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Presser Points: Takeaways from Coach John Harbaugh | Giants.com
The coaches prepared through the bye week for these two games. “I feel like we were prepared and ready to go. We put most of the game plan in yesterday and got a chance to walk through it yesterday and practice today. We still have over 48 hours. I told the guys, it’s all hands-on deck. On a short week like this, it’s all hands-on deck. Everybody, all the time, every second, get ready for this game because
it comes fast, but that’s how you get prepared.”
J.J. McCarthy on the practice field Tuesday
Cam Skattebo on Giants not adding a running back: They know what I can do | Pro Football Talk
“You’ve seen what I can do,” Skattebo said. “When I come out and I’m ready to play football, I can be one of the most dangerous backs in the league. Simple as that.”
John Harbaugh credits Dennard Wilson’s adjustments amid Giants’ string of close games | USAToday.com
Those adjustments have been intentional, mixing blitzes, simulated pressure, two-deep and three-deep looks, man coverage, and zone. The players have applied the changes effectively, even on days when opponents have moved the ball.
“I think he’s done a great job with that. I mean, to me that’s one of the important things in coaching, a mark of a great coach, is the ability to adapt to your personnel, your circumstances, the opponent, all those things, and have a system built that’s able to do that,” Harbaugh said. “And Dennard and the whole coaching staff have done a great job of that.”
Six lessons learned from NFL Week 9: Arvell Reese a superstar in the making | CBSSports.com
The biggest question surrounding Reese during the build-up to the NFL Draft was “Where do you play him?” The answer should have been another question: “Why does it matter?” And the Giants were exactly right to take that approach. Reese was an EDGE at Ohio State who moonlighted at off-ball linebacker. When the Giants initially drafted him, John Harbaugh basically said he’d play linebacker but also move around. Through eight games, Reese has now played at least 30 snaps at seven different spots: right inside linebacker, left inside linebacker, right linebacker, right EDGE, left linebacker, middle linebacker and left EDGE.
Here’s where the self-awareness portion comes in. The Giants knew neither they nor Reese had to have it figured out on Day 1. The Giants are in Year 1 under John Harbaugh and defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson. Reese is 21 years old. The world was (and still is!) their oyster to experiment. Reese looks phenomenal. The Giants are 5-2-1 despite having started three different quarterbacks, and players such as Reese give them a bright future, too.
Michael Strahan praises Arvell Reese
How this Giants veteran star is defying odds, dominating | The Record
D.J. Reader is not supposed to be playing this well.
Maybe it’s the gray showing through his beard, but it’s gotten relatively obvious: the New York Giants defensive lineman isn’t out to hide the fact that, in NFL terms, he’s one of the “old heads” in the locker room. If anything, the 32-year-old Reader sees his age as a super power.
PFF 2026 Midseason Report: The highest-graded player on every NFL team | PFF
New York Giants: Dl D.J. Reader (90.0). New York’s defense is chock full of impressive youngsters, but Reader has taken the cake through nine games. His 90.0 overall PFF grade leads all qualified interior defenders this season despite signing for a relatively pedestrian contract in the offseason. Believe it or not, Reader is the only player at the position with an 80.0-plus PFF run-defense and pass-rush grade.
From Big Blue View
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- NFL power rankings: Nick’s picks for how teams stack up before Week 10
- How the Giants Dennard Wilson, Arvell Reese destroyed the Eagles’ passing attack
- Giants vs. Commanders, Week 10: News, injuries, analysis, more
- Jordan Davis trade shows why Giants need to capitalize on 2026 opportunity
- Giants trade deadline 2026: Tracking every rumor, move
This week’s opponent
- Commanders running low on time to ‘put it all together’ | ESPN.com
- Dan Quinn: Nick Allegretti starting at center vs Giants | Hogs Haven
- Commanders want to fix third down issues to maximize ground attack | Commanders.com
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