.

Pat Mahomes recalls how Matt Nagy tipped the scales for him before the draftNew York Giants hiring Matt Nagy: 5 things to know about the OC | USAToday.com

Nagy has always been known as a coach who can relate to his players. Upon his departure in Kansas City, the entire team thanked him for his service. “Thank you, coach for everything! Made me a better player and man!” Mahomes said, via his social media account.

Giants hire Matt Nagy as offensive coordinator: These players will benefit most | NJ.com

TE Theo Johnson: As with the Dart/Mahomes comparisons — if it’s even reasonable to call them comparisons — no sane person would ever say that Johnson will definitely become Travis Kelce. But from Nagy’s time with Kelce, he knows what elite tight end play looks like. And that counts for something. Johnson flashed potential in 2025, his second season — 528 yards and five touchdowns. But he needs to cut down on drops. He had seven last year and five as a rookie. It’s also worth noting that Johnson’s position coach, Tim Kelly, will return. That ought to help him.

Ranking the 10 Best Coaching Hires of the 2026 NFL Offseason | Bleacher Report

1. Giants Hire Head Coach John Harbaugh. Landing the 63-year-old was still a coup for the Giants. He’s an experienced coach who has delivered Super Bowl success and kept the Ravens relevant for the better part of two decades. For a Giants franchise that last won the NFC East in 2011, a mere return to relevance would be big.

Harbaugh was the prize of the 2026 coaching pool—at least with Mike Tomlin reportedly looking to take time off—and landing him was a huge win for New York. Even if Harbaugh doesn’t deliver a Lombardi Trophy, he’s the right coach to develop young stars such as Jaxson Dart, Malik Nabers, and Abdul Carter while making the Giants a factor in the NFC East once again.

One roster move each NFC team eam should make during the 2026 NFL offseason | NFL.com

New York Giants: Upgrade the corner spot. To get the most out of new defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson’s aggressive-style defense, the Giants must get better corner play. With Cordale Flott set to hit free agency, the need in the secondary is magnified. Flott generated a -0.15 EPA per target in 2025, tops on New York’s struggling defense — the rest of the unit was in the positive. To take advantage of their pass rush, the Giants need corners who can make life more difficult on receivers off the snap.

Redrafting first two rounds of 2025 NFL class: 64 new picks | ESPN.com

3. New York Giants. Original pick: Abdul Carter, Edge, Penn State. New pick: Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss. No time to wait for a quarterback. Ward and Shough were already off the board, which could be looked at as a fortuitous twist for the Giants. Dart led all rookie quarterbacks with 24 total touchdowns in only 12 starts. He also had the highest QBR at 57.6. Carter would have been a good pick again, but New York needed a quarterback in this scenario.

34. New York Giants. Original pick: Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State (HOU pick from NYG trade) New pick: Donovan Ezeiruaku, DE, Boston College. Abdul Carter was long gone at this point, but the Giants would have still wanted to use a premium pick to boost their pass rush. Ezeiruaku is the best edge rushing option available at this point. He had 23 pressures and 12 QB hits in Dallas.

Jameis Winston on mentoring Jaxson DartPost-Senior Bowl 2026 NFL Mock Draft: Makai Lemon goes as WR1 | PFF

5. New York Giants: WR Makai Lemon, USC. It’s not often we see Lemon as the top wide receiver in a mock draft, but I am making a bit of a statement here because I think he should be right there in the conversation with Carnell Tate and Jordyn Tyson. I have Tyson as my WR1, but if the Giants aren’t comfortable with his injury history, especially amid Malik Nabers‘ recovery from an ACL tear, they could look elsewhere. Lemon earned a 91.4 PFF receiving grade overall and an 81.3 PFF receiving grade versus single coverage this past season.

Tommy DeVito ‘happy’ to leave Giants spotlight in past as new Patriots chapter hits Super Bowl 2026 | New York Post

“That was cool and fun, but that’s a Jersey, New York thing, if you will,” he said. “That’s going to be tied to that. Mainly, because I’m from there. That was one of the most special teams in my life — and I love it every time I go back — but this is a different version of myself, and I’m happy with that. I’m looked at as Tommy DeVito the football player and not ‘Tommy Cutlets,’ the at-home Italian kid down the street. I think it was good for me. It was good for everything outside of me — family. It couldn’t happen at a better place.

“My time in New York … was filled with ups and downs. That was so beneficial for my career because I’ve seen a lot in a little time. The good, the bad and the ugly.”

Ranking All 50 Super Bowl Quarterback Performances of the 21st Century | The Ringer

8. Super Bowl XLVI, Giants vs. Patriots (2011) Eli Manning. Manning made the best throw in Super Bowl history—and maybe the greatest throw of all time—when he hit Mario Manningham in an impossibly tight window down the left sideline and sparked the game-winning drive for the Giants. Manning also played a hell of a game besides the memorable throw to Manningham. He was asked to drop back 43 times, and he responded with the fifth-best success rate in a Super Bowl this century. He also outplayed Tom Brady for the second time and established himself as the chief antagonist for the greatest team of that era.

25. Super Bowl XLII, Giants vs. Patriots (2007) Eli Manning. Manning was genuinely brilliant down the stretch of this game. Only three quarterbacks have generated more dropback EPA in the fourth quarter of a Super Bowl this century, per TruMedia. He averaged 9.8 yards per dropback and threw two touchdown passes, which ties him for the most in the Super Bowl’s final quarter. He also gave us one of the best plays in football history with the Helmet Catch. Manning was both lucky and good in crunch time of one of the biggest upsets in league history.

50. Super Bowl XXXV, Giants vs. Ravens (2000 season). Kerry Collins. Collins was an easy pick for the worst Super Bowl performance of the century. He ranks 50th out of these 50 quarterbacks in EPA, success rate, and yards per dropback. New York’s lone touchdown of the game came on a kickoff return.

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Dak Prescott will “get involved” in the George Pickens negotiations if he has to | Blogging the Boys

New Browns HC Todd Monken declines to comment on Jim Schwartz’s future; Shedeur Sanders’ role TBD | NFL.com

Matt Ryan on Michael Penix: Conversations to be had about our starting QB | Pro Football Talk

Goodell: NFL to reevaluate approach after 1 minority coach hired this cycle | ESPN.com

Patriots owner Robert Kraft not selected for 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame: Source | The Athletic

NFL Players ‘Have No Appetite’ for 18th Regular-Season Game, NFLPA’s David White Says | Bleacher Report

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Giants news, 2/4: Matt Nagy hired as OC, and a look ahead to the offseason

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