LOOKING FOR A PAYOFF Chances are running out for Dave Gettleman.
The success of NFL teams can be traced to the work done by the head coach and the general manager. The Chiefs built a big roster last season and Andy Reid took it from there while Patrick Mahomes absorbed most of the attention. That is true teamwork. The Patriots have done it seemingly forever with Bill Belichick, the best coach of all time, running both departments with remarkable efficiency.
You need a top quarterback, of course. But in a league driven by the salary cap and, increasingly, by analytics, you need your most visible decision-makers consistently putting up high batting averages. Personnel mistakes can represent long-term setbacks. Technology has left a bottomless pit of information while breeding a unique class of coaches and GMs who can regularly turn data into win-column digits.
The Giants haven’t been very good at either the coach or GM positions for a long time now. Jerry Reese was hopelessly lost his final few years as general manager. So was Tom Coughlin as head coach, though some of his media apologists think he should still be bunking in the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Ben McAdoo got the Giants their one playoff berth since 2011 but had the people skills of a Gatorade jug.
This story is from the August 2020 edition of The Giant Insider.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the August 2020 edition of The Giant Insider.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
THE HOT SEAT
No matter what John Mara says, Dave Gettleman’s job is on the line
WEEK 1: BRONCOS AT GIANTS
The 2021 season kicks off at MetLife
Northwest Huntsman
TGI sat down with guard Shane Lemieux
WEEK 2: GIANTS AT WFT
Primetime divisional showdown in DC
TRAINING CAMP TAKEAWAYS
The X factor, Kadarius Toney is falling behind and The big tight end is back
The GMEN'S all-time record against their 2021 opponents
As we inch closer to opening day of the 2021 sea son, let’s take a look at how the Giants have fared historically against their opponents on this year’s schedule:
THE 12TH DIMENSION
My crack at the final 53 (in real time)
Reviewing the best Giants' WRs of all time
2021 hopes to be the Year of the Receiver for the New York Giants.
Darnold mea culpa
Sam Darnold was the third pick of the 2018 NFL draft and three years later dangles on a tightrope mixed with underwhelming NFL starters and guys on the cusp of the unemployment line.
Are we ready for September 12th?
MOST EXCITING TIME OF THE YEAR FOR FOOTBALL FANS
