NFL analyst says New York Giants are among best bets to exceed expectations

NFL analyst says New York Giants are among best bets to exceed expectations

The New York Giants enter the upcoming campaign with relatively low expectations.

Coming off a 6-11 season, there aren't many analysts who believe the Giants will return to the playoff form they enjoyed in 2022.

However, Vic Tafur of The Athletic believes the Giants are among the best bets to exceed their projected win total of 6.5 wins.

The Giants were not surprised that Darren Waller retired this week. And probably not that upset about it either, as injuries and maybe some focus issues rendered Waller less than the dominant tight end he was with the Raiders. The Giants also probably got a chuckle when some people thought Drew Lock was brought in to take Daniel Jones’ job. Jones is not that bad, people. He will be able to get the ball to Malik Nabers. And Brian Daboll didn’t suddenly forget how to coach last season when the Giants disappointed many and fell from 9-7-1 to 6-11.

This is a great bounce-back spot, and a defense led by Dexter Lawrence II and Kayvon Thibodeaux will be much better with the addition of Brian Burns.

The Giants have a pretty difficult schedule coming up in 2024, and much of their success (or lack thereof) is going to come from the offensive line. If the unit can make improvements, the offense will have a chance to bounce back in a big way.

However, if the offensive line continues to struggle as it did in 2023, it's difficult to come up an argument that they will return to form.

We'll get a better idea of what to expect from the Giants when training camp rolls around but for now, there is some cautious optimism that a better year may be ahead.

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