When will we know whether the 2025 Giants are any good?

This time of year, when little of consequence is happening in the NFL that we on the outside can see, reporters, analysts, and fans are nonetheless trying to gauge the prospects of teams for the upcoming season. Russell Wilson seems to be exciting Jalin Hyatt and Darius Slayton with his penchant for the deep ball. Abdul Carter looks like the real deal. Jaxson Dart has been uneven but Brian Daboll seems excited about his progress. Maybe Evan Neal can be salvaged by a move to guard.

It’s mostly futile, though. Even the preseason games don’t tell us much. In 2023, the Giants lost their first preseason game by five points to a Detroit team that just barely fell short of reaching the Super Bowl.…