Great question — the Giants' offense under this staff is a fascinating hybrid, not purely one or the other.
Short answer: It's both. John Harbaugh is installing a physical, run-first identity (his Ravens DNA), while Matt Nagy is bringing Chiefs-style West Coast passing concepts. The tension between those two approaches is the whole story.
Here's how it breaks down:
- Harbaugh's side — physical run game, "run-first, highly conditioned identity." He spent 18 years in Baltimore where the Ravens ranked top-3 in rushing attempts year after year (from the John Harbaugh page).
- Nagy's side — shotgun-heavy (71% in Chicago), RPOs, pre-snap motion, quick passing concepts, tight end-friendly usage. Classic Reid tree (from the Matt Nagy page).
- Greg Roman (senior offensive assistant) is the wildcard — he's Harbaugh's trusted run-game designer from both the Ravens and Chargers. Per FantasyPros: "Roman brings in his Roman-style rushing offense. He designs that side of the offense. Nagy's still the play caller... but Harbaugh with his clout brought him in."
Bottom line: Nagy calls the plays, but the run-game structure comes from Roman, and the overall culture is Harbaugh's. It's a Chiefs-style passing attack layered on top of a Ravens-style running foundation — think shotgun RPOs with a heavy dose of designed runs and play-action. For fantasy, that makes Isaiah Likely (TE-friendly scheme) and Cam Skattebo (run-first philosophy) particularly interesting.