Some seasons drag. The Giants are in one of those stretches now, grinding through the final weeks, reshuffling leadership again, and waiting for a chance to reset the entire operation in the offseason. Brian Daboll is out, Joe Schoen is driving the head-coach search, and the franchise is drifting toward another top-five pick. It sounds bleak on paper, but there’s a case to be made that the Giants aren’t as far off as their record suggests.

If things break right, 2026 could look very different.

1. A real quarterback changes everything

The simplest reason for optimism is also the most important: the Giants have their quarterback. Jaxson Dart didn’t just flash talent — he announced himself as the type of player you build around. The 22-year-old has completed 62.7 percent of his passes for

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