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The revamped New York Giants are getting a lot of people excited, including some on their own roster.
It has been a difficult decade for the Giants. Since winning Super Bowl XLVI, they have only had two seasons finishing above .500, and after a surprise playoff visit in 2022, they have since gone 13-38.
But after seemingly finding the quarterback in Jaxson Dart and bringing in veteran head coach John Harbaugh, fans can only hope that one of the darkest eras in franchise history, one that closely mimics a playoff drought from 1964 to 1980, is in the rearview mirror.
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New head coach John Harbaugh shakes hands with New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston during a press conference at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford on Jan. 20, 2025. (Julian Leshay Guadalupe/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Jameis Winston certainly thinks so.
The veteran veteran thought he’d only take snaps for the G-Men unless young phenom Dart got hurt, but at the very least, he’s surely entertained by his game.
“He’s exciting, man. Every time I’m in the meeting room with him and I watch some of his clips from last year, he reminds me of myself, because he’s tough, he’s fearless and he has that aura that allows everyone on our team to get behind him and support him. He’s great,” Winston told Pak Gazette Digital of Dart.
“When I came into the league young, everything was more traditional. Seeing him run the way he runs and be as decisive in the passing game as he is, it really shows how the evolution of football has changed…Jaxson is just electric, and that’s what fans want to see. Fans are tired of seeing boring quarterbacks play. Although some of that correlates with winning, when you’re able to do both, it really elevates the organization and your football team.”
To get the most out of Dart, the Giants hired John Harbaugh as their next head coach. They fired Brian Daboll during the season, and after 18 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, Harbaugh was suddenly available and the Giants didn’t let him slip through their fingers.
For Winston, the coaching offseason was a time of rest and relaxation as much as possible.
“I was watching what coach Mike Tomlin was going to do, what coach John Harbaugh was going to do, I had the opportunity to play for Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland, and I know how passionate the AFC North is, so I knew we were going to be in good hands anyway,” Winston said.
John Harbaugh poses after a press conference announcing his hiring as the next head coach of the New York Giants at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on January 20, 2026. (Ed Mulholland/Image Images)
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And Winston surely knows his history with the Giants.
“I’ve always admired Coach Harbaugh. When you look at the history of the New York Giants, they’ve won with head coaches who facilitated great coaches around them – strong leaders with an old-school mentality. Bill Parcells is old-school old school – he created a mold for NFL head coaches. Tom Coughlin is as old-school as they come, the epitome of a great leader. That’s what I wanted.”
“I was very happy when we hired John Harbaugh,” he added. “I was excited because I felt like he gets it. He understands how to empower players and coaches. Having someone who understands the importance of building the best team possible (coaching staff, players, staff) is exciting. I’m happy that John brought his magic to the New York Giants. We’re going to rock with him, fight for him and win some football games, that’s the most important thing.”
So how far can the Dart-Harbaugh tandem take this team?
Jameis Winston of the New York Giants warms up before the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 28, 2025.
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“We can win the Super Bowl. We can be in Los Angeles playing Super Bowl LXI. That’s the minimum, that’s what we aspire to,” Winston said.
“But that comes with elite preparation, consistent dedication day in and day out, hard work and patience. It doesn’t happen in one day, but what you do every day adds up to the result we want. I’m very happy with the approach we’ve had. But we’re going to win the Super Bowl. I hope you don’t take that as counting my chickens before they hatch, but what else should I say? I want us to win a Super Bowl, and we can do it.”
