These Giants have plenty of reasons to make you believe again

There are always reasons for optimism in the first week of August, in every NFL city, every NFL season.

Even in East Rutherford, N.J.

When you disgrace the uniform with a 3-14 season, there will be the usual causes for concern: Can LT Andrew Thomas stay healthy long enough to anchor an offensive line ravaged by injury a year ago. How much does Russell Wilson have left? How much of an upgrade over Daniel Jones can he be? Can defensive coordinator Shane Bowen step up to improve the run defense? And that Murderers’ Row September schedule? Fuhgeddaboudit! If you can.

But as the preseason opener in Buffalo beckons next Saturday, I am finding more reasons for optimism than I expected when Giants training camp opened.