John Harbaugh on trade deadline approach: If you put it on a scale, now outweighs the future

Published November 10, 2026 07:12 AM There have been a number of big moves on the trade front over the last couple of weeks as teams with eyes on competing for the Super Bowl have made big swings to improve their chances. The Giants have made one significant trade and the move to add quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the wake of Jaxson Dart’s torn ACL has worked out well thus far. The team is 5-2-1 and in first place in the NFC East, which has led to a lot of speculation about whether there are more moves to come ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline. While many expected the Giants to be better in John Harbaugh’s first season, that standing might find them a little further along than anticipated and Harbaugh was asked about how the team will weigh a short-term move against the long view of team building. “Very true, very important, and yet you want to do everything you can do to make your team as strong as you can right now, because we’re in the now, and we’re told to live in the moment, be where our feet are planted, concern ourselves with today, but that’s not at the expense of tomorrow or just prudent planning,” Harbaugh said, via a transcript from the team. “I think we just have to look at each situation, and just weigh it out in terms of, okay, what’s the cost? What’s the benefit? And is it worth it? Is it going to benefit us? Is it a good thing for the Giants, and for the organization, and the team? So, I would say that the now weighs more important than the future, if you’re going to put it on a scale, and kind of go from there.”People like to talk about championship windows, but they don’t always open and close on a prescribed schedule and the Giants will have to decide if it makes sense to try to widen their current one in the next few hours.