Welcome to the multiverse.
Out there amid the outside universe, the Giants are a bad team headed into another bad season, owning a bad roster, a lame-duck head coach and general manager, set for another three- or four-win season, another last-place finish and an autumn and winter of irrelevance.
In a parallel universe, the Giants in their own dimension are an up-and coming team, possessing a group of youngsters brimming with talent, increased stability and potential at quarterback, and the makings of a downright potent defense.
The quantum mechanics of all this do not exist at the subatomic level, but in the here and now, there are two opposite views of what the Giants are and what they are capable of becoming. Outside, the Giants are just another sorry outfit gearing up for training camp. Inside, the Giants will open camp with enough new faces to create heightened expectations.