Good Morning, New York Giants Fans!
When the rumor broke that Dallas Cowboy’s head coach, Jason Garrett, could be a consideration for the New York Giants if they fire Pat Shurmur after the 2019 season, I shook my head knowing John Mara would do something as stupid.
Garrett coming to New York wouldn’t surprise me one bit. He would continue the spell of lousy head coaches for Big Blue, who all seem to lack time management and are keen on retaining offensive play-calling for themselves. The Cowboys only recently forced Garrett to give up his play-calling duties to Kellen Moore, who has the Cowboys ranking 1st in the league in most categories.
The New York Giants made a similar mistake with Shurmur as they did with McAdoo. They chose a new approach instead of favoring experience. Shurmur only spent minimal time as head coach with the Cleveland Browns and was then thrust back into the offensive coordinator role with the Vikings. However, he has done a good job developing Daniel Jones without a consistent offensive line and injuries plaguing the team.
The time allocated towards Jones seems to be too significant, though, as Shurmur has failed to manage the team in-game and utilize the correct personnel. General manager Dave Gettleman hasn’t given him much talent to work with, regardless. His 2018 draft selections are becoming none factors or are currently off the team (BJ Hill, Lorenzo Carter, Kyle Lauletta). His 2019 draft picks have been inconsistent, especially in the secondary. DeAndre Baker, Corey Ballentine, and Julian Love have been unable to leave their mark frequently.
Bringing in Garrett would mean the New York Giants have to get rid of Gettleman as well. Shurmur is on a multi-year contract and has been entrusted with turning the team around with the personnel at hand. Making a gut-change might back-fire even more and set the team back years. The reality of Garrett coming to New York is unlikely, but we said the same thing about trading Odell Beckham Jr.
Nonetheless–
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