3.) The defensive must take a step forward
The defense ranked 30th and overall efficiency last season, and if you watched the majority of Giants games, you know that they gave up plenty of first possession touchdowns and blew multiple games in the fourth quarter. Overall, their lack of experience hurt them significantly. The secondary was raw and undeveloped, and the pass rush was nonexistent at times. The Giants signed Bradberry, Blake Martinez, Kyler Fackrell, and placed a free agent tender on Markus Golden to help shore up the pass rusher unit. The secondary should be improved with the addition of Xavier McKinney and a year of experience for players like Julian Love, Corey Ballentine, DeAndre Baker, and Sam Beal.
The Giants are relying heavily on the interior defensive line, consisting of Leonard Williams, Dalvin Tomlinson, and Dexter Lawrence. This trio is expected to put interior pressure on opposing quarterbacks and stop the run at a high-level. If they can do those things well, the rest of the defense should see an uptick in production.