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Seattle coach Mike Macdonald credits John Harbaugh with shaping his path from Ravens assistant at 26 to a head coaching role headed for the Super Bowl, crediting Harbaugh’s mentorship and shared principles as foundational to his approach in Seattle.
FOX Sports grades the 2026 batch of 10 NFL head coaches, listing John Harbaugh on top with an A+ and Kevin Stefanski near the top with an A, while early assessments range from D- (Mike LaFleur) to B+ (Jesse Minter) amid questions about fit, quarterback development, and how well first-time hires will translate to the pros.
With a strong 2025 season and better cap space, the Patriots are positioned to attract free agents ahead of the newly led Giants under John Harbaugh, potentially derailing New York’s plans. The piece suggests Patriots targets could include Ravens veterans such as Tyler Linderbaum, Isaiah Likely, and Ar'Darius Washington, as well as Dre'Mont Jones and Patrick Ricard, complicating the Giants’ offseason strategy and signifying a heated free-agent chase.
The New York Post’s Ryan Dunleavy grades the NFL’s 10 offseason head-coach hires, noting the 2022 class was notorious for quick firings and arguing that this year’s group may not fare much better. The piece highlights teams like the Giants, Dolphins and Raiders as repeat participants from 2022 to 2026 and discusses where John Harbaugh’s name fits into the Giants’ potential move. It ranks each team’s decision and points out that even well-known hires (e.g., Stefanski to Atlanta, McCarthy to Pittsburgh, Saleh in Tennessee) face skepticism, given the poor recent track record of coaching changes.
The New York Giants have hired Dennard Wilson, previously the Titans’ defensive coordinator and a former Ravens defensive backs coach, to be their new defensive coordinator, joining head coach John Harbaugh’s staff; Wilson comes after years with multiple NFL teams, and the Giants have also added special teams coordinator Chris Horton.
The article analyzes how John Harbaugh’s Giants hire could reshape the team’s spending, noting New York sits about $8.3 million in the red in effective cap space after Daniel Jones’s 2025 dead money and how a series of restructures (simple or maximum) could unlock substantial cap room—potentially $51.8M to $117.2M—depending on strategy. It also outlines plausible pre-June 1 cuts (e.g., Gano, Singletary, Hudson) and players like Okereke, Runyan Jr., JMS, and RRH as candidates to free cap, while highlighting Void-year tactics to fund better signings. The piece compares the Giants’ finances to the Ravens and Eagles and suggests we’ll gauge Harbaugh’s impact on spending in the March free-agent period to determine how aggressive the Giants will be under ownership and Schoen.
Darius Slayton’s brief, pointed remark that the Giants need a Tom Coughlin-like coach helped frame John Harbaugh as a potential revival figure for New York. Harbaugh has cited Coughlin as a key influence, and Slayton argues a demanding, disciplined coach could unlock a Cruz-like breakthrough for a developing quarterback (Jaxson Dart) and push the Giants back toward contention. The piece ties historic Giants leadership to a current pursuit of a hard-nosed, proven presence to steady the franchise.
With John Harbaugh hired as Giants head coach, Todd Monken is the heavy favorite to become the team’s offensive coordinator after directing a top-ranked Ravens attack; his status could shift if he takes the Browns job or if Miami shows interest. Other names tied to various roles include Willie Taggart (Harbaugh-connected), Mike Kafka (in the Eagles OC mix alongside Brian Daboll), and defensive candidates like Anthony Weaver and Daronte Jones. The Giants aim to lock in their schemes soon ahead of Shrine Game, Senior Bowl, and free agency to shape the roster.
Under new head coach John Harbaugh, the New York Giants are restructuring leadership and staff: long-time trainer Ronnie Barnes will remain but shift to a reorganized medical department with a new head trainer; veteran executive Kevin Abrams is out; nearly all 2025 defensive assistants are being replaced, and special teams coach Michael Ghobrial has been let go, with uncertain futures for some offensive coaches. Harbaugh also plans to interview more than 20 Ravens coaches, signaling a broad, organization-wide overhaul.
The piece discusses Giants coach John Harbaugh’s preference for football-loving, physically tough players and how GM Joe Schoen may target free agents who fit that mold, while noting some internal options that may not, as the team rebuilds under Harbaugh's influence.
John Harbaugh was introduced as the Giants’ head coach on a five-year, $100 million deal, arriving with CEO-style authority and a proven track record. He urged daily effort, finishing games, and building a physically tough, disciplined team, reporting to ownership rather than the usual hierarchy. Giants executives believe he’s the best available coach to spark a rapid rebuild and chase a return to world champions status.
The New York Giants’ bid to hire John Harbaugh gained critical momentum thanks to former coach Tom Coughlin, who connected Harbaugh with Giants owner Chris Mara. Mara explains that after Ravens coach Harbaugh was fired, Coughlin set up the contact, and a long, intense conversation during a playoff game convinced Mara and the ownership to act quickly and pursue Harbaugh, ultimately bringing him to the Giants.
John Harbaugh opened his Giants tenure by pledging a team-centric approach, thanking Ravens ownership and staff for shaping his career, and expressing excitement about coaching New York and developing QB Jaxson Dart, with hints of bringing some Ravens coaches to build a winner on the NFL’s biggest stage.
John Harbaugh downplayed the significance of the reporting line to Giants ownership, saying the real key is effective collaboration among him, GM Joe Schoen, and owner John Mara as negotiations wrap up and the team plans for 2026.
The New York Giants formally introduce John Harbaugh as head coach, with coverage framing 10 likely questions he’ll face: define his winning culture and whether he’ll retain current assistants, how he plans to bolster analytics, how he’ll develop the young quarterback Jaxson Dart, who has final say on personnel decisions, how he’ll address last-season close losses, potential organizational changes, whether his draft philosophy weighs positional value, if there was a moment he doubted the deal would happen, and whether past success in Baltimore can translate to success in New York. The piece also notes Harbaugh’s CEO-style approach, openness to evolution, and a front-office dynamic that will shift with him directing greater influence over the roster and operations alongside GM Joe Schoen.