{
  "id": 11685225,
  "title": "New York Giants not ready to set roles for J.J. McCarthy, Jake Haener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/new-york-giants-not-ready-to-set-roles-for-j-j-mccarthy-jake-haener",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T12:55:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/york-giants-not-ready-set-125534129.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "John Harbaugh maintains that the New York Giants are still working on their offensive identity with Jameis Winston at quarterback. Winston has taken first-team reps this week, but Harbaugh hasn't broken down the distribution of snaps among the backup and third-string quarterbacks. The backup and third-string will mostly take snaps on the scout team, with some throws and route work. Winston's limited time as the starter presents a challenge, as the staff tries to figure out the team's offensive strategy. J.J. McCarthy has been learning the system, but he's overwhelmed with the amount of information. The Giants haven't named a second or third-string quarterback yet, as they're still deciding how to use McCarthy and Jake Haener, who's been with the team for about a month. Harbaugh emphasized that preparing a quarterback for a set role on short notice would be extremely difficult. The team's depth chart awaits Sunday's outcome to see how the Winston plan unfolds.",
  "summary": "Jameis Winston will start on Sunday for the New York Giants, but who backs him up remains a bit of a mystery.",
  "key_points": [
    "Giants still defining offensive identity with Jameis Winston at QB",
    "J.J. McCarthy overwhelmed by system, unclear role",
    "Decision pending after Sunday's outcome"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}