The New York Giants enter the 2026 NFL season with a fascinating and potentially volatile experiment on offense. This is all about trying to maximize quarterback Jaxson Dart.

Multiple offensive minds, multiple systems, and multiple philosophies are all merging into one approach under head coach John Harbaugh. It sounds collaborative on paper. In practice, it could become a problem.

The team reportedly has Matt Nagy (offensive coordinator), Brian Callahan (passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach), and Greg Roman (senior offensive assistant) all collaborating together to perfect this Giants offense. That’s two former head coaches, and all have called plays on the NFL level.

What could possibly go wrong? 

Personally, I hate it. I’ve been taught from a very young age that when there’s too many chefs in the kitchen, things usually don’t go too well. 

The Giants now have three different offensive ideologies spliced together into one system, and while it may work out, I think there is a lot of volatility that could come with it. It takes one disagreement, one ideological shift, one bad stretch of games for a staff to panic. 

John Harbaugh is a great coach, and I don’t necessarily think this becomes a Pete Carroll situation in Las Vegas where the fit just isn’t right at the right time. But it does worry me.

The Greg Roman problem – Joe DeLeone’s worry 

Part of me wonders if the reporting on the collaborative approach was blown a little out of proportion. But the Greg Roman addition to the offensive staff was probably one of the biggest mistakes the Giants made this offseason.

Roman has had his hands in offensive play calling and decision-making for a long time in the NFL now, and I wonder if his presence is what’s causing the friction. 

Matt Nagy likely came in thinking he would have full control of building this offense, and now he’s got all these other voices in the fold.

I’m holding out hope that this ends up getting turned into a singularity, but here’s the thing: we’re really not going to know until after the first month of the season. This is either going to go disastrously bad and explode in their faces, or it’s going to be a circumstance where they figure out what works and enough people contribute something meaningful.

What could actually work – DeLeone continues

As much as I’ve complained about Roman, the one thing that did work was letting the running back get the ball and go to work. Making guys miss, running through contact, all of that was effective. I think that’s going to be a big defining point for this offense. 

If Roman can build a strong run game and Nagy can construct an effective pass approach that fits the quarterback’s traits, there’s a path forward.

The concern is whether Nagy overthinks this the way he’s done previously in his career. I didn’t like the Nagy hiring in general, so I’m hoping some mix of philosophies ends up creating a coherent offensive plan. 

This is one of the biggest question marks with the Giants, and I don’t think enough people are talking about it.

As for the rest of the offensive staff, I’m going to be honest and give it some time. We need to see how the quarterback looks before passing any real judgment. The first month of the regular season will tell us a lot — either this thing coheres or it doesn’t, and there won’t be much ambiguity about which way it’s going.