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Giants news, 1/8: Rebuilding through the draft, Joe Schoen, Jalin Hyatt, more headlines

New York Giants news for Wednesday

Good morning New York Giants fans!

From Big Blue View

Other Giant observations

NFL Power Rankings: Lions, Bills enter playoffs 1-2, plus a lesson learned for all 32 teams | The Athletic

One lesson learned: Stubbornness can have consequences. The Giants could have had Daniel Jones play on his fifth-year extension in 2023. Instead, they signed him to a four-year, $160 million contract extension and held on to him for two more seasons. The result: a 9-25 record in the last two years. Now owner John Mara has decided that head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen will stay for another season. Let’s see how that works out.

Banks: The change begins with the head coach

The Dabes-to-do list. Starts with him pic.twitter.com/jukDI1hcEg

— Carl Banks (@CarlBanksGIII) January 7, 2025

If Giants’ Brian Daboll won’t call plays next year, who will? | NJ.com

If MIke Kafka is not longer with the team or bypassed again, Daboll’s next option is trusting either quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney or another rising QB coach star (like Minnesota’s Josh McCown) to take on that responsibility, or looking outside the organization for a more experienced play-caller (like recently fired Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, who was canned on Monday).

2025 NFL Draft Winners and Losers After Finalized Pick Order | Bleacher Report

Despite the good news, Daboll is in a tough spot because of the Giants’ draft position. In the No. 3 slot, they should be nervous about the availability of one of the top quarterbacks in the draft. The two teams ahead of them in the order, the Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns, could take a signal-caller. Also, a QB-needy club could pull off a trade with the Browns to leapfrog New York for a prospect.

Saints join Bears in requesting an interview with Giants assistant Mike Kafka | Pro Football Talk

Kafka has served as the offensive coordinator for Brian Daboll since 2022 and added assistant head coach to his title this year.

The Giants are a franchise adrift, and John Mara has no clue how to get them back on course | The Athletic

Tom Coughlin once had to convince ownership that he deserved a fourth season after consecutive playoff appearances. That was 18 years ago. It feels like a lifetime.

Maybe this decision will turn out like Coughlin, who survived to see a fourth season and went on to win two Super Bowls. But on Monday, the Giants seemed further away from those glory days than ever.

Foxworth rips Mara over “patience” comment

.@Foxworth24 didn’t mince words about Giants’ President and CEO John Mara. pic.twitter.com/0wvuDke9mv

— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) January 7, 2025

Fantasy Football: 5 bold predictions for 2025 | PFF

Malik Nabers will lead the NFL in receiving yards with Kirk Cousins under center for The New York Giants in 2025. Despite terrible quarterback play, Nabers still joined Anquan Boldin and Puka Nacua as the only rookie wide receivers in NFL history with 100-plus receptions and 1,200-plus receiving yards. The Giants might want to consider following their path. They could trade for Cousins on the cheap and also use their early draft pick on a quarterback. Not only would Cousins help with the rookie’s growth, but these moves would also give the Giants two chances to have a competent quarterback to put under center in 2025.

25 Bold Predictions for 2025: Shohei wins Cy Young; Sanders duo to Raiders | FOX Sports

12. Sam Darnold goes back to New York … in a different uniform. Darnold should have suitors in free agency, and that market might be driven by teams’ lack of desire to spend a top pick on a quarterback. If the Giants aren’t enamored with Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward, maybe they fix that problem by signing Darnold in March and simply drafting the best player available. Sam Darnold and Travis Hunter suiting up for Big Blue in 2025, anyone?

8 impending free agents New York Giants should re-sign | USAToday.com

The Giants’ wide receiver room is filled with young studs and Darius Slayton was on board as the resident veteran. The Giants may not feel they need Slayton any longer now that Malik Nabers and Wan’Dale Robinson have established themselves. The other variable here is Jalin Hyatt, who has been rumbling about his underuse. Slayton will be back if he’s reasonably priced.

Ranking the best rookies of the 2024 NFL regular season | PFF

3. WR Malik Nabers, PFF Grade: 86.7. Nabers delivered an impressive rookie season for the Giants, averaging 2.17 yards per route run and earning an 87.1 PFF receiving grade. Targeted 165 times, he hauled in 109 receptions for 1,204 yards.

13. CB Andru Phillips, PFF Grade: 77.5. Phillips was strong close to the line of scrimmage in his first season, earning a 78.1 run-defense grade for the Giants. He was solid in coverage, too, earning a 75.8 coverage grade and allowing just 373 yards from 335 snaps in coverage.

Ranking every first-round rookie from the 2024 NFL Draft after their debut season in the league | CBSSports.com

5. Malik Nabers, WR, Giants. Nabers finished second among rookie receivers with 1,204 yards but cruised to the rookie lead in receptions with 109. That’s because Nabers created for himself. He forced 19 missed tackles, which tied for the fifth-most among all receivers. He was a dynamic route runner at all three levels and went nearly 50% (18 of 39) when needing to make a contested-catch.