The New York Giants have spent the last three years in a state of architectural limbo, but as the 2026 offseason begins, the blueprints have finally been signed.
By hiring John Harbaugh to replace Brian Daboll and witnessing the skillset of Jaxson Dart, Big Blue has found its new identity. Yet, as the team prepares for the April draft with the No. 5 overall pick, a cold reality has set in: the Giants are, still, functionally broken.
The one question general manager Joe Schoen must answer before April is: How will the Giants manufacture the $30 million in cap relief required to fulfill Harbaugh’s physicality mandate without gutting the defensive core that kept them competitive?