Even if we wanted them gone, who would we have replaced them with?
Vrabel was basically the only good veteran option, IMO, and he wanted the Patriots job.
Ben Johnson? He wasn’t coming to NY lol
“I’m not confident the roster is better than it was three years ago.”
-John Mara
He’s mad at the fans. We are testing his patience. We’re supposed to suck. That’s our job in the NFL drama. The lovable loser that occasionally wins it big. We need to sit back and be appreciative of all that they gave us.
Actually, the worse thing is that he constantly messes with coach and GM pairings. He fired Coughlin but kept Reese, when he should have either gave both another year or fired both. He did the right thing by firing both McAdoo and Reese at the same time, but then fired Shurmer and kept Gettleman when he should have either kept both for another year or fired both. Then he did the right thing by letting both Judge and Gettleman go. I’m actually happy he kept both Schoen and Daboll and not fired one over the other because, if things go horrible, he can fire both and bring in a complete new slate.
there won’t be any significant and necessary change until he cedes control to somebody else. i don’t know if that is tisch, mcdonnell or, best case, a competent team president, but this is a classic case of the fish rottens from the top.
mara is the problem and he has to go. he can do his schtick and look super snobby at owners meetings but daily operations has to be handled by somebody else.
Soak, rinse, repeat. Sigh.
Sigh, I miss the good old days. I feel bad for younger Giant fans that don’t know what a competitive program is like.
The poor fans that must suffer for this time of all time incompetence from an owner
Reese had some success and it’s been a disaster since then..
A few more years with Tom and Reese might have helped the franchise.. definitely couldn’t have hurt
Because John Mara is a huge pussy and he can’t look at the rest of the division and actually commit to a rebuild. And it’s going to cost the franchise trying to prop these two guys up for another year, and (probably) handcuff the next group that comes in. The Eagles and Cowboys will be in cap hell within the next few years, but they’ll still beat the piss out of this team on national television every year, while the Commanders are no longer two free division wins.
*This year* should be the tank season. Don’t handcuff yourself by wasting high value picks on a QB in a bad class. Trade down where you can to pick up extra assets for this year and *especially* next year. Spend some cap, but don’t go crazy on guys that are going to be fading out of their primes at the end of multi-year deals. Get all of the dead cap from Jones and whomever is left off the books for 2026.
But no, gotta keep chasing the chance at a Wild Card berth thinking an Eli run is just around the corner.
Mara did not keep Jerry Reese too long. Things were rough at the end of his time at the helm, but he won two Super Bowls so he earned the right to try and turn things around.
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Even if we wanted them gone, who would we have replaced them with?
Vrabel was basically the only good veteran option, IMO, and he wanted the Patriots job.
Ben Johnson? He wasn’t coming to NY lol
“I’m not confident the roster is better than it was three years ago.”
-John Mara
He’s mad at the fans. We are testing his patience. We’re supposed to suck. That’s our job in the NFL drama. The lovable loser that occasionally wins it big. We need to sit back and be appreciative of all that they gave us.
Actually, the worse thing is that he constantly messes with coach and GM pairings. He fired Coughlin but kept Reese, when he should have either gave both another year or fired both. He did the right thing by firing both McAdoo and Reese at the same time, but then fired Shurmer and kept Gettleman when he should have either kept both for another year or fired both. Then he did the right thing by letting both Judge and Gettleman go. I’m actually happy he kept both Schoen and Daboll and not fired one over the other because, if things go horrible, he can fire both and bring in a complete new slate.
there won’t be any significant and necessary change until he cedes control to somebody else. i don’t know if that is tisch, mcdonnell or, best case, a competent team president, but this is a classic case of the fish rottens from the top.
mara is the problem and he has to go. he can do his schtick and look super snobby at owners meetings but daily operations has to be handled by somebody else.
Soak, rinse, repeat. Sigh.
Sigh, I miss the good old days. I feel bad for younger Giant fans that don’t know what a competitive program is like.
The poor fans that must suffer for this time of all time incompetence from an owner
Reese had some success and it’s been a disaster since then..
A few more years with Tom and Reese might have helped the franchise.. definitely couldn’t have hurt
Because John Mara is a huge pussy and he can’t look at the rest of the division and actually commit to a rebuild. And it’s going to cost the franchise trying to prop these two guys up for another year, and (probably) handcuff the next group that comes in. The Eagles and Cowboys will be in cap hell within the next few years, but they’ll still beat the piss out of this team on national television every year, while the Commanders are no longer two free division wins.
*This year* should be the tank season. Don’t handcuff yourself by wasting high value picks on a QB in a bad class. Trade down where you can to pick up extra assets for this year and *especially* next year. Spend some cap, but don’t go crazy on guys that are going to be fading out of their primes at the end of multi-year deals. Get all of the dead cap from Jones and whomever is left off the books for 2026.
But no, gotta keep chasing the chance at a Wild Card berth thinking an Eli run is just around the corner.
Mara did not keep Jerry Reese too long. Things were rough at the end of his time at the helm, but he won two Super Bowls so he earned the right to try and turn things around.