The confetti has stopped falling inside the Superdome in New Orleans, and Saquon Barkley and the Eagles are the newly crowned Super Bowl champions. Thus ends a 2024 NFL season that the Giants wish was a bad dream.
It is onward and, the Giants hope, upward, toward a better (it cannot get much worse) 2025 campaign.
There is much work to be done, starting with NFL free agency then the draft. These are player-procurement opportunities the Giants must get right. Here is what we know, what we surmise and what we anticipate, based on The Post’s eyes and ears:
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) warms up for the Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game against BYU, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in San Antonio. AP
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) calls a play from the line of scrimmage in the third quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles in a 2025 NFC divisional round game at Lincoln Financial Field. Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Abdul Carter #11 of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts after a defensive play during the first quarter against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on January 09, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Getty Images
Colorado wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) runs for a touchdown against BYU after making a catch during the second half of the Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in San Antonio. AP
Giants head coach Brian Daboll started the day with a press conference when the New York Giants practiced as part of Giants Training Camp Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, NJ. Robert Sabo for NY Post
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