I think John Mara grossly underestimated the impact the Eli benching would have and made a mistake not handling a touchy subject like having other QBs share snaps, directly with Eli.
Mara admitted he made a mistake and has taken the responsibility. He and Tisch are good owners and have always been upfront and played it straight. Some might say it was just to minimize the PR disaster, but for me when it came down to it, they saw this circus could not continue any longer and decided to fire Ben and Jerry now.
What prevents any team who has to go through major change in FO from becoming the Browns? I think you have to have confidence in your ownership and that they will have a process and trust it.
For Mara/Tisch the process is patience and not sticking their nose into the day to day unless the train runs off the tracks. Despite the bungling of this season, I have confidence that they will find the right people to pull this team out of this hole and stand by those people. I guess I’m saying the “Giant Way” still means something.
His family owns the team. He's not going anywhere. But he's been a train wreck this year.
I suspect that Ben & Jerry only told the owners they wanted to evaluate Smith & Webb. I don't think Mara had known Eli would not want to start knowing he'd be yanked.
Would have loved to be in the room with Tisch when he found out about the 'benching' and his conversation with Mara.
2. Still denies the benching had any bearing on the decision to let Ben and Jerry go.
3. Doesn't take full accountability in his own role in the benching.
He waited too long to fire McAdoo. Should have been done after the San Francisco game.
He still hasn't fired Ross who is just as big a problem as Reese was.
I think chris mara is dead weight who can never be fired
seems like owner meddled in various decisions like hiring Mcadoo over Reese's objections ..
I see few if any survivors in the FO, coaching realms. Players need to worry as well
Exactly. Yesterday was a step in the right direction. Lets see where it goes...
He waited too long to fire McAdoo. Should have been done after the San Francisco game.
He still hasn't fired Ross who is just as big a problem as Reese was.
What you call over cautious, others might say he gives his guys a fair chance to succeed. Look at TC. Everyone and their mother wanted him fired. I'd say his over-cautiousness worked out. The Giants run their business the right way, this Eli fiasco doesn't change that. They aren't perfect and not every decision works out, but there is a reason they are always looked at as a flagship organization.
Mara came across really weak explaining how Benching-gate went down - he said he planned to tell McAdoo to be somewhat flexible about the plan to work in Geno and Webb as opposed to automatically swapping in at the half, but McAdoo had already announced it to the QBs. He should have also been part of the conversation with Eli, and it should have been in private. He also was wishy washy about decision rights over who plays QB the rest of the season and the answers about the order of hiring a GM and coach.
His Coughlin firing was also awkwardly handled and the decision to trust McAdoo was a big fail.
We can only hope Accorsi still has his marbles and is able to identify some quality GM candidates.
By all accounts Abrams is very good at what he does. Not sure if he is GM worthy, but the man can manage the cap.
As good as Eli was a QB, he's not in the class of Brady, Farve, Rodgers, and even Wilson the last 5 years.
Just like TC two years ago, I think the time was right for a change. I think it's wrong to pile on Reese and call him inept.
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and retain the bulk of the scouting staff, it will wreak of half-measures, that's still a big concern.
By all accounts Abrams is very good at what he does. Not sure if he is GM worthy, but the man can manage the cap.
We need a football visionary who understands the game, personnel, fit, development, culture, etc.
Right, because one of those fathers did such a great job between 1964 and 1979.
Personally I'm glad Accorsi is helping them figure out who to hire b/c I don't have that much faith in Mara/Tisch's ability to evaluate perspective GMs without help. And to their credit, they asked for help.
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This organization is so F'd-up right now, and they are part of the problem. I would feel more comfortable if it was their fathers righting the ship
Right, because one of those fathers did such a great job between 1964 and 1979.
Personally I'm glad Accorsi is helping them figure out who to hire b/c I don't have that much faith in Mara/Tisch's ability to evaluate perspective GMs without help. And to their credit, they asked for help.