The Giants.com crew members discuss what they've been seeing from the new coaching staff so far.

John Schmeelk: When the Giants hired defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson, I talked to a few different people on the "Giants Huddle" podcast who were familiar with his coaching style. At least one person told me that we would definitely hear his voice during practice. It has turned out to be 100 percent true.

You often hear Wilson's voice bellowing from the sideline, either excited about a good play, or perhaps slightly more frequently, correcting something that went wrong. I am not inferring there have been more mistakes than good plays, rather Wilson is so detailed, specific, and obsessed with players avoiding mental errors that he is constantly teaching and correcting even the smallest issues when it comes to that part of the game.

With no pads or contact in OTAs, getting the playbook and scheme together from a mental standpoint is the most important thing that should be happening on the field. It's important to have that squared away so the focus can shift to the physical part of the game next week. It has been fun watching this scheme grow in the spring with various pressure packages and post-snap movement in the secondary. I can't wait to see what it looks like in September.

Dan Salomone: The first thing John Harbaugh did at his first practice as head coach of the New York Football Giants was jump in on a special teams drill with the gunners. That about said it all.

Heading into the spring, I was curious to see what type of coach he would be at practice. We know he demands a lot from his players and staff. So, would he yell a lot? I'm sure there will be times for that as we progress into the dog days of summer in West Virginia for training camp, and then into the grind of a season. But through veteran minicamp, rookie minicamp, and now the first of seven OTAs, you rarely hear the head coach with 193 victories to his name, including a Super Bowl ring.

In fact, the only time you really hear him is when he hops in to give hands-on instruction during a special teams session, whether it's field goal protection, punt coverage, or anything else of that sort.

We'll dive deeper into his philosophy as the year goes on, but it appears as if he lets his coaches coach while he oversees the whole operation. He isn't just camped out with the quarterbacks. That's what Matt Nagy, Brian Callahan, and Mike Snyder are there to do. He isn't just camped out with his shiny new draft pick in a No. 52 jersey. That's what Dennard Wilson and Frank Bush are there to do.

Now, maybe Chris Horton and T.J. Weist may have something else to say about Harbaugh. But can you blame the former special teams coordinator? It's in his heart. On top of that, seeing a head coach, especially of his stature, pay attention to the fine details of special teams surely sends a message to the entire roster: he's paying attention to all of you, not some.

Weist recently joined the "Giants Huddle" podcast to discuss, among other things, what it's like to coach special teams under Harbaugh.

"First, he understands the importance," Weist said. "He gives us two things. He gives us, one, time. A lot of coaches don't give their coaches or their players time to really develop the systems, to develop the players, all those things. So it gives us that time. And especially we start out here, we start our practice with special teams. The first 30 minutes or 20 minutes is special teams. That way, the team's focused, the coaches are focused, the guys that aren't involved have time to do their thing, but we really get that focus done right away.

"The second thing he gives us is weapons as players. He understands the importance of obviously the kickers, the punters, the snappers, the specialists, but then the weapons that the people we need for the punt team, the guys that we need on the outside, the returners, the things that we have to have to succeed. He really understands that and then you can say it's good or bad – but we think it's really good – he's in almost every meeting. He goes into a lot of meetings. He's in a lot of meetings offense and defense, but especially special teams. And we respect that because he wants to be involved. … He knows every phase, every play, every scheme, every technique in every phase, not just on special teams, but our offense and defense. It's impressive. We go into a game, he knows the game plan for every phase. What's our game plan and what's our game plan against them and what is that opponent going to do against us. So, the team has a lot of confidence, especially in special teams, but the team has a lot of confidence in what he knows in our game plan and it crosses over."

Matt Citak: Dan touched on Harbaugh while Schmeelk discussed Wilson, so now let's turn our focus to the offensive side of the ball under Matt Nagy. The former quarterback turned offensive coordinator spent well over a decade coaching under Andy Reid, one of the best offensive minds in the history of the sport, so it's fair to say you can expect some shades of the Chiefs' offense in the new system.

But the offense goes beyond just what's been done in Kansas City in recent years. The coaching staff also consists of several other former offensive play-callers, including passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach Bill Callahan and senior offensive assistant Greg Roman. The 2026 Giants' offense will feature a blend of all of these different systems, some of which are brand new concepts for their second-year signal-caller.

"It's a lot of things that I haven't done before," quarterback Jaxson Dart told the media about the offense during the first week of OTAs. "So, it's been fun to kind of get new experiences, try new things, have communication with the coaches on what I like, what they like and get a ton of reps at it. So, I think that's been fun for me.

"At the same time, there's a little bit more that's involved within it. So, it's been fun to learn, to have the command, the control at the line of scrimmage. And you have the keys to get what you want and put your offense in the best situation. So, it's very versatile. There's a lot of just things that we can do within the system from a personnel standpoint. And the guys have been able to pick it up at a good level, and we've been able to play fast."

When a team is implementing a new system, the most important thing during this time of year is trying to get everyone up to speed on the playbook. There is a lot that goes into learning a new offense, and so with the season still over three months out, the goal for the spring is to get everyone on the same page. Thus far, Nagy and the rest of the offensive coaching staff have seemingly done a good job of doing just that. Dart has been operating the offense efficiently during team drills, and the whole unit seems to become more and more comfortable in the system each day.