Giants hope new D-coordinator will be one to finally stop Dak Prescott

The last Giants defensive coordinator to get the best of Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott for a full game was Steve Spagnuolo.Yes, it’s been a long time.Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.

In the 3,561 days since Dec.11, 2016, when Prescott threw two interceptions in a 10-7 loss at MetLife Stadium…… Spagnuolo was promoted to Giants interim head coach for a four-game stint and has gone to five Super Bowls as Chiefs defensive coordinator.… Prescott has thrown 223 touchdown passes and put together a record 14-game winning streak against the Giants, which ended on a technicality last season when he was pulled at halftime of a meaningless Week 18 loss.….

Defensive coordinators James Bettcher, Patrick Graham, Wink Martindale and Shane Bowen all haven’t had enough answers for Prescott.The next coordinator in line is Dennard Wilson, who will be making his Giants debut Sunday.And he knows the challenge Prescott poses.“He’s a top quarterback in the NFL,” Wilson said.

“He’s seen it all.He’s very decisive with where he’s going with the ball, he gets the ball out of his hands quick.

They have elite receivers … and their tight ends are good.So, they have weapons, both on the outside and inside.”But Wilson doesn’t care about Giants-Cowboys history.“We’re going to be unapologetic on how we play,” he said.

“We’re going to be decisive in what we do.We’re going to play with an edge.

We’re going to play with toughness.We’re going to bring violence.

That’s our M.O.That’s how the guys have been going out — doing their work every day, their daily business.

And that’s how we’re going to play.”There already is some chirping between cornerback Greg Newsome and Cowboys receiver George Pickens, who have bad blood dating to opposite sides of the Browns-Steelers rivalry in 2024.After Newsome said the Giants have “the best cornerback room in the league...