The Giants are wrapping up one of the most miserable seasons in franchise history. They are expected to have a new GM soon, with Dave Gettleman on track to step down. But Joe Judge is expected to receive a third season. Other changes should be anticipated.
Ownership keeping Judge will come with stipulations, with SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano indicating the embattled head coach will likely be asked to hire some new offensive staffers. Mainly, a new offensive coordinator would be expected to take over instead of bumping interim OC Freddie Kitchens up to a full-time play-calling role.
While Kitchens has not been given much to work with since Daniel Jones‘ injury, the Giants have lost each of their five games without Jones by at least two scores. Their latest Mike Glennon offering resulted in a minus-10-yard passing performance — the worst team total since a Chargers Ryan Leaf-quarterbacked game in 1998. Kitchens likely will not be the only offensive staffer to be axed.
Gettleman’s GM replacement also may be given a chance to determine Judge’s future in 2022, though Vacchiano adds ownership’s plan to keep Judge will likely stick. The Giants fired their previous two HCs — Ben McAdoo and Pat Shurmur — after two seasons. Judge would obviously enter Year 3 on a scorching-hot seat. He is 10-22 in two seasons.
The Giants also have a decades-long penchant for hiring GMs from within. Since Hall of Famer George Young came in from outside the organization in 1979, the Giants have promoted Ernie Accorsi and Jerry Reese and hired Gettleman, who had been with the Panthers but had extensive experience as a Giants exec prior to his Charlotte stay. This time, many sources indicate an outside GM hire is a “strong possibility,” Vacchiano adds.
Given Gettleman’s rough tenure, another promotion from within — such as assistant GM Kevin Abrams, who is set to be a candidate — would almost certainly not go over well with Big Blue’s fanbase. Gettleman is 19-45 as GM and is on the brink of a forced resignation. Prior to Gettleman’s arrival, the Giants missed the playoffs in five of Reese’s final six seasons.
Hire Mike Tomlin as GM.
Giants are going to either promote Kevin Abrams or hire Monti Ossenfort from the Titans.
Ossenfort may be interesting. He’s been around the league a while, but lifting the Giants would be a heavy duty job. The question is, as always, between experience or innovation. If Judge is retained, a stronger and more even keeled manager up top might what’s best for NYG. The prospects seem so hazy right now that as an outside observer, I think we just may have to just wait and see what ends up happening. With as much instability as the Giants have had the last near decade, predictions are hard to make with confidence.
Innovation? Teams are still using the T-formation developed in 1940. Blocking and tackling haven’t changed. The last real innovation occurred in 1960 when Pete Gogolak introduced the soccer style kick to the sport. Granted their have been advances in sports medicine but you don’t hire GMs or coaches based on their understanding of that.
That’s not what I meant by innovation. Perhaps the words “radical change” should have been used.
A lot of “innovation” is just reversion back to concepts that have fallen out of style. And certain things have changed-look at how quickly quarterbacks get the ball out now versus twenty or thirty years ago, when Marino was the only one doing it. How many teams run their fullbacks into formations ever play these days? How many empty sets do we see teams running? How many mobile quarterbacks are there playing at any given time? Teams don’t use the 46 much anymore. Linebackers are being slowly overtaken by safeties and nickel corners on some teams.
Things change. It doesn’t always work, but they do change-and sometimes they change back. So yes, the question remains-do the Giants want someone who will make radical changes, or someone who will do it in a proven way but do it right?
They’re gonna have a hard time finding a qualified GM who doesn’t get to hire his own head coach.
The Giants will hire Scott Pioli to be their new general manager once Dave Gettleman retires, name Jim Harbaugh their new head coach once Joe Judge is out, name Ken Dorsey their new offensive coordinator and name Chris Shula their new defensive coordinator once the Rams are eliminated from the playoffs.
Harbaugh at HC? Not sure about that one. From what I heard he’s headed to Vegas.
I think the Raiders will likely name Raheem Morris their new head coach once the Rams are eliminated from the playoffs, but Harbaugh will likely go to the Giants.
“Raheem Morris”…. Has anybody watched the tape Week 12 versus the Packers? They couldn’t stop anybody on defense, they paid Ramsey all that money only for Adams to have 8 catches for 104 yards on him and Morris made no adjustments all game long.
I think the Raiders will name Kellen Moore their new head coach once the Cowboys are eliminated from the playoffs.
Ah, the rare co-head coach set up. Unconventional, but bold.
Blow the hole thing up
We’ll know the Giants have run out of desperate options if they rebrand themselves as the Guardians.
Mike Tannenbaum for GM… write it down
Screw Tannebaum.
The Giants showed no improvement this year, thus they should show Judge the door.