No one says he looks ahead, but in reality, you have to project in order to set goals. Objectively, how can the New York Giants look to compete in the tough NFC East division, unless they create benchmarks? New head coach Pat Shurmur may not want to verbalize his goals for training camp and the regular season, but that doesn’t mean goals don’t exist.
Professional sports has slowly evolved to a point where the end result is all that matters. In the other major sports, the seasons are long, and there are many games to be played.