The new burning questions to answer after Giants win turned NFL draft order on its head

One win, so many questions.The Giants didn’t just snap a franchise record 10-game losing streak Sunday by beating the Colts.They clarified the playoff picture (eliminating the Colts), shook up the NFL draft order (handing the No.1 pick to the Patriots for the time being) and gave ownership something to think about next week when deciding the fates of general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll.Let’s tackle five new questions on the minds of a fan base no longer singularly focused on drafting Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders or Miami’s Cam Ward with the No.

1 pick to be the franchise quarterback.The Giants hold the No.4 pick and have a smaller than 1-percent chance of regaining No.

1, per ESPN analytics.So, you’re saying there’s a chance?Yes, the Giants can get back to No.

1 if they lose to the Eagles (likely playing backups) and three upsets break their way: The Patriots beat the Bills (likely playing backups), Titans beat the Texans (likely playing backups) and Browns beat the Ravens.If the Giants lose, they will move up as many spots as there are winners among those other 3-13 teams.With a win, the Giants could drop as low as No.

9 if the Jaguars, Panthers, Jets, Raiders and Bears — all of whom are Week 18 underdogs — all lose to finish 4-13.Strength of schedule (.551) works against them in all tiebreakers except maybe versus the Bears (.554).The Giants have an 88.2 percent chance of a top-five pick.In theory, one late-season aberration shouldn’t change much of ownership’s big-picture analysis.

It didn’t when Pat Shurmur was fired after a 2-1 finish on the heels of a nine-game losing streak in 2019.But if the Giants already preferred to keep the status quo, there is now an example to point to of players not quitting on Daboll and what might be possible with him calling plays and getting better quarterback play than happened for most of the season.Schoen has been operating as if (and spreading the word in league circles that) he expe...