Just a few words about your very last statement about how Week One can lead to some odd outcomes and is not very predictive of how seasons actually unfold. I've seen this phenomenon enough times over 60 years to recognize the veracity of the statement.
But I have to make an exception with the 2024 New York Giants. Their listless game against Minny is a simple reflection of a debased franchise that lost its way years ago and doesn't have a clue how to steady the ship. There are a lot more embarrassing losses for the Giants in 2024 with numerous blowouts on the horizon.
If Jackson doesn't make such a lame attempt at trying to make it look like he got his head around as he was lunging toward the receiver who beat him, that call likely doesn't get made. His hilariously lunge and turn made it look like interference live. It wasn't till I saw the replay that I could tell what really happened. He should have just put both hands up in the air and not try to turn.
Except that is what the league said is legal. If the DB turns and looks for the ball then it is not interference if there is contact. And what gives Jefferson the right to jump over and into Jackson who has every right to the ball in the air. And the ball was underthrown, giving Jackson an even greater right to the ball as he was closer to it.
The refs going to call whatever they want anyway and it almost always goes in favor of the WR
The problems is he didn't get turn. He just failed in a way to try to make it look like he had his head turned. He had no idea where the ball was. He only has a right to the ball if he's making a play for it. He never did. He looked like an UDFA rookie in preseason on that play.
restraint. You could have hammered Jones, but you made a thoughtful, non emotional assessment.
I am surprised you didn’t have more to say about the HC, on several levels from play calling to personnel choices, to schemes and adjustments (or lack there of).
To me, he was as much a problem as Jones was.
If Jackson doesn't make such a lame attempt at trying to make it look like he got his head around as he was lunging toward the receiver who beat him, that call likely doesn't get made. His hilariously lunge and turn made it look like interference live. It wasn't till I saw the replay that I could tell what really happened. He should have just put both hands up in the air and not try to turn.
Except that is what the league said is legal. If the DB turns and looks for the ball then it is not interference if there is contact. And what gives Jefferson the right to jump over and into Jackson who has every right to the ball in the air. And the ball was underthrown, giving Jackson an even greater right to the ball as he was closer to it.
The refs going to call whatever they want anyway and it almost always goes in favor of the WR
The problems is he didn't get turn. He just failed in a way to try to make it look like he had his head turned. He had no idea where the ball was. He only has a right to the ball if he's making a play for it. He never did. He looked like an UDFA rookie in preseason on that play.
Look again. He was turned and Jefferson came over Jackson's shoulder and back. So how was he not turned. I agree it didn't look like he saw the ball. But that does not matter, he only needs to look back for the ball. It does not say he needs to see it.
...Mackey Sasser is the catcher that couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher.
Dale Murphy had a related problem as a catcher. He could throw the ball back to the pitcher, but not accurately. This was the reason the Braves moved him to the outfield.
RE: SO many other issues aside from DJs shit play this game
Dabolls horrendous play calling.
Daboll - why are we still taking delay of game penalties?! get the SHIT play in to your Shit QB so he can make a shit throw to the flats.
Daboll take a shot in the endzone after the defense gets you the ball on the opponents 20!
Daboll - why did you hire Shane Bowen? I'm extremely worried about a bend but dont break defense that has one good DL and a suspect secondary not to mention an offense that cant score.
Bowen why do you take Phillips out after causing a fumble and making a hell of a tackle to force a 4th and 2 from the goal line?
Bowen move on from McCloud after he cant take the right angle or set the edge.
Thats only in the first half. Just horrible to watch.
time in preseason. The quality of SEP games today are worse than the AUG games in the 80s.
I have not been one to constantly bash Jones, it's boring, but this quote "but Jones failed to pull the trigger. I expect that to change in Week Two." puzzles me. Can you please elaborate on why you think it will be different? It's his 6th year. Even on 3rd down before the 1st FG, he rolled out with all receivers seemingly covered, we all see the S leave his man to chase Jones, and rather than float it over him for a sure TD, he keeps his head down and runs. He's making Dave Brown look good.
I think he knows he can't figure out the golf swing on the fly. It didn't work. He is up against the wall and he will to let it rip in week 2. If not - his time may be over.
RE: RE: thanks Sy, great job as always. I completely agree re lack of playing
I think he knows he can't figure out the golf swing on the fly. It didn't work. He is up against the wall and he will to let it rip in week 2. If not - his time may be over.
Week 2 is an interesting collision.
Jones has owned Washington. But Quinn has owned Jones as the DC in Dallas.
We'll see what Quinn can do with a less talented cast...
They just weren't ready. They weren't! Two years in a row they come out flat and I think a weak training camp in terms of reps together contributed to the poor play.
This is on Daboll and the coaches!!!!
Simply put, if Jones doesn't have a big game vs the Commanders and we lose because he misfires or throws bad interceptions again, the season is lost as the next six games are brutal.
If we start 0 - 2, there will be tremendous pressure to bench Jones and essentially end the Daboll regime but don't fall for it folks. Jones is better then Lock right now, IMHO, despite his flaws. But if we lose to Dallas as well then you have no choice but to go to Lock.
An 0 - 3 start would signal firings and a time for a complete rehaul of this team. Daboll and Schoen inherited Jones, yes, but they also paid him cause they didn't keep the 5th year option on him due to his injuries. Just bad luck or bad evaluations or both?
...Mackey Sasser is the catcher that couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher.
Dale Murphy had a related problem as a catcher. He could throw the ball back to the pitcher, but not accurately. This was the reason the Braves moved him to the outfield.
World Darts Champion Eric Bristow, aka "The Crafty Cockney" succumbed to dartitis, where he was unable to let go of his darts properly. It fairly ruined his game.
There's probably a ten pin bowler out there somewhere with the same problem.
RE: RE: RE: I never saw Daboll give any impression he wanted to move on from Jones
If anyone still had any questions, here is John Mara just yesterday:
“I’m still glad we gave Daniel that contract.”
No accountability, not for Mara, and certainly not for Jones. There will be for Schoen and Daboll if this season continues to go south.
That was back in May.
It was on August 1, as I stated earlier in the thread.
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"Listen, I'm still happy we gave him that contract because I felt he played really well for us in '22," Mara said during an event to unveil a mural at the Hackensack Medical Center to celebrate the team's 100th season. "Last year he got hurt and, let's be honest, when he was playing, we weren't blocking anybody. So let's give him a chance with a better offensive line and some weapons around him and see what he can do."
...Mackey Sasser is the catcher that couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher.
Dale Murphy had a related problem as a catcher. He could throw the ball back to the pitcher, but not accurately. This was the reason the Braves moved him to the outfield.
World Darts Champion Eric Bristow, aka "The Crafty Cockney" succumbed to dartitis, where he was unable to let go of his darts properly. It fairly ruined his game.
There's probably a ten pin bowler out there somewhere with the same problem.
Ian Baker-Finch is a golfer who won the 1991 British Open. By the mid '90s, he had completely lost the ability to compete on the tour, retiring from professional golf after shooting a 92 in the first round of the 1997 British Open. He shanked and hooked shots like a weekend duffer.
RE: RE: thanks Sy, great job as always. I completely agree re lack of playing
time in preseason. The quality of SEP games today are worse than the AUG games in the 80s.
I have not been one to constantly bash Jones, it's boring, but this quote "but Jones failed to pull the trigger. I expect that to change in Week Two." puzzles me. Can you please elaborate on why you think it will be different? It's his 6th year. Even on 3rd down before the 1st FG, he rolled out with all receivers seemingly covered, we all see the S leave his man to chase Jones, and rather than float it over him for a sure TD, he keeps his head down and runs. He's making Dave Brown look good.
I think he knows he can't figure out the golf swing on the fly. It didn't work. He is up against the wall and he will to let it rip in week 2. If not - his time may be over.
Jack Nicklaus often describes his mental process of fixing his golf swing...mid shot...in some cases he is talking about a particular shot on a particular hole-40 years earlier....unreal
DJ got thrown to the lions too quickly and probably will never recover.
They just weren't ready. They weren't! Two years in a row they come out flat and I think a weak training camp in terms of reps together contributed to the poor play.
This is on Daboll and the coaches!!!!
Simply put, if Jones doesn't have a big game vs the Commanders and we lose because he misfires or throws bad interceptions again, the season is lost as the next six games are brutal.
If we start 0 - 2, there will be tremendous pressure to bench Jones and essentially end the Daboll regime but don't fall for it folks. Jones is better then Lock right now, IMHO, despite his flaws. But if we lose to Dallas as well then you have no choice but to go to Lock.
An 0 - 3 start would signal firings and a time for a complete rehaul of this team. Daboll and Schoen inherited Jones, yes, but they also paid him cause they didn't keep the 5th year option on him due to his injuries. Just bad luck or bad evaluations or both?
there's a question at this point as to who could possibly be worse than Jones who has thrown more pick 6's than td pass since he signed his gift letter. As a passer, he is third best on his own team. Jones has been God awful in multiple starts going back to the 2022 playoff in Philadelphia. The Giants should be willing to take the risk.
RE: RE: thanks Sy, great job as always. I completely agree re lack of playing
time in preseason. The quality of SEP games today are worse than the AUG games in the 80s.
I have not been one to constantly bash Jones, it's boring, but this quote "but Jones failed to pull the trigger. I expect that to change in Week Two." puzzles me. Can you please elaborate on why you think it will be different? It's his 6th year. Even on 3rd down before the 1st FG, he rolled out with all receivers seemingly covered, we all see the S leave his man to chase Jones, and rather than float it over him for a sure TD, he keeps his head down and runs. He's making Dave Brown look good.
I think he knows he can't figure out the golf swing on the fly. It didn't work. He is up against the wall and he will to let it rip in week 2. If not - his time may be over.
Gotcha. Thanks.
RE: RE: Why does Daboll seem so preternaturally calm
should have been the end of Jones. Daboll's reaction to his poor play that night said it all. Most of us pointed to that moment (when Daboll tossed the tablet) all offseason and we can never unsee it.
It is beyond stunning they came back to him this year. I've never seen anything like this.
This and the grim smile he gave in HK when he asked if this was the QB room they are going with tell me the decision to play Jones isn’t his. Even if you don’t think he’s an effective HC, he’s been around the league for a long time, he knows a good QB when he sees one, and when he doesn’t.
If it had been up to him, I think he would have benched Jones after that pick 6 v Seattle. It was vintage Daniel, the play worked to perfection, setting up Waller to be open in the back of the EZ, but Jones was late, hesitated, and then made a panicked throw outside. The Jones error can’t end soon enough.
When asked about the offense a giants assistant I ran into said “we’re going to have to be creative to score points”.
The coaches know he isn’t it, but I don’t think it’s their call.
Wow, that’s depressing. I also think it’s confirmation that Mara is still pulling the strings when it comes to Jones. I simply will not believe that Schoen would ignore Daboll wanting to make a change. I literally don’t give a shit what we saw on HK, there was a reason there were no cameras in Mara’s suite.
I am in this camp.
RE: I cant understand why a Giants fan would be unwilling
on a historic day for the franchise, no less. Jones isn't Eli by a million miles. We honestly see him bullying the coach into playing Jones? I don't see that, or evidence for it.
I don’t see how you don’t see any evidence for it. It’s circumstantial to be sure, but come on, neither Daboll or Schoen is going to come out and say, “yeah, we wanted to make a change but we’re overruled”.
Daboll’s interaction with Jones after the Seattle pick 6, his eagerness on HK with any QB Schoen brought up, his forced smile when Schoen said yes to Daboll’s “so this is our QB room this year” - all of that tells me Daboll was ready to move on last year. And I simply will not believe if he went to Schoen and pounded the table to make a change, that Schoen wouldn’t allow him to do it.
So if not, who was preventing them? There is only one other guy, and it was the 9ne with no cameras in his office suite.
The puppet master.
RE: RE: I cant understand why a Giants fan would be unwilling
To believe that pulling the plug on Jones is a decision that has to be brought to Mara for approval.
Its how this franchise has operated for years. Who plays QB for the NY Giants is something that gets discussed by ownership.
The last time someone tried to play games with the starting QB Mara hung the coach and GM out to dry and fired them.
I get that, any owner does and should have say in what QB is starting, but this is beyond ridiculous. To me, it’s pretty clear Daboll was done with Jones after the tablet throwing incident, and I simply will not believe that it is Schoen who is holding out on making a change.
So if the owner is so hell-bent on his guy being the starter that he is overruling his own personnel guys, THAT IS A BIG FUCKING PROBLEM! Mara did it before with Eli, agreeing to allow McAdoo to bench him, than throwing McAdoo under the bus when the blowback came. And then, even after all that, deciding that Eli was still good enough to build around.
This team will continue to flounder as long as the Mara clan is deeply involved in personnel decisions. We all hoped that Mara would give Schoen free rein, and Hard Knocks was designed to give that impression, but it doesn’t appear to be remotely true.
Your posts are on point.
Look at the history... This ownership has showed their hand and pattern of behavior when before there was not enough history of their actions so they could hide behind the fall guys they eloquently set up and allow the fans to guillotine said falls guys all the while keeping the fanbase either confused or falsely satiated... Except now it's become obvious what is going on if you simply ask yourself what consistent factor (ownership) and behavior remains despite the revolving door of GM's and coaches?
Just a few words about your very last statement about how Week One can lead to some odd outcomes and is not very predictive of how seasons actually unfold. I've seen this phenomenon enough times over 60 years to recognize the veracity of the statement.
But I have to make an exception with the 2024 New York Giants. Their listless game against Minny is a simple reflection of a debased franchise that lost its way years ago and doesn't have a clue how to steady the ship. There are a lot more embarrassing losses for the Giants in 2024 with numerous blowouts on the horizon.
I won't argue against that
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If Jackson doesn't make such a lame attempt at trying to make it look like he got his head around as he was lunging toward the receiver who beat him, that call likely doesn't get made. His hilariously lunge and turn made it look like interference live. It wasn't till I saw the replay that I could tell what really happened. He should have just put both hands up in the air and not try to turn.
Except that is what the league said is legal. If the DB turns and looks for the ball then it is not interference if there is contact. And what gives Jefferson the right to jump over and into Jackson who has every right to the ball in the air. And the ball was underthrown, giving Jackson an even greater right to the ball as he was closer to it.
The refs going to call whatever they want anyway and it almost always goes in favor of the WR
The problems is he didn't get turn. He just failed in a way to try to make it look like he had his head turned. He had no idea where the ball was. He only has a right to the ball if he's making a play for it. He never did. He looked like an UDFA rookie in preseason on that play.
I am surprised you didn’t have more to say about the HC, on several levels from play calling to personnel choices, to schemes and adjustments (or lack there of).
To me, he was as much a problem as Jones was.
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If Jackson doesn't make such a lame attempt at trying to make it look like he got his head around as he was lunging toward the receiver who beat him, that call likely doesn't get made. His hilariously lunge and turn made it look like interference live. It wasn't till I saw the replay that I could tell what really happened. He should have just put both hands up in the air and not try to turn.
Except that is what the league said is legal. If the DB turns and looks for the ball then it is not interference if there is contact. And what gives Jefferson the right to jump over and into Jackson who has every right to the ball in the air. And the ball was underthrown, giving Jackson an even greater right to the ball as he was closer to it.
The refs going to call whatever they want anyway and it almost always goes in favor of the WR
The problems is he didn't get turn. He just failed in a way to try to make it look like he had his head turned. He had no idea where the ball was. He only has a right to the ball if he's making a play for it. He never did. He looked like an UDFA rookie in preseason on that play.
Look again. He was turned and Jefferson came over Jackson's shoulder and back. So how was he not turned. I agree it didn't look like he saw the ball. But that does not matter, he only needs to look back for the ball. It does not say he needs to see it.
But moot point, it was called.
Dale Murphy had a related problem as a catcher. He could throw the ball back to the pitcher, but not accurately. This was the reason the Braves moved him to the outfield.
Daboll - why are we still taking delay of game penalties?! get the SHIT play in to your Shit QB so he can make a shit throw to the flats.
Daboll take a shot in the endzone after the defense gets you the ball on the opponents 20!
Daboll - why did you hire Shane Bowen? I'm extremely worried about a bend but dont break defense that has one good DL and a suspect secondary not to mention an offense that cant score.
Bowen why do you take Phillips out after causing a fumble and making a hell of a tackle to force a 4th and 2 from the goal line?
Bowen move on from McCloud after he cant take the right angle or set the edge.
Thats only in the first half. Just horrible to watch.
Not physically - when he lets it rip he looks the same but I think the mental block and hesitation have made things look rocky.
I have not been one to constantly bash Jones, it's boring, but this quote "but Jones failed to pull the trigger. I expect that to change in Week Two." puzzles me. Can you please elaborate on why you think it will be different? It's his 6th year. Even on 3rd down before the 1st FG, he rolled out with all receivers seemingly covered, we all see the S leave his man to chase Jones, and rather than float it over him for a sure TD, he keeps his head down and runs. He's making Dave Brown look good.
I think he knows he can't figure out the golf swing on the fly. It didn't work. He is up against the wall and he will to let it rip in week 2. If not - his time may be over.
I think he knows he can't figure out the golf swing on the fly. It didn't work. He is up against the wall and he will to let it rip in week 2. If not - his time may be over.
Week 2 is an interesting collision.
Jones has owned Washington. But Quinn has owned Jones as the DC in Dallas.
We'll see what Quinn can do with a less talented cast...
This is on Daboll and the coaches!!!!
Simply put, if Jones doesn't have a big game vs the Commanders and we lose because he misfires or throws bad interceptions again, the season is lost as the next six games are brutal.
If we start 0 - 2, there will be tremendous pressure to bench Jones and essentially end the Daboll regime but don't fall for it folks. Jones is better then Lock right now, IMHO, despite his flaws. But if we lose to Dallas as well then you have no choice but to go to Lock.
An 0 - 3 start would signal firings and a time for a complete rehaul of this team. Daboll and Schoen inherited Jones, yes, but they also paid him cause they didn't keep the 5th year option on him due to his injuries. Just bad luck or bad evaluations or both?
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...Mackey Sasser is the catcher that couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher.
Dale Murphy had a related problem as a catcher. He could throw the ball back to the pitcher, but not accurately. This was the reason the Braves moved him to the outfield.
World Darts Champion Eric Bristow, aka "The Crafty Cockney" succumbed to dartitis, where he was unable to let go of his darts properly. It fairly ruined his game.
There's probably a ten pin bowler out there somewhere with the same problem.
If anyone still had any questions, here is John Mara just yesterday:
“I’m still glad we gave Daniel that contract.”
No accountability, not for Mara, and certainly not for Jones. There will be for Schoen and Daboll if this season continues to go south.
That was back in May.
It was on August 1, as I stated earlier in the thread.
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...Mackey Sasser is the catcher that couldn't throw the ball back to the pitcher.
Dale Murphy had a related problem as a catcher. He could throw the ball back to the pitcher, but not accurately. This was the reason the Braves moved him to the outfield.
World Darts Champion Eric Bristow, aka "The Crafty Cockney" succumbed to dartitis, where he was unable to let go of his darts properly. It fairly ruined his game.
There's probably a ten pin bowler out there somewhere with the same problem.
Ian Baker-Finch is a golfer who won the 1991 British Open. By the mid '90s, he had completely lost the ability to compete on the tour, retiring from professional golf after shooting a 92 in the first round of the 1997 British Open. He shanked and hooked shots like a weekend duffer.
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time in preseason. The quality of SEP games today are worse than the AUG games in the 80s.
I have not been one to constantly bash Jones, it's boring, but this quote "but Jones failed to pull the trigger. I expect that to change in Week Two." puzzles me. Can you please elaborate on why you think it will be different? It's his 6th year. Even on 3rd down before the 1st FG, he rolled out with all receivers seemingly covered, we all see the S leave his man to chase Jones, and rather than float it over him for a sure TD, he keeps his head down and runs. He's making Dave Brown look good.
I think he knows he can't figure out the golf swing on the fly. It didn't work. He is up against the wall and he will to let it rip in week 2. If not - his time may be over.
Jack Nicklaus often describes his mental process of fixing his golf swing...mid shot...in some cases he is talking about a particular shot on a particular hole-40 years earlier....unreal
DJ got thrown to the lions too quickly and probably will never recover.
This is on Daboll and the coaches!!!!
Simply put, if Jones doesn't have a big game vs the Commanders and we lose because he misfires or throws bad interceptions again, the season is lost as the next six games are brutal.
If we start 0 - 2, there will be tremendous pressure to bench Jones and essentially end the Daboll regime but don't fall for it folks. Jones is better then Lock right now, IMHO, despite his flaws. But if we lose to Dallas as well then you have no choice but to go to Lock.
An 0 - 3 start would signal firings and a time for a complete rehaul of this team. Daboll and Schoen inherited Jones, yes, but they also paid him cause they didn't keep the 5th year option on him due to his injuries. Just bad luck or bad evaluations or both?
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time in preseason. The quality of SEP games today are worse than the AUG games in the 80s.
I have not been one to constantly bash Jones, it's boring, but this quote "but Jones failed to pull the trigger. I expect that to change in Week Two." puzzles me. Can you please elaborate on why you think it will be different? It's his 6th year. Even on 3rd down before the 1st FG, he rolled out with all receivers seemingly covered, we all see the S leave his man to chase Jones, and rather than float it over him for a sure TD, he keeps his head down and runs. He's making Dave Brown look good.
I think he knows he can't figure out the golf swing on the fly. It didn't work. He is up against the wall and he will to let it rip in week 2. If not - his time may be over.
Gotcha. Thanks.
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When he is sitting in the middle of a shit-storm?
He got told to calm down after last year.
Just like McAdoo got told to look more presentable so he slicked his hair back.
The Giants are concerned with all the wrong things. Square peg in round hole syndrome.
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should have been the end of Jones. Daboll's reaction to his poor play that night said it all. Most of us pointed to that moment (when Daboll tossed the tablet) all offseason and we can never unsee it.
It is beyond stunning they came back to him this year. I've never seen anything like this.
This and the grim smile he gave in HK when he asked if this was the QB room they are going with tell me the decision to play Jones isn’t his. Even if you don’t think he’s an effective HC, he’s been around the league for a long time, he knows a good QB when he sees one, and when he doesn’t.
If it had been up to him, I think he would have benched Jones after that pick 6 v Seattle. It was vintage Daniel, the play worked to perfection, setting up Waller to be open in the back of the EZ, but Jones was late, hesitated, and then made a panicked throw outside. The Jones error can’t end soon enough.
When asked about the offense a giants assistant I ran into said “we’re going to have to be creative to score points”.
The coaches know he isn’t it, but I don’t think it’s their call.
Wow, that’s depressing. I also think it’s confirmation that Mara is still pulling the strings when it comes to Jones. I simply will not believe that Schoen would ignore Daboll wanting to make a change. I literally don’t give a shit what we saw on HK, there was a reason there were no cameras in Mara’s suite.
I am in this camp.
Its how this franchise has operated for years. Who plays QB for the NY Giants is something that gets discussed by ownership.
The last time someone tried to play games with the starting QB Mara hung the coach and GM out to dry and fired them.
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on a historic day for the franchise, no less. Jones isn't Eli by a million miles. We honestly see him bullying the coach into playing Jones? I don't see that, or evidence for it.
I don’t see how you don’t see any evidence for it. It’s circumstantial to be sure, but come on, neither Daboll or Schoen is going to come out and say, “yeah, we wanted to make a change but we’re overruled”.
Daboll’s interaction with Jones after the Seattle pick 6, his eagerness on HK with any QB Schoen brought up, his forced smile when Schoen said yes to Daboll’s “so this is our QB room this year” - all of that tells me Daboll was ready to move on last year. And I simply will not believe if he went to Schoen and pounded the table to make a change, that Schoen wouldn’t allow him to do it.
So if not, who was preventing them? There is only one other guy, and it was the 9ne with no cameras in his office suite.
The puppet master.
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To believe that pulling the plug on Jones is a decision that has to be brought to Mara for approval.
Its how this franchise has operated for years. Who plays QB for the NY Giants is something that gets discussed by ownership.
The last time someone tried to play games with the starting QB Mara hung the coach and GM out to dry and fired them.
I get that, any owner does and should have say in what QB is starting, but this is beyond ridiculous. To me, it’s pretty clear Daboll was done with Jones after the tablet throwing incident, and I simply will not believe that it is Schoen who is holding out on making a change.
So if the owner is so hell-bent on his guy being the starter that he is overruling his own personnel guys, THAT IS A BIG FUCKING PROBLEM! Mara did it before with Eli, agreeing to allow McAdoo to bench him, than throwing McAdoo under the bus when the blowback came. And then, even after all that, deciding that Eli was still good enough to build around.
This team will continue to flounder as long as the Mara clan is deeply involved in personnel decisions. We all hoped that Mara would give Schoen free rein, and Hard Knocks was designed to give that impression, but it doesn’t appear to be remotely true.
Your posts are on point.
Look at the history... This ownership has showed their hand and pattern of behavior when before there was not enough history of their actions so they could hide behind the fall guys they eloquently set up and allow the fans to guillotine said falls guys all the while keeping the fanbase either confused or falsely satiated... Except now it's become obvious what is going on if you simply ask yourself what consistent factor (ownership) and behavior remains despite the revolving door of GM's and coaches?