The Giants are sitting at 3-7 and are at the bottom of the NFC East. They are on pace for their fifth consecutive season of 10 or more losses, and if they pull off that dubious feat, GM Dave Gettleman — who was hired at the end of 2017 — will have presided over four double-digit loss campaigns. As Ian Rapoport of NFL.com writes, Gettleman is not expected to return to the club in 2022.
It seems as though Gettleman has been under fire ever since he first took the job. Even late last December, the Giants were reportedly prepared to part ways with him and bring in a new top exec to head up the personnel department. However, Big Blue has traditionally given its GMs a long leash, and co-owner John Mara knew when he hired Gettleman that his team was embarking on a multi-year rebuild. He also knew that hiring a a new head coach (Joe Judge) last season could delay that rebuild a bit, as Judge would be implementing new systems and a new culture.
Gettleman, 70, managed to hit on a few of his free agent pickups in 2020 — cornerback James Bradberry, linebacker Blake Martinez, and defensive back Logan Ryan — which may have helped him retain his position for 2021. But Mara made it clear this summer that while he was not issuing a playoff mandate, any stagnation or regression could prompt an organizational shakeup.
And not only might the Giants fail to match last year’s six wins, but they also have not seen any progress from two of Gettleman’s defining draft choices, QB Daniel Jones and RB Saquon Barkley. Both selections garnered a fair amount of criticism when they were made — Gettleman’s use of the No. 6 overall pick on Jones in 2019 was widely regarded as a reach, and his use of the No. 2 overall pick on Barkley in 2018 was deemed too high for a running back for a rebuilding outfit — and between Jones’ struggles and Barkley’s injury problems, the G-Men are getting very little production from two picks that they needed to get right.
Of course, the team recently fired OC Jason Garrett, and it sounds as though Gettleman will be following him out the door. If Mara opts for an internal replacement, Rapoport names VP of football operations and assistant GM Kevin Abrams as one possibility. Any candidate from outside the organization would ideally have a background in the Patriots’ scouting system and would have philosophies more in line with those of Judge, an ex-New England staffer.
The clear implication is that Judge’s job is safe for at least one more season.
Most reasonable rumor I’ve read all season. The guy is a joke.
About damn time, he has no clue how to draft players
Could be the best move of the Giants whole offseason if true.
I would stay away from Abrams. I know the Giants like to play it conservatively and keep it in house but it might be wise of them to hire from the outside. They need a shakeup.
I’ve been saying this for years. They haven’t been good in a long time, and they keep using in house people, or former employees as their GMs. This team needs outside thoughts. The same old thing is stale and has worked in about a decade.
Agreed dump Abrams as well. I would like to see Judge go, guy is lost coaching. Can’t manage a clock and team has gone backwards.
now Mara has to sell the team
Mara has been reluctant to make sweeping changes, and there’s something to be said for an owner who lets people do their jobs and shows patience. But it feels like the Giants have been stuck in place for a long time with exactly the same set of problems: mediocre quarterbacks, bad offensive lines, not enough playmakers on defense. This team might just need a top to bottom housecleaning but I don’t think they’re going to get it.
They litterally hand the “golden ticket” to bottom feeders and in the Giants case they STILL can’t get it right?
Long overdue,imo.
In addition to firing the GM the scouting department needs to be gutted and upgraded. For years we have missed on players more than hitting on them. 3rd rounders like Carter and Ximines are picks you can’t consistently miss on. FA signings need to be up and coming cheaper players rather than big splash, expensive players who only hamstring your cap down the road.
I think Joe Judge should be right there with him.
They really should fire Judge and go in a completely new direction as an organization.
Typical NY fan fire this guy get rid of that guy. They have had 4 coaches in 7 years. Doesn’t a coach need more than a season and a half? Pretty soon NY fans will only allow 1 game lose it and your gone.
Everyone seems to think Ridick is a good replacement but does he want to leave the TV booth