WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — On the fourth day of 2026 coaching camp, New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh believes the group took “a good step” in a constructive course.
The Giants get their first off day of camp on Sunday, after which they may follow for six straight days earlier than heading again to East Rutherford, N.J. So, this was an acceptable time to ask the coach for an evaluation of what has taken place to this point.
“You don’t really measure too much. You just try to do as good as you can at everything you can,” Harbaugh stated. “I felt like today was a good step because a lot of the things that we were working on from yesterday and the first couple of days, we saw the improvement today in terms of execution.
“So that’s what you really want to see is better today than you were yesterday. It’s kind of the measuring stick. I felt like we did that today.”
Harbaugh was notably happy with the offense, which had just one false begin on Saturday after a rash of them over the primary three practices.
“The operation was better on offense, for sure,” Harbaugh stated. “We’re pushing the envelope on all the cadences.
“It’s not like we’re protecting it and going simple cadences. There was a lot of tough cadences, and for the most part, we did a really good job of it.”
Let’s get to the remainder of what we noticed on Saturday.
Odell Beckham followers — For 3 days, followers have come to the Greenbrier hoping for an Odell Beckham spotlight. He lastly offered one on Saturday, leaping to snag a landing go of roughly 25 yards from Jameis Winston Winston.
Theo Johnson — The third-year tight finish, who has seemingly all the time struggled with catching the ball constantly, had a extremely good day. He made a number of good catches. The perfect may need been a deep catch on a ball feathered fantastically over cornerback Jarrick Bernard-Converse by Jaxson Dart. Johnson dropped simple passes in every of the primary two practices, so this was good to see.
Tanner Conner — I don’t know if Conner, a decent finish who got here to the Giants late final season, could make the roster. I’ve so as to add him right here as a result of he has been productive each day catching passes from Jameis Winston. He had at the very least 4 catches on Saturday, all from Winston.
Chris Manhertz — Yep, one other tight finish. The veteran blocking tight finish has 4 catches in two seasons with the Giants. He had three, and almost got here down with a fourth, on Saturday. So, he has met his quota.
Dominic Zvada — It was the rookie placekicker’s flip to kick subject targets on Saturday, and he made probably the most of it. Zvada made 13 of 14 kicks, together with a pair in late-game “must-score” conditions the place the offense was trailing. He made a few kicks from roughly 51 yards.
The Greenbrier East and Greenbrier West highschool soccer groups — Each groups attended the follow and had been introduced right down to the sphere afterward, the place they had been offered with a $5,000 verify on behalf of the Giants.
The go rush — I can’t attempt to rely “sacks” throughout these practices. They aren’t actual, and the quarterbacks by no means get touched. however, what was clear is that Jaxson Dart and Winston had been not often in a position to simply set their ft and throw comfortably.
Paulson Adebo (with an help from Tremaine Edmunds) — Over the primary few days of follow, Giants defensive backs had their palms on a number of passes. They might not, although, reel any of them in for interceptions. That modified Saturday. After linebacker Tremaine Edmunds tipped a Dart go on the line of scrimmage, Adebo snagged it and took for a landing.
Tremaine Edmunds — Edmunds created the Adebo interception. He additionally had one himself. Dart tried to drift a go over the backpedaling Edmunds, who is almost 6-foot-5 and has a 97th percentile wing span. Edmunds wasn’t having, reaching as much as intercept the ball.
When the Giants drafted Arvell Reese, who can also be 6-4, to play alongside Edmunds, they talked concerning the house that duo would take up and the way tough they might make it for quarterbacks to finish passes in home windows tightened by their measurement. Now we have seen that come to fruition various instances over the primary 4 practices.
Jack Kelly — The rookie linebacker, a sixth-round decide, made a pair of good performs. Throughout a 7-on-7 drill, he jumped a crossing route meant for Isaiah Doubtless and knocked it away. Throughout 11-on-11, he confirmed large vary by knocking away a deep ball from Dart that was meant for quick extensive receiver Calvin Austin.
Colton Hood — Truthfully, I’m reaching for a loser right here. Hood is barely a “loser” as a result of an offside penalty on a defensive lineman value Hood a decide six. The rookie cornerback intercepted a Winston go and took it to the home, however it didn’t rely. So, he “lost” a decide six.
Trivia individuals — Let’s simply say these Giants followers struggled with their historical past.
John Mara attends follow
The Giants’ co-owner attended follow on Saturday for the second time in 4 days. Beneath, Mara, who has been battling most cancers, walks off the sphere with head coach John Harbaugh and GM Joe Schoen.
Malik Nabers was again at follow on Saturday after having an off day on Friday as he recovers from a torn ACL. Early on, it didn’t seem like Nabers would follow. He had a baseball cap on and didn’t initially heat up. He did, although, take part within the restricted vogue which is turning into customary.
Issues get actual on Monday when the Giants return to follow. They are going to be in full pads for the primary time, Harbaugh stated on Saturday.
“We’re not going to be tackling to the ground,” Harbaugh stated. “But we’ll be in what we call wrap and release. So we’re trying to stop the ball carrier if we can in defense. Pads behind us on offense, things like that.
“I’m sure inside it’ll be a little more physical than it is out here without the shoulder pads. So it just ramps up just a little bit. But other than that, everything will be exactly the same.”
Regardless of Harbaugh’s reminders to maintain gamers on their ft, tight finish Isaiah Doubtless was slammed to the bottom after catching a go throughout a “must-score” scenario late in follow. Doubtless acquired up slowly. We should wait till Monday to see if Doubtless suffered any ill-effects.
Remaining Greenbrier follow schedule
Sunday, August 2 — Gamers’ day offMonday, August 3 — 1:30-3:15 p.m.Tuesday, August 4 — 1:30-3:30 p.m.Wednesday, August 5 — 1:30-4 p.m. (Open to the general public)Thursday, August 6 — 1:30-4 p.m. (Open to the general public)Friday, August 7 — 1:30-4 p.m. (Open to the general public)Saturday, August 8 — 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
