Yes, Jason Pierre-Paul made swift progress on Thursday, working through defensive line drills and drawing cheers from his teammates on the practice field in just his second day back with the Giants after months away.
But no, Steve Spagnuolo isn’t letting his mind run wild. The defensive coordinator said that he hasn’t started building a plan around JPP just yet, and he’s in no hurry to plug the defensive end back into his ‘D’-line rotation.
“It’s going to take a little while, it’s really early now,” Spagnuolo said. “We want to be optimistic, and I know he (Pierre-Paul) is too, but I think we want to be smart about it.