There’s a whole lot crammed into 100 years of playing the game. That span means the Giants have been there, done that, time and again, over and over. Everything has passed through their gates. Great triumphs. Abject failure. The winds of change and the stillness of sameness. Championship moments. Despair in the air. 

This current cycle is one of stationary bicycle inertia, more than a decade’s worth of losing, making it feel impossible to jump off the wheel and start anew. For a franchise that is marking its centennial — yes, marking, as “celebrating” went out the window long ago and it is no longer an appropriate description of the proceedings — this is a dark period that has held on for too long. There is a light up ahead, though, and the glow of opportunity such as this has not been seen in 60 years. 

If all goes right — meaning enough goes wrong on the field these last two games (vs. the Colts and at the Eagles) — the Giants will select first in the 2025 NFL Draft. The famed No. 1 pick. Numero uno. King of the hill, top of the heap. 

The Giants are now the lone team in the league with only two wins and thus they control their destiny, as far as holding onto the No. 1 pick. There were plenty of questions about what sort of team the Giants would be this season and figuring they would win only five or six games was a projection that many shared. Being in position for the top pick was not a development many thought possible. But here we are.