A pessimist's guide to the 2025 New York Giants

With just nine wins over the past two seasons, it’s easy to be pessimistic about the 2025 New York Giants. Here’s a few more reasons to pile on.

1. Schedule

Per NFL research, no team will play a tougher schedule than the Giants this year, facing teams with a combined win percentage of .574 last season. Tough luck for a team looking to bounce back from a disastrous 3-14 season.

First up is a road game against the Washington Commanders, who swept last year’s season series, followed by another road game against the Dallas Cowboys who also swept New York. The team’s first home game won’t come until Week 3, a Sunday night matchup against the AFC-champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Altogether, more than half of New York's regular season games will be played against teams that made the playoffs in 2024, something the Giants haven’t done since 2022.

2. Brian Daboll

The 2022 campaign was Daboll’s first as head coach of the Giants, his lone winning season. Few expected him to return after guiding the team to a  6-11 record in 2023 and even less thought he would be back following last year's effort.

Squarely on the hot seat in 2025, the 50-year-old head coach needs a fast start to keep his job, something that’s unlikely given the team’s first four opponents. Unless Daboll can work magic with a suspect roster, the Giants could be shopping for a new coach by Christmas.

3. Russell Wilson

Too bad the team’s quarterback looks nothing like the player that helped lead Seattle to a pair of Super Bowls in 2013 and 2014. Wilson may be the leading passer in Seahawks history, but he’s about to play for his third team in as many seasons after brief stints with the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers.