Ben McAdoo‘s stint in New York was short and ended without a championship, but he did make history in his own way. McAdoo was at the helm for just 28 regular-season games, giving him the lowest total by a Giants head coach since 1930 (as noted by Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, via Twitter). In that season, Benny Friedman spent two games as a co-player-coach.
Starting today, the Giants are officially looking to fill vacancies at head coach and GM. Here’s the latest out of New York/New Jersey:
- Giants owner John Mara says his “very strong preference” is to have a separate head coach and GM. However, he does not rule out a dual role if the right candidate emerges (Twitter link via Ralph Vacchiano of SNY).
- Mara says that both interim hires (GM Kevin Abrams and head coach Steve Spagnuolo) will be interviewed for the full-time jobs (Twitter link via Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL.com). Personally, I don’t think the odds are in Spagnuolo’s favor, even though he is well-regarded by the organization. After a disastrous 2017 season, it seems more likely that the Giants will opt for a reset when it comes to the next head coach.
- Reese was not responsible for the firing of Tom Coughlin and subsequent hiring of McAdoo, Kinkhabwala tweets. When Coughlin was fired, Reese advocated for two candidates over McAdoo.
- Former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi has agreed to serve as a consultant in the GM search, Mara announced (Twitter link via team). The owner added that it is possible that a GM hire will be made before the season is through, noting that the team already has some names in mind (Twitter link via Kinkhabwala).
- Mara says that McAdoo is the one who initially came up with the plan to bench Eli Manning (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Josina Anderson).
I’d be ok if the Maras wanted to hire Mike Tomlin away from the Steelers.
I’m sure every giants fan would, but why on earth would the Steelers let him interview and also why would tomlin want to leave one of the most stable organizations in the league?
^this
Mike Tomlin is NOT a good coach. Living in Pittsburgh, there’s even mixed feelings on him here. He never has the team ready to play down to competition, as evidenced by his sub-.500 record vs teams with a losing record. I want that guy nowhere near the Giants.
Yeah Giants don’t want a coach who has never had a losing record, went to 2 Super Bowls and winning one of them. Has them on course for a top seed again despite suspensions and injuries. If there is someone established that is better and available go for it.
Lane Kiffin was just seen gettin off plane at LaGuardia….
Probably a connecting flight to his next stepping stone job
Ernie helped the Bears hire John fox….maybe he can recommend him for the Giants job as well!!
Great idea and take Ryan Pace with
Here comes SEXY REXY LOL!!!
Good luck with Accorsi. The Bears listened to him and look where they’re at with Pace. Accorsi is selling teams a lot of bullshit.
Let the Gruden rumors begin