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Pat Leonard: Gary Myers on the Giants' or Cowboys

GFAN52 : 5/1/2024 10:23 am
- Myers would have selected JJ McCarthy at 6
- Belichick doesn't want any front office oversight in his next job, just wants to coach
- Belichick and Parcells are closer as friends than ever before
- Could see Belichick as a candidate coaching at the Cowboys, or the Giants if coaching changes are made in 2025

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If the Giants are as bad as people think  
Sean : 5/1/2024 10:25 am : link
Belichick will be coaching here in 2025.
RE: If the Giants are as bad as people think  
Eric on Li : 5/1/2024 10:29 am : link
In comment 16502371 Sean said:
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Belichick will be coaching here in 2025.


id suspect that as well. regardless of injuries i think they need at least 8/9 wins and tangible progress on all 3 units or there's going to be a change.
 
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 5/1/2024 10:31 am : link
Man, if we get off to a slow start…
I actually think that given Bill's age, it's just as likely that  
Strahan91 : 5/1/2024 10:32 am : link
Vrabel is the next HC if Daboll were to be fired. That assumes that Schoen isn't fired but given all the Tenn guys in the FO and now coaching staff, I bet Vrabel would be high on their list
RE: RE: If the Giants are as bad as people think  
Sean : 5/1/2024 10:33 am : link
In comment 16502378 Eric on Li said:
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Belichick will be coaching here in 2025.



id suspect that as well. regardless of injuries i think they need at least 8/9 wins and tangible progress on all 3 units or there's going to be a change.

If Belichick doesn't care about front office structure, I'd expect it's more likely. Although Schoen would push for status quo.

Daboll needs this to be a gritty, likable team. If the picks hit and young players develop, it's possible. This fanbase turned on Jones fast, but they will just as quickly embrace him if it's a fast start.
RE: If the Giants are as bad as people think  
Go Terps : 5/1/2024 10:37 am : link
In comment 16502371 Sean said:
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Belichick will be coaching here in 2025.


If he just wants to coach, possibly.

I'd welcome it. I've enjoyed watching clips of him from McAfee's show. He's still very sharp.
RE: …  
Go Terps : 5/1/2024 10:38 am : link
In comment 16502381 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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Man, if we get off to a slow start…


If that happens I think that stadium is going to be rough. At least I hope it is; they'll deserve it.
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Sean : 5/1/2024 10:40 am : link
In comment 16502397 Go Terps said:
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Man, if we get off to a slow start…



If that happens I think that stadium is going to be rough. At least I hope it is; they'll deserve it.

For alignment and a clean slate, it's not a bad outcome. This franchise hasn't had a full clean slate in recent history. Schoen & Daboll inherited two top 10 picks that were loved by ownership. Far different than what someone like Adam Peters walked into.
 
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 5/1/2024 10:41 am : link
I too am not opposed to BB being HC. I just want no part of him having final say on personnel decisions.
RE: RE: If the Giants are as bad as people think  
Mike in NY : 5/1/2024 10:42 am : link
In comment 16502393 Go Terps said:
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Belichick will be coaching here in 2025.



If he just wants to coach, possibly.

I'd welcome it. I've enjoyed watching clips of him from McAfee's show. He's still very sharp.


He needed something like McAfee to show his human side. Much like Tom Coughlin finally letting his guard down before 2007. I would like to see that he is more open to the Shannahan tree on offense and not his cadre of yes men. I don't think Joe Judge/Josh McDaniels/Matt Patricia as coordinators can hang with today's NFL. Belichick can still make a dominant defense, but his offense was not scoring even with his questionable personnel decisions.
It would be ironic if we hired a guy  
Mike from Ohio : 5/1/2024 10:44 am : link
with a reputation for developing QBs and then didn't draft a single QB during his tenure before firing him.

Having said that, I could absolutely see Mara falling in love with the idea of bringing in Belichik because of the nostalgia and sentimentality it would bring. It would help put some perfume on the losing.
If it goes that way,  
Jerry in_DC : 5/1/2024 10:48 am : link
I foresee some very sad and boring times.

If we are talking about 2025 and beyond, I think Daboll is a better coach than BB. This feels like a worse version of Joe Gibbs 2.0 in DC
RE: If it goes that way,  
Harvest Blend : 5/1/2024 10:55 am : link
In comment 16502409 Jerry in_DC said:
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I foresee some very sad and boring times.

If we are talking about 2025 and beyond, I think Daboll is a better coach than BB. This feels like a worse version of Joe Gibbs 2.0 in DC


Yup. Daboll is the deal. He's still growing into the job but he'll be more than fine given the chance and Schoen getting better at his own job.
Mike in NY  
Lines of Scrimmage : 5/1/2024 11:00 am : link
BB is very fond of Shanahan and that system. I think that is where he will look to go on offense if he comes back as HC.

The Parcells dynamic is very interesting if both teams are replacing the HC.

If BD does his job then this will be a non factor.


Daboll is a good coach  
Metnut : 5/1/2024 11:00 am : link
Was a minor miracle to reach the playoffs with that roster his first year. Hard to say he underachieved last year with Thomas out for so long, that WR corps, and starting the likes of Taylor and Devito for so many games.

We've been waiting since Coughlin to have a good coach. Let's not give it up just for a Belichick farewell tour.

I reserve the right to change my mind if NYG goes 3-14 next year.
I'm still floored  
Chris684 : 5/1/2024 11:03 am : link
The Giants "plan" at QB this offseason was to swap out Taylor for Drew Lock and then place all their eggs in attempting to trade up with a team that was probably never realistically open to trading down.

The further we get from the draft, the more I believe NYG knew they were never drafting a QB, certainly never trading up for one, and 99% sure they were taking a WR all along.

I'm sure Mara has made Schoen and Dabes feel very comfortable about a longer term plan to move on from Jones. Let's see how this coming September and October go. Then we'll see what's what, when this already pissed off fanbase has to endure more of Daniel Jones.
RE: Mike in NY  
Mike in NY : 5/1/2024 11:06 am : link
In comment 16502423 Lines of Scrimmage said:
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BB is very fond of Shanahan and that system. I think that is where he will look to go on offense if he comes back as HC.

The Parcells dynamic is very interesting if both teams are replacing the HC.

If BD does his job then this will be a non factor.



I am skeptical that BB would hire anyone but Josh McDaniels as OC
RE: I'm still floored  
Sean : 5/1/2024 11:14 am : link
In comment 16502427 Chris684 said:
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The Giants "plan" at QB this offseason was to swap out Taylor for Drew Lock and then place all their eggs in attempting to trade up with a team that was probably never realistically open to trading down.

The further we get from the draft, the more I believe NYG knew they were never drafting a QB, certainly never trading up for one, and 99% sure they were taking a WR all along.

I'm sure Mara has made Schoen and Dabes feel very comfortable about a longer term plan to move on from Jones. Let's see how this coming September and October go. Then we'll see what's what, when this already pissed off fanbase has to endure more of Daniel Jones.

I think this is fair. Schoen looks to me that he's got some good job security to see this through.

I don't think Nabers was drafted with Jones in mind though. Nabers was drafted to be WR1 for whoever is QB.

How they go about acquiring that QB will be the BBI topic for the next year and that will annoy people, but it's the only thing that really matters.
On the one hand, I wanted McCarthy at 6.  
barens : 5/1/2024 11:20 am : link
But now that Myers wanted him too, gives me second thoughts.
The scary thing  
Jerry in_DC : 5/1/2024 11:23 am : link
is if Nabors does enough to make Jones look like the 25th best QB in the league. The bar to replace him is so high that anything better than Bottom 5 starter gets him back here in 25.

The fans getting involved can help though. I'm expecting him to get booed off the field on quite a few occasions. That might heat up Schoens seat, but its good for the overall direction of the team.
That could be the case  
Lines of Scrimmage : 5/1/2024 11:24 am : link
Mike. JM has been a very good OC for a long time. Mac Jones best year was with him as OC. Pats averaged 27 points.
RE: RE: Mike in NY  
Strahan91 : 5/1/2024 11:25 am : link
In comment 16502431 Mike in NY said:
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BB is very fond of Shanahan and that system. I think that is where he will look to go on offense if he comes back as HC.

The Parcells dynamic is very interesting if both teams are replacing the HC.

If BD does his job then this will be a non factor.





I am skeptical that BB would hire anyone but Josh McDaniels as OC

I still think McDaniels is a good OC. Horrific HC, yes but before he took the LV job, he had Mac Jones looking like a competent, starting NFL QB as a rookie no less.
I could see BB here in some sort of role  
FranknWeezer : 5/1/2024 11:28 am : link
but not as HC.
 
christian : 5/1/2024 11:31 am : link
It's absolutely naive to underestimate the vitriol from the media and fans if Jones's poor play is the cause of a losing season.

They've put together a veritable track team at the receiver position. If Giants put out an anemic rush heavy offense (by the backs), and the Giants lose double digit games, look out!
If Myers wanted JJM  
BillT : 5/1/2024 11:31 am : link
Then I’m sure we made the right choice with Nabers. And that Leonard thinks that is noteworthy doubles that.
RE: I'm still floored  
BillT : 5/1/2024 11:35 am : link
In comment 16502427 Chris684 said:
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The Giants "plan" at QB this offseason was to swap out Taylor for Drew Lock and then place all their eggs in attempting to trade up with a team that was probably never realistically open to trading down.

That was the “plan” because that was the cards they were dealt. But if you think there was something better they could have done I’m sure we’d all like to hear what that was.
RE: I'm still floored  
BleedBlue46 : 5/1/2024 11:35 am : link
In comment 16502427 Chris684 said:
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The Giants "plan" at QB this offseason was to swap out Taylor for Drew Lock and then place all their eggs in attempting to trade up with a team that was probably never realistically open to trading down.

The further we get from the draft, the more I believe NYG knew they were never drafting a QB, certainly never trading up for one, and 99% sure they were taking a WR all along.

I'm sure Mara has made Schoen and Dabes feel very comfortable about a longer term plan to move on from Jones. Let's see how this coming September and October go. Then we'll see what's what, when this already pissed off fanbase has to endure more of Daniel Jones.


From what I've seen and heard we never even gave them a substantial offer for pick 3. We offered pick 6 and 2025 1st, we might have added 2025 3rd. That isn't a real offer. I think NE would have been open to trade the pick, but we just didn't want it for what it would cost. Ultimately, I think avoiding that king's ransom was a great move. And I understand taking a top 3 talent in Nabers over JJM or Penix. We do need a new QB next year in all likelihood, worst case scenario being DJ plays out his guarantees through 2025. I like some QBs in this upcoming draft and we will likely be picking ahead of the other QB needy teams.
Its weird to me  
jvm52106 : 5/1/2024 11:36 am : link
how some change their focus based on other biases.

Drafting JJm would definitely signal a change at QB but also GUARANTEE a slow start. So why is a slow start without him going to be worse?

Many here said you don't force a QB pick and take best player and now that it happened many act like the Giants are clueless and took just another player vs one of the best in this draft..

I was a very vocal supporter of the Giants drafting Maye and would have been ok with JJM too. BUT, that doesn't mean this team is worse off in the short term by taking potentially the best WR in this draft.

If someone here says the world is different and everything would be on the upswing if they drafted Penix at 6 then you can ignore anything else they say. This team added quality players in this draft, left the door wide open to move off from Daniel Jones (or not if he has a huge year- which we all believe to be unlikely) in 2025..

The Giants won with avearge to below average talent in 2022 but were completely sunk last year when their Oline issues crippled the team.. We still won 6 games (were well within 3 other games).. This team can be in wild card contention with better Oline play and consistency with the QB.. The WR group alone should open up a lot of options we haven't had..

YES, Jones and the QB position need to be upgraded long term but that wasn't in the cards this year. I get it and though I might have done something different I can say the 1 QB I wanted was MAYE and we couldn't get him..

RE: RE: If the Giants are as bad as people think  
section125 : 5/1/2024 11:44 am : link
In comment 16502378 Eric on Li said:
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Belichick will be coaching here in 2025.



id suspect that as well. regardless of injuries i think they need at least 8/9 wins and tangible progress on all 3 units or there's going to be a change.



Please God no! Don't want him anywhere near the Giants.
Wait...we should hire BB because he was good  
Section331 : 5/1/2024 11:45 am : link
on McAfee's show? If next yar is another shit show and Daboll and/or Schoen are fired, it would mean that the rebuild effort is even further behind schedule than anyone thought. But sure, let's hire a 70-something year old HC to fix it.

Barring a 3-4 win season, Daboll isn't going anywhere. Getting 6 wins from the absolute wreckage that was last year's roster is borderline miraculous, I will be stunned if next year's team isn't better than last. I know, low bar, but if Daboll could get 6 wins out of that crew, I think he'll win 9 games in '24.

And even if we make a coaching change, let's say BB had his choice of here or Dallas, why would he pick here? He wants to win. He wants Shula's win record, and he wants to prove he can win a SB without Brady. His best chances for those are taking the Cowboy's job.
BB to Dallas  
Jerry in_DC : 5/1/2024 11:56 am : link
Would probably kill the option of getting Dak to the Giants
As much as I respect Bill as a coach  
UberAlias : 5/1/2024 11:57 am : link
And love the idea that he's not looking to wear a GM hat, I'm tired of this coaching reshuffling. I don't have the same sky is falling view on last year as everyone else. Just as we saw the year before wasn't 100% reality, I think the same can be said for last year only in the opposite direction. Crazy injuries, super tough front loaded schedule, and things just went sideways in the shock of the way the opening game went down that carried through the first half of the season.

It's an unpopular opinion, but IMO, it's not as bad is it seems. Only negativity sells these days.
Something to keep in mind about 2025  
Sean : 5/1/2024 11:58 am : link
It's the centennial season of NYG. You don't think both Mara and Belichick would eat that up?
RE: I could see BB here in some sort of role  
GFAN52 : 5/1/2024 11:59 am : link
In comment 16502455 FranknWeezer said:
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but not as HC.


Some sort of advisor to Mara perhaps. But I think he only wants to coach, and if he doesn't get a job in 2025, I think he retires to the broadcasting booth.
So now we have reporters writing articles  
BigBlue7 : 5/1/2024 12:03 pm : link
About what other reporters think

Hiring 73 year old Belicheck  
eugibs : 5/1/2024 12:21 pm : link
has disaster written all over it. A slow motion train wreck.
RE: Hiring 73 year old Belicheck  
clatterbuck : 5/1/2024 12:55 pm : link
In comment 16502524 eugibs said:
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has disaster written all over it. A slow motion train wreck.


+1 And fwiw, Daboll isn't going anywhere. Schoen isn't going anywhere. Aside from age which is a legitimate concern, his last stand at New England was terrible. He ruined any chance of Mac Jones succeeding. Patricia and Judge in charge of the offense and playcalling was malpractice. He still can coach defense but his NFL H/C days are very likely over.
RE: …  
56goat : 5/1/2024 1:05 pm : link
In comment 16502400 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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I too am not opposed to BB being HC. I just want no part of him having final say on personnel decisions.


I'm OK with him having input, he does have a wealth of knowledge, as long as he understands chain of command - GM has the final say. If he has a problem with that he shouldn't come here.
Crazy thought  
English Alaister : 5/1/2024 1:12 pm : link
If the team is still high on Daboll and BB out of work any way Bill coaches the D?
RE: Crazy thought  
Mike in NY : 5/1/2024 1:15 pm : link
In comment 16502581 English Alaister said:
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If the team is still high on Daboll and BB out of work any way Bill coaches the D?


If that was the plan you would have seen them hire someone like Matt Patricia as DC and not Bowen.
RE: Crazy thought  
SirLoinOfBeef : 5/1/2024 1:18 pm : link
In comment 16502581 English Alaister said:
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If the team is still high on Daboll and BB out of work any way Bill coaches the D?


BB is going for Shula's record.

No way he'll be a coordinator.
no one is getting fired  
djm : 5/1/2024 1:18 pm : link
find a new obsession.
RE: RE: If the Giants are as bad as people think  
Jack Stroud : 5/1/2024 1:20 pm : link
In comment 16502378 Eric on Li said:
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Belichick will be coaching here in 2025.



id suspect that as well. regardless of injuries i think they need at least 8/9 wins and tangible progress on all 3 units or there's going to be a change.
The Giants have a qb who can lead them to 10 wins!
RE: RE: Crazy thought  
BleedBlue46 : 5/1/2024 1:23 pm : link
In comment 16502587 Mike in NY said:
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If the team is still high on Daboll and BB out of work any way Bill coaches the D?



If that was the plan you would have seen them hire someone like Matt Patricia as DC and not Bowen.


Not necessarily, BB will want to hire his own staff. Either way, I don't think Daboll is getting fired this year even if we have a high pick. That will fall squarely on DJ and might be the final straw that wakes Mara up.
I am fairly certain that Daboll and Schoen  
Chef : 5/1/2024 1:29 pm : link
have some sort of job security assurance barring a total collapse in 2024 based on punting the QB to 2025.

As someone else just posted. Bill B to the Giants is a disaster waiting to happen.

And it is also laughable that some are talking Dak Prescott as a possibility in 2025. After he has been completely barbecued on BBI for years.
RE: I am fairly certain that Daboll and Schoen  
BleedBlue46 : 5/1/2024 1:33 pm : link
In comment 16502606 Chef said:
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have some sort of job security assurance barring a total collapse in 2024 based on punting the QB to 2025.

As someone else just posted. Bill B to the Giants is a disaster waiting to happen.

And it is also laughable that some are talking Dak Prescott as a possibility in 2025. After he has been completely barbecued on BBI for years.


I wouldn't love Dak to NY, but it is a real possibility if Schoen doesn't think he can get a QB in 2025 draft.
RE: If the Giants are as bad as people think  
kickoff : 5/1/2024 1:34 pm : link
In comment 16502371 Sean said:
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Belichick will be coaching here in 2025.


BB may never coach in the NFL again after the job Kraft did on him.
If point #2 is true  
Matt M. : 5/1/2024 1:47 pm : link
AND if the Giants suck this year, I think he would be the next HC, with Schoen retained as GM. But, I don't think this is the likely scenario because I don't think the Giants will be bad enough for them to make a coaching move.
RE: If it goes that way,  
Doubledeuce22 : 5/1/2024 1:48 pm : link
In comment 16502409 Jerry in_DC said:
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I foresee some very sad and boring times.

If we are talking about 2025 and beyond, I think Daboll is a better coach than BB. This feels like a worse version of Joe Gibbs 2.0 in DC


Joe Gibbs isn't in the same stratosphere as BB.
RE: If point #2 is true  
Sean : 5/1/2024 1:55 pm : link
In comment 16502622 Matt M. said:
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AND if the Giants suck this year, I think he would be the next HC, with Schoen retained as GM. But, I don't think this is the likely scenario because I don't think the Giants will be bad enough for them to make a coaching move.

This is where I am. I'm surprised at all the 4-13 type talk. They're better than last year imo. 7-10/8-9 feel right to me.
RE: RE: If point #2 is true  
Matt M. : 5/1/2024 2:01 pm : link
In comment 16502634 Sean said:
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AND if the Giants suck this year, I think he would be the next HC, with Schoen retained as GM. But, I don't think this is the likely scenario because I don't think the Giants will be bad enough for them to make a coaching move.


This is where I am. I'm surprised at all the 4-13 type talk. They're better than last year imo. 7-10/8-9 feel right to me.
I keep thinking 8 wins sounds about right.
no thanks  
BornsIdentity : 5/1/2024 4:30 pm : link
BB is the goat but no thanks at this point. This roster still needs a couple of years to be competitive, the windows don't make sense. We've had way too much turnover, that's part of the problem. Unless Dabs really loses the locker room I hope ownership keeps him around.

As much as the COTY win was nice in year 1, I had major doubts early in year 2 but the fact the team kept playing hard and finding wins late in the season told me Dabs is a solid NFL HC. Won't know his ceiling anytime soon but we need to get away from having a new HC every 2-3 years.
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BleedBlue46 : 5/1/2024 8:25 pm : link
In comment 16502642 Matt M. said:
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AND if the Giants suck this year, I think he would be the next HC, with Schoen retained as GM. But, I don't think this is the likely scenario because I don't think the Giants will be bad enough for them to make a coaching move.


This is where I am. I'm surprised at all the 4-13 type talk. They're better than last year imo. 7-10/8-9 feel right to me.

I keep thinking 8 wins sounds about right.


5-8 wins sounds right. There's a chance DJ hinders this offense greatly but they will feel obligated to start him because of his contract. If DJ can't make throws downfield, this offense will be very easy to bottle up with shallow zones, stunts, twists and overloads (even with Nabers). We could be worse than last year if DJ can't open up the field with downfield throws. Defenses don't need to just focus on Saquon now.
RE: Daboll is a good coach  
RDJR : 5/1/2024 8:36 pm : link
In comment 16502424 Metnut said:
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Was a minor miracle to reach the playoffs with that roster his first year. Hard to say he underachieved last year with Thomas out for so long, that WR corps, and starting the likes of Taylor and Devito for so many games.

We've been waiting since Coughlin to have a good coach. Let's not give it up just for a Belichick farewell tour.

I reserve the right to change my mind if NYG goes 3-14 next year.


Isn’t the jury still out on Daboll? His teams have been terribly inconsistent and at times not ready to play. His sideline demeanor is less than calm and he doesn’t know how to work the media. Is he a players’ coach or a hardass? His two teams have had no true identity.
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