romba
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I think Mara wants to give the new GM the 'option' of bringing in fresh blood or keeping Judge. Ooooor they have an internal guy ready to go who knows the 'Giants Way' aka Mara's way or the highway.
They had me in the first half, not gunna lie...
Judge is out but he's taking all the medium pepsis with him as consolation.
His epic rant didn't help him. How many people do you think were really calling him to come back to the giants for less money? Anyway I wouldn't be surprised if he returns to the Pats as the special teams coach.Maybe I’m soft, but the media is really beating up Judge while he’s down from every possible angle. We get it. He didn’t deliver. Feels like they want to ruin the guy’s career over two years as head coach of a roster that was too weak in the most important spots after QB (OL/DL). The lion’s share of the fault lies with Gettleman in my view, but it is time to move on.
I really thought the team was going to keep him. But then that rant, where he really seemed kind of unhinged, there was so much blowback from that, I think maybe that was the straw that broke the camel's back in terms of how much embarrassment the organization could stomach.His epic rant didn't help him. How many people do you think were really calling him to come back to the giants for less money? Anyway I wouldn't be surprised if he returns to the Pats as the special teams coach.
So far this GM search is very un-Giant like, which is a positive sign IMO. Casting a wide net, executives from playoff organizations, and no in house candidates. It’s a much more attractive job now that Judge is gone. 2 top 10 picks, full autonomy (so they say), cap isn’t ideal but the salary cap in the NFL is Monopoly money. I wouldn’t mind a Schoen/Daboll GM/HC combo, and the AGM Peters from SF is intriguing as well.
I really thought the team was going to keep him. But then that rant, where he really seemed kind of unhinged, there was so much blowback from that, I think maybe that was the straw that broke the camel's back in terms of how much embarrassment the organization could stomach.
I’ll guarantee the fact that NY sports radio was 100% clown pounding the Giants, and Mara personally Sunday/Monday factored into it.
I’m not a huge sports radio listener but I’ve never heard the giants take shots like they did when it appeared they were keeping him. Fans, hosts, every guest. Just slaughtering the team and ownership.
The rant was apparently pretty poorly received by the Giants brass. The criticisms of the WFT and the bizarre shots at Pat Shurmur rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
It was a terrible self inflicted wound. He seemed to have a vote of confidence if he just kept his head low. But then he proceeded to oversee the worst 6 weeks in franchise history alongside the bad press conferences.
And it was good thing he did too, because there wouldve been another lame duck year of him wasted with a new GM.
I've always felt that if you are gonna bring in a new GM, they should call the shots on who they want in as coach.