I think much of what transpired yesterday in regards to Judge was done by ownership with the purpose of seeing how the fan base reacted. Mara is heavily impacted by public perception, the whole Eli/Geno Smith debacle was heavily influenced by fan outrage. The way this is trending I am thinking they want to get a GM in place to decide if Judge stays or goes. The key is that whoever the hire is, McConnell, Chris Mara, Pettit and Koncz need to either be removed from their positions or be told they are no longer involved in key decision making. Let the GM bring in his people.
Occam's razor here is that he is just too chickenshit to fire a 3rd HC after 2 years and he is pretending to let a new GM make that call. Even though we all know full well there is not single GM worth having who's gonna keep Judge around anyway.
I don’t think Judge is a stone cold lock to stay here.
In reality , it’s just that he doesn’t have the heart to admit the way they have operated the Giants isn’t working.
I don't think Mara needed yesterday to know that the fanbase detests JJ, but he was hoping that DG being retired would slake the fans anger. It did not
Are we? And I mean Giants fans specifically. I’d argue we aren’t - NFL increasing in popularity is the #1 client so that means women, Europe, etc. Longtime football fans are an afterthought (not Giants exclusive). Look at the better pricing new cable customers get vs loyal customers, same thing.
I don’t know why it’s hard to believe Mara can change the way he does business. It’s like that option isn’t even on the table with this board. Being too stuck in your own opinion (not you specifically) is just as bad as saying Mara is unable to change.
The 2007 season was the worst thing to hapoen to this team. It is extremely rare that a coach goes from nearly fired to winning a ring in 1 season. It is extremely rare that bringing in a FA WR turns the team into a contender. It's extremely rare that a qb goes from bad to top 5 in year 3 or 4. That superbowl win was honestly pretty flukey, it was lightning in a bottle, and the front office have been trying to recapture it ever since.