No one is sure about the New York Giants in 2024. They could easily regain their form and play like they did when they made the NFC playoffs in 2022.
Or they could continue to struggle with injuries and finish the season with a 6-11 record like last season.
Former NFL general manager Jeff Diamond, who ran the Minnesota Vikings in the 1990s, believes a poor start to 2024 could lead to another “train wreck” season for Big Blue.
“There are a lot of moving parts going on with the Giants right now, and there’s a lot of pressure, especially going into the season. [Daniel] I think with Jones, Brian Daboll, Joe Schoen, if they don’t get off to a good start this year and aren’t competitive in the NFC East, they could be in huge trouble.” Diamond told Big Blue View’s Ed Valentine:.
The Giants’ schedule in the first half is a bit daunting. They play the Minnesota Vikings at home, a much-improved Washington team in Week 2, then head to Cleveland to play Dallas at home.
They then travel to Seattle and face Cincinnati and Philadelphia in back-to-back weeks. They are currently underdogs in every game except the opener, where they are favored by a point.
But Diamond’s assessment wasn’t all doom and gloom. He admitted he didn’t see that trainwreck scenario actually playing out, and said the Giants’ roster wasn’t as bad as others were saying.
“The NFC East is a really interesting division, but I think if Jones plays well, the Giants will [Malik] “I think if Nabos comes in and the defense plays well, and most importantly, if the offensive line plays better, we’ll have a chance,” he said.
There are a lot of “ifs,” but in Daboll’s third season, the team is expected to be better under him. The key, of course, will be health. They can’t afford to have another injury like the one that ravaged the offensive line last season and left three quarterbacks out as starters for a third of the season.
