The New York Giants’ offense is set to look very different in 2026 under the new coaching staff, and the acquisition of fullback Patrick Ricard likely indicates that the Giants will be a run-heavy football team.
After selecting Cam Skattebo in the 2025 NFL draft and signing Ricard this offseason, former Giants fullback Henry Hynoski is excited to see the Giants’ backfield do some damage.
“I’m just super pumped from a football perspective,” Hynoski told Giants.com. “We kind of got away from what our identity was as New York Giants football. If you look at the success that we’ve had, long-term team success, there was a fullback on the field on the teams that had success and which ultimately won Super Bowl victories. It’s good to see that we’re getting back to what our brand of football is, and I know this kid here is an absolute hammer and he’s going to be paving the way.
“Those guys make the ground hurt when they run. It’s going to be fun to watch. Skattebo behind Ricard, that’s prime football entertainment. I’ll be tuning in.”
The Giants had a great one-two punch highlighted by Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw in their most recent two Super Bowl runs, and that duo ran behind Hynoski in Super Bowl XLVI.
Hynoski compared John Harbaugh to Tom Coughlin, saying they were “cut from the same cloth,” and also mentioned that Skattebo’s running style reminds him of his former teammate, Ahmad Bradshaw.
Hynoski is coincidentally in a group chat with a few former NFL fullbacks and Ricard himself. Hynoski got to welcome him before the news even broke.
“The news broke in our text group before I guess it even really hit the internet,” Hynoski said. “Everybody was responding and congratulating him, and I said, ‘Congratulations, Patrick. Welcome to New York. You’re going to absolutely love it here.'”
Ricard and Skattebo are going to form a fierce, physical backfield upon Skattebo’s return from injury. However, Tyrone Tracy Jr. may also benefit just as much, if not more, from Ricard’s services on offense.
It’s going to be a much different-looking offense in 2026 in the way the Giants look to move the ball down the field. Clearly, Hynoski sees a lot of similarities to the Giants team he was on that went to the Super Bowl back in 2012.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Henry Hynoski on Giants’ backfield: ‘They make the ground hurt when they run’
Reporting by Tyler Henry, Giants Wire / Giants Wire
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