How Giants can make the playoffs and become NFL's biggest surprise

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00:00It's all the hype around the 2025 Giants.

00:05Real, Brandon London, alongside longtime New York Post sports columnist Steve Serby.

00:10Serby, we haven't seen the expectations put on this franchise and this team in that locker room in quite some time.

00:18You've got an article out on the Post.

00:21A lot of people are saying it.

00:23The buzz is on social media.

00:25Is this a playoff team?

00:27I'll ask you, sir.

00:28Well, let me put it this way.

00:30I'm not chugging the Kool-Aid, Brandon, but I'm starting to sip it a little bit.

00:35I think there's a legitimate buzz and hype around this team.

00:38They've got leadership in every room now.

00:41Joe Shane has brought in experienced veterans, starting with Russell Wilson, who is here to hold the fort until Jackson Dart is ready.

00:50And Russell Wilson, all he has to do is manage the game because that defense will have his back.

00:57That defense will get him better field position.

01:01That defense will enable him to just manage the game.

01:07And he should be able to score more than 16.1 points per game.

01:12Remember last year, Joe Shane was telling us that basically the quarterback, Daniel Jones, and all the other guys were holding the team back.

01:20Well, now Russell Wilson gets to prove whether Joe Shane is right or not.

01:25To a large degree, Daniel Jones was holding the team back.

01:28But 16.1, you're not going to win in many games scoring 16.1.

01:34Russell Wilson can score 20 points, I believe, as long as he manages the game and lets the defense do most of the dirty work.

01:43And that pass rush, Brandon, you know, we've seen what Abdul Carter can mean.

01:47And there is a path to the playoffs for the Giants, and I wrote about it in the New York Post, and you'll be the first one to read it.

01:56Thank you, sir.

01:56I feel very kind that I get to be the first set of eyes on that.

02:00But I'm talking to you now, and the fact that you broke it down to the 10th, 16.1,

02:06sounds like you're being generous to last season's offense and what we've seen before in the offense.

02:12So you talk about the leadership that's there.

02:14That's an intangible.

02:14You talk about the roster construction of this team that Joe Shane and Brian Dable has been able to put together.

02:21But a lot of people worry about the strength of schedule.

02:25Are they still a playoff team looking at the strength of schedule on paper?

02:29Now, wait, I'm not saying they're a playoff team.

02:31I'm saying there is a path for them to reach the wild card.

02:35In the NFL, we've seen surprise teams every year.

02:39I mean, nobody thought the Commanders would go to the NFC Championship game a year ago.

02:43Of course, they have Jaden Daniels.

02:45The Giants do not.

02:47But the Giants were 0-6 in the division last year.

02:52They were 1-8 at home.

02:55They were 1-8 in one-score games.

02:59You would think Russell Wilson can win a couple of those games and or Jackson Dart whenever Jackson Dart is ready.

03:06Now, a big key is Andrew Thomas.

03:09Andrew Thomas has to be the anchor of an offensive line that's deeper and has some continuity from a year ago.

03:16And Graham Gonneau is healthy this year.

03:20That will help with all these games decided by seven points or less in the NFL.

03:24A healthy Graham Gonneau can make a difference.

03:27So, add it all up.

03:30And, oh, one more thing.

03:31I didn't harp enough on the pass rush.

03:34How about Abdul Carter, who spied on quarterbacks in college?

03:39How about Abdul Carter spying on Jaden Daniels on Sunday?

03:44So, you're sipping the Kool-Aid.

03:48I like to call that taking a shot of the Kool-Aid.

03:51What do you need to see from the Giants in the beginning of the season for you to take keg stands of the Kool-Aid?

03:57Well, I think they can steal this game Sunday.

04:00That's where it starts.

04:01The Giants have been, the last two years, they've been outscored like 1,000-6 in the first two games.

04:08So, Dable has to be, is conscious of that.

04:11So, get off to a fast start, upset the Commanders, then ride a wave of momentum into Dallas,

04:18and Micah Parsons will not be greeting the Giants at the airport when they fly into town.

04:24So, week two, either way, is a winnable game.

04:28So, if they steal the opener, imagine that, and then go in and beat the Cowboys and embarrass Jerry Jones.

04:362-0 when they come home for the home opener.

04:38Hey, it's not impossible.

04:42Not impossible at all.

04:44Serby, I can't wait until we're doing keg stands of the Kool-Aid.

04:48It won't be Kool-Aid.

04:49All right.

04:50My keg stand.

04:52It won't be Kool-Aid on my keg stand.

04:53I love the way you think, Serby.

04:55For more of Steve Serby's columns and more from our Giants beat writers,

04:59make sure you guys check out the Post's website.

05:01All right.

05:02All right.

05:04You

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