8 candidates for New York Giants’ defensive coordinator job
January 18, 2026
Charlie Bullen
Joe Cullen
Wink Martindale
Dennard Wilson
Zach Orr
Antonio Pierce
Anthony Weaver
Jim Leonhard
24 comments
leonhard and weaver are my preferences. if we are able to keep bullen on as a specialty coach ill take it. would like to stay away from orr and wilson.
Lol. Thinking wink is going to be willing to come back to a franchise that he tried to manipulate into getting fired from so he could keep getting paid while he hunted for a HC job is nuts. On top of that, to come back to work for a HC who already had issues with him and led to him leaving Baltimore in the first place? Not a chance.
I really wouldn’t hate giving Pierce a shot, I doubt Harbaugh goes that route but would still be cool.
I don’t know much about these guys other than Pierce and I don’t think we’re getting Wink back. So the other guys I just hope they’re aggressive I don’t want what happened in Denver to ever happen again.
Weaver please 🙂
All for Antonio Peirce🙋
Leonhard or Orr please
Who runs a 3-4 so Dex can be right over the center again?
My strong preference is for Harbaugh’s #1 choice
I’ll take Leonhard, weaver, or pierce.
Wink is not a possibility. Ended things poorly with Harbaugh and when with the giants. Biggest candidates would be Jim Schwartz and Weaver and Leonhard
I think Pierce is going to be an exceptional head coach somewhere at some point. He was definitely rushed to that role before he was ready, and I’m sure he learned a ton when he was there. Would love to have him as a DC.
Weaver or leonhard for me
Not excited about any of those names.
Jim Leonhard! Please.
Weaver or Leonhard, or even Bullen. Not interested in anyone else.
Antonio Pierce needs to be LB coach. That’s it
What’s Harbaugh want? Gave him the keys, let him drive
None of you guys know enough to render a meaningful opinion
Harbaugh. Fired. Wink. For. Insubordination.
Why do people keep thinking Wink is a candidate for anyone? He’s been fired twice for the same reason? No matter how good a DC you think he is (which he isn’t), not many HCs are going to stand for that once, let alone twice.
Where’s Raheem Morris?
Whoever Harbaugh wants is who we should get. Case closed.
…but, I would be happy if it was Antonio Pierce.
id go with Dennard Wilson,Jim Leonhard, and Joe Cullen in that order. Anthony Weaver to me seems like a flight risk who will leave asap for a hc opening. Already is getting hc interest so im good.
Dennard used to be a coach on Harbaugh staff in ravens and has worked well with a lot of secondaries so he is my top pick. Jim Leonhard obviously doing good with broncos and was a player under Leonhard. Joe Cullen is just a great position coach with a dline in chiefs that has been good for awhile.
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leonhard and weaver are my preferences. if we are able to keep bullen on as a specialty coach ill take it. would like to stay away from orr and wilson.
Lol. Thinking wink is going to be willing to come back to a franchise that he tried to manipulate into getting fired from so he could keep getting paid while he hunted for a HC job is nuts. On top of that, to come back to work for a HC who already had issues with him and led to him leaving Baltimore in the first place? Not a chance.
I really wouldn’t hate giving Pierce a shot, I doubt Harbaugh goes that route but would still be cool.
I don’t know much about these guys other than Pierce and I don’t think we’re getting Wink back. So the other guys I just hope they’re aggressive I don’t want what happened in Denver to ever happen again.
Weaver please 🙂
All for Antonio Peirce🙋
Leonhard or Orr please
Who runs a 3-4 so Dex can be right over the center again?
My strong preference is for Harbaugh’s #1 choice
I’ll take Leonhard, weaver, or pierce.
Wink is not a possibility. Ended things poorly with Harbaugh and when with the giants. Biggest candidates would be Jim Schwartz and Weaver and Leonhard
I think Pierce is going to be an exceptional head coach somewhere at some point. He was definitely rushed to that role before he was ready, and I’m sure he learned a ton when he was there. Would love to have him as a DC.
Weaver or leonhard for me
Not excited about any of those names.
Jim Leonhard! Please.
Weaver or Leonhard, or even Bullen. Not interested in anyone else.
Antonio Pierce needs to be LB coach. That’s it
What’s Harbaugh want? Gave him the keys, let him drive
None of you guys know enough to render a meaningful opinion
Harbaugh. Fired. Wink. For. Insubordination.
Why do people keep thinking Wink is a candidate for anyone? He’s been fired twice for the same reason? No matter how good a DC you think he is (which he isn’t), not many HCs are going to stand for that once, let alone twice.
Where’s Raheem Morris?
Whoever Harbaugh wants is who we should get. Case closed.
…but, I would be happy if it was Antonio Pierce.
id go with Dennard Wilson,Jim Leonhard, and Joe Cullen in that order. Anthony Weaver to me seems like a flight risk who will leave asap for a hc opening. Already is getting hc interest so im good.
Dennard used to be a coach on Harbaugh staff in ravens and has worked well with a lot of secondaries so he is my top pick. Jim Leonhard obviously doing good with broncos and was a player under Leonhard. Joe Cullen is just a great position coach with a dline in chiefs that has been good for awhile.
Pierce Weaver and Leonhard