Giants defense has a new motto after ‘traitors’ callout hits hard

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Dunleavy, R. (2026, October 26). Giants defense has a new motto after ‘traitors’ callout hits hard. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/sports/giants-defense-has-a-new-motto-after-traitors-callout-hits-hard/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-26 · by Ryan Dunleavy

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After Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson criticized the defense for lack of effort and held a private meeting naming "traitors" who don't run to the ball, the team responded positively in their game against the Texans, winning 27-21 in overtime. The defense forced six punts and limited Houston’s offense to only 237 yards, demonstrating the new motto “swarm” by swarming around the ball with high energy. Players praised this collective effort as a good response to Wilson's callout.
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🔮 If John Harbaugh were picking between two Michigan-bred quarterbacks this week, the Giants would start J.J. McCarthy over Tom Brady.
🔮 Edmunds will go from logging every defensive snap in the first six games to missing every snap in the final 11, The Post confirmed, after he was injured late in last week’s game against the Saints.
🔮 Maybe it’s time for the NFL to change its logo to include a player’s hand punching at the football that sits atop the shield.
🔮 “Maybe now 20 percent of that 30 that was gone is back,” Nagy said before Thursday’s practice.
🔮 McCarthy’s last pass — on fourth-and-1 from the 14-yard line with 12 seconds remaining — fell incomplete or else the Giants would’ve had a chance to win the game or send it to overtime despite trailing 34-10 when the quarterback change was made with 11:36 to go.
🔮 tRY IT NOW“I would love for us to be in that kind of a circumstance,” Harbaugh said.
🔮 If J.J. McCarthy was guaranteed to throw for 943 yards, rush for 104 yards and lead 12 scoring drives in his next start, then the Giants wouldn’t have a quarterback controversy on their hands.
🔮 “I’m feeling good,” Mauigoa said, indicating he will be on the field again soon.
🔮 Skattebo knew ahead of Sunday’s game that he was not going to start and that his playing time would be diminished as a result of four fumbles in the first five games, but he wasn’t expecting to be limited to six offensive snaps (all in the first half) and no touches in the 34-27 loss to the Saints.
🔮 he was being evaluated — he went in the late fourth round — nobody really could get their arms around him,” Harbaugh said.
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Giants HOUSTON Saints Texans

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Giants ORG · 8× HOUSTON GPE · 2× Harbaugh PERSON · 2× Pinnock PERSON · 2× Reader PERSON · 2× Texans ORG · 2× Dennard Wilson PERSON · 1× Jason Pinnock PERSON · 1× Saints ORG · 1× Wilson PERSON · 1×

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Micah McFadden blew up a run for no gain, Kayvon Thibodeaux dropped an interception thrown onto his hip (incompletion) and Pinnock broke up a third-down pass that only got out of C.J. Stroud’s hand because of (declined) offensive holding.
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2026-10-26 · New York Post
Giants defense has a new motto after ‘traitors’ callout hits hard · assertive framing

Claims (27 extracted, 0 hedged)

In the first game after coordinator Dennard Wilson publicly called out the defense — and held a private team meeting where names were named and film was shown — his unit showed few, if any, “traitors.” asserted
unit → call → traitors
That’s what Wilson called players who don’t give a full effort running to the ball. asserted
who → ’ → ball
“Swarm — that was the word — and empty the tank,” Jason Pinnock said after the Giants beat the Texans 27-21 in overtime to rebound from an ugly hustle-lacking loss to the Saints. asserted
Giants → swarm → Saints
“That’s what we showed. asserted
we → ’ → what
I feel like the defense responded.” asserted
defense → feel → ?
tRY IT NOW“Swarm” is an interesting — but appropriate, given the timing — word choice for the Giants because it’s the Texans’ defensive motto. asserted
it → try → Giants
The Giants forced six punts and allowed only 237 yards of offense. asserted
Giants → force → offense
The biggest defensive stop happened in overtime, after Houston scored the game-tying touchdown with 52 seconds remaining. asserted
Houston → happen → seconds
The Giants won the coin toss and elected to kick off. asserted
Giants → win → toss
Micah McFadden blew up a run for no gain, Kayvon Thibodeaux dropped an interception thrown onto his hip (incompletion) and Pinnock broke up a third-down pass that only got out of C.J. Stroud’s hand because of (declined) offensive holding. asserted
that → blow → holding
“The biggest thing was energy,” Pinnock said. asserted
Pinnock → say → ?
We were big on, ‘When something bad happens, have energy.’ asserted
something → happen → energy
It’s a momentum game.” asserted
It → ’ → ?
Short of forcing takeaways, did he consider that as good as a team can respond to being called out by its coordinator? asserted
team → force → coordinator
“I think so,” Reader said. asserted
Reader → think → ?
“You heard about the callouts and we needed to look inward. asserted
we → hear → callouts
Obviously, the beginning response is going to be a little machismo, but you really try to take in the things that the coach is saying. asserted
coach → go → that
That’s a good way to respond as a team.” asserted
That → ’ → team
John Harbaugh praised McFadden (10 tackles) in his first start of the season, Deonte Banks for his tight coverage and Abdul Carter for his “empty the tank” message. asserted
Harbaugh → praise → message
“That was a players win in every way,” Harbaugh said. asserted
Harbaugh → say → way
The Giants tackled Harbaugh to the ground after the win — their fifth straight game decided in the last 20 seconds of regulation or overtime. asserted
Giants → tackle → regulation
“Football is funny,” Reader said. asserted
Reader → say → ?
“It always gives you a chance to redeem yourself. asserted
It → give → yourself
It’s going to come. asserted
It → go → ?
“We’re so happy to get a win. asserted
We → ’re → win
All that other s–t, it’s like arguing with your brother. asserted
it → ’ → brother
It doesn’t matter anymore.” asserted
It → matter → ?
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