Survey of NFL execs rank NYG 15th in the NFC

[MightyGiants]

15. New York Giants
Votes: 16-11-14-15-16 | Avg.: 14.4 | Median: 15

Any path for the Giants to surprise probably includes a breakout season from rookie receiver Malik Nabers.

"If Nabers or (Marvin) Harrison were Rookie of the Year, that means they had a bigger year than the quarterbacks — a historic year that would uplift their teams," one exec said.

The Giants appear optimistic, having unretired Hall of Famer Ray Flaherty's No. 1 jersey so the rookie can wear that number.

"Their best chance with Daniel Jones is to do what they did a couple years ago: Go heavy play-action, simple boots with simple reads, and scheme those guys to be open," an exec who considers Jones to be a low Tier 3 quarterback said. "There is definitely a ceiling there. Unless they know something we all don't, they are kind of existing."

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5743377/2024/09/05/nfc-rankings-49ers-packers-lions-nfl-executives/?source=emp_shared_article

[DaveBrown74]

Ouch.

The NFC is the weaker conference, to boot.

Hopefully the Giants will prove people wrong. Getting to 2-0 would be a big step in that direction.