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Giants news, 2/12: Brian Callahan is QB coach, Greg Van Roten, Caleb Downs

Good morning, New York Giants fans!

From Big Blue View

Other Giant observations

Jeremy Fowler, national NFL reporter: The Giants will make the playoffs. The Year 1 spike due to a top-shelf coach is a proven formula that worked last season for New England’s Mike Vrabel, Chicago’s Ben Johnson and Jacksonville’s Liam Coen. John Harbaugh hopes to have a similar impact, and New York’s roster is on the upswing. A few savvy additions this offseason would make the Giants contenders.

Aaron Schatz, NFL analyst: The Giants will take a big leap, going from worst to first thanks to the coaching of John Harbaugh, the return of wide receiver Malik Nabers, and steps forward from quarterback Jaxson Dart and edge rusher Abdul Carter in Year 2. Like Jeremy alluded to above, it’s not as big a leap as you might think, as their underlying play-by-play performance last season suggested a 7-10 team instead of a 4-13 unit.

Mike Garafolo bullish on 2026 Giants

TIER 4: 23. Jaxson Dart. Jaxson Dart electrified New York in a fashion it desperately needed at the quarterback position, but he also demonstrated a refusal to surrender that put him in harm’s way on a few occasions. His rookie season included some bumps in the road, but if he can stay on the field more consistently in the seasons ahead, I think the Giants might have their guy.

TIER 5: 40. Jameis Winston. Jameis Winston lived up to his reputation as a veteran backup, keeping the Giants competitive while also reminding us of his tendency to commit turnovers at the worst possible time.

What does Brian Callahan hire as Giants QB coach mean for Jaxson Dart? | The Record

Matthew Stafford. Peyton Manning. Joe Burrow.

Brian Callahan worked closely with all three star quarterbacks in previous stops in his coaching career.

Now you can add Jaxson Dart to that list.

John Michael Schmitz: Schmitz doesn’t have an extensive injury history, but he’s never played a full season. He missed four games last season, which provided backup Austin Schlottmann four starts. That there wasn’t a noticeable drop-off at the pivot during that stretch doesn’t reflect well on Schmitz’s prospects for a lucrative second contract. Beyond that concern, the 2023 second-round pick could face an immediate threat for his starting job if Harbaugh tries to reunite with Ravens free agent Tyler Linderbaum, the top center on the market.

2026 NFL Free Agency: Top landing spots for the five best offenses ive tackles | PFF

Jermaine Eluemunor: Best Landing spot: New York Giants; PFF Free-Agent Ranking: 40. Protecting and developing quarterback Jaxson Dart is the Giants’ top priority moving into the offseason. They will likely need to invest in their interior, but their tackles, Andrew Thomas and Jermaine Eluemunor, form a strong anchor in pass protection, having surrendered the sixth-lowest pressure rate among tackle pairs in the NFL this past season. An extension for the 31-year-old Eluemunor would help to solidify that presence while allowing the Giants to address the interior via the draft.

Although he has struggled as a run blocker at times, Eluemunor is well worth a new contract. His 98.0 PFF pass-blocking efficiency rating tied for seventh best among linemen with at least 200 pass sets at tackle. He also posted grades above the 80th percentile in all four of PFF’s stable pass-blocking metrics, including PFF pass-blocking grade on true pass sets.

Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean impressed with Jaxson Dart

2026 NFL Free Agency Big Board: Ranking Top 50 Players After Super Bowl LX | Bleacher Report

21. Wan’Dale Robinson, WR, New York Giants. New York Giants receiver Wan’Dale Robinson took advantage of Malik Naber’s season-ending injury and recorded the first 1,000-yard campaign of his career in 2025. While his 5’8”, 185-pound frame limits the roles he can fill, he’s an explosive, high-volume receiver who would fit a variety of schemes.

D.J. Reader – DT, Lions. The Giants finished second-to-last in the NFL last season with 2,470 rushing yards allowed and ranked last in yards per carry at 5.3. The year before, they were 27th in rushing yards allowed (2,316) and 25th in yards per carry (4.6). As dominant as Dexter Lawrence has been, there has been little consistent support alongside him to clog running lanes. Brian Burns and Abdul Carter are primarily pass rushers who compete against the run but can be liabilities in that phase.

Reader, who turns 32 in July, is a 6-foot-3, 335-pound run stuffer who could help solidify early downs, freeing Lawrence, Burns and Carter to focus on rushing the passer in obvious passing situations.

Per the NFL’s overview of important NFL dates for 2026, teams that hired a new head coach after the conclusion of the 2025 NFL season can begin their offseason workout programs on April 6 — two weeks before teams with returning head coaches from 2025 begin on April 20.

How Ben McAdoo has left his fingerprints all over the NFL in his post-Giants career | New York Post

Anyone interested in Ben McAdoo’s whereabouts after the Giants sent him packing would have had a difficult time keeping tabs of where he was, where he had been and where he was headed.