John Harbaugh expresses confidence in K Dominic Zvada

Published November 13, 2026 12:26 AM Giants rookie kicker Dominic Zvada has missed six field goals in nine games. He missed another on Thursday night, a 33-yarder.While it happened in the first quarter and not on the final play, it stands out in a game that was decided by three points.After New York’s 24-21 loss to the Commanders, Giants coach John Harbaugh was asked about his level of confidence in Zvada.“Yeah, we’re confident,” Harbaugh said. “You know, you can’t — as soon as a guy doesn’t make a play, I mean, start firing people left and right. Especially your kicker who’s a rookie. So I’m confident that he’s gonna become a good kicker. I mean, if at some point in time, it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. “But I’m not gonna panic, you know, halfway through the season when the guy who’s made a bunch of kicks, if that’s what you’re inferring we should be doing. So, you know, I mean, we’re just not gonna knee-jerk it like that. He’s gonna make kicks. He’s gonna make a lot of kicks, I believe in him. I think he’s really good, really talented. And we’re gonna give him an opportunity to do it. It’s up to him to do it.” That’s a fair assessment of a player who’s still new to the NFL. But a kicker has one job. If he can’t do it (especially from distances that should be automatic), at some point tough questions need to be asked.Basically, how much time will Zvada get before Harbaugh decides it’s not going to happen? That remains to be seen, if Zvada keeps missing kicks he should be making.