Harbaugh, 63, now officially the man for Big Blue, brings legitimacy to a group.
Harbaugh, a one-time Super Bowl champion, led the Ravens to the playoffs in 12 of his 18 seasons in Baltimore, with 11 of those campaigns producing double-digit wins and six resulting in AFC North titles. Known as a culture builder and guiding voice, things got tough for him with the Ravens before missing the postseason in a Week 18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that led to his firing.
Now he starts again leading a team that has not won the NFC East since the aforementioned 2011 season.
There’s plenty of talent for Harbaugh to work with, including the budding offensive trio of Jaxson Dart, running back Cam Skattebo and wide receiver Malik Nabers, as well as an equally promising group of triples passing in Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Abdul Carter.
It’s a great foundation for Harbaugh, who knows how to build and lead winners.
Harbaugh, probably the flashiest name available to most teams, also drew interest from the Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans.
He worked through the training session and now a two-day period of holding his breath to officially agree to lead New York.
Fingers crossed the Giants will be well worth the wait.