NFL teams and college programs share many similarities. Both are constructed for long-term success. As I scoured the NFL's rosters and management for clues, it has led me to this conclusion: Michigan football and the New York Giants are built similarly. One is Go Blue and the other is Big Blue, but the similarities don't end there.
It was New York who dethroned the king from Michigan in two Super Bowls, while Jim Harbaugh lost to his brother one year following the second Giants upset of Tom Brady's Patriots. Nowadays the two share more of the same things than one might think.
Michigan has a lot of similarities to the New York Giants
John Harbaugh and Kyle Whittingham are close in age range. Before being hired as the head honchos, both were coordinators. One posted a Super Bowl victory, while the other went 13-0 in the BCS era. That was back in 2008 for the Utes, when they ended their season with a Sugar Bowl win over Nick Saban's Alabama squad.
Harbaugh hired Grant Newsome to help assist in the offensive line coaching duties. Adam Schrack is also apart of Harbaugh's staff as the offensive quality control coach. He was the recruiting operations coordinator under his brother 10 years back. T.J. Weist assumes the special teams assistant role. Weist was at Michigan for two previous stints. First as an offensive analyst before leading the wide receivers in the early nineties.
At quarterback both feature second year signal callers who appear to be on the upswing. They mutually carry a stable of running backs who run in a violent fashions and stockpiled multiple tackles along the offensive line for depth and injury purposes. Former Wolverine Jon Runyan Jr. is one of two Michigan grads on the roster. On the outside are multiple weapons for Jaxson Dart and Bryce Underwood to utilize.
Defensively the Giants are not light on the pass rush. Abdul Carter and Kayvon Thibodeaux compare to what Carter Meadows can be in three to four years, once he's draft eligible. Brian Burns is the veteran edge rusher that resembles John Henry Daley the most. Inside there are bodies, but not a big name like Dexter Lawrence or in Michigan's case, Mason Graham. Meanwhile the secondary is filled with returning starters and a few new faces just like Michigan's.
Even on special teams, the comparisons continue. Both will trot out kickers from Pitt as their primary placeholders, unless Dominic Zvada unseats Ben Sauls for the kicking job.
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