Giants season ends miserably with loss to Washington at MetLife – Orange County Register

The Giants, who fired two-time Super Bowl GM Jerry Reese in the middle of the 2017 season, invited Dave Gettleman with his family and friends to MetLife Stadium on the sidelines on Sunday for a photo shoot and farewell.

It’s a particularly fatal omission, honoring GM 19-46 more than it does for a man who has won two championships. But that’s the Giants today, with a 22-7 loss to Washington plummeting the final record of the 2021 season to a familiar depth of 4-13.

No problem. Gettleman’s fate is sealed. He will be fired, and it will be announced as retirement, and that will be it.

The lingering question is the status of head coach Joe Judge, and the fact that everyone in and around the Giants acted on Sunday as if it would be their last day in the building — everyone. except Judge and the players.

But even Judge’s most staunch supporters, like team captain Logan Ryan, cannot speak in absolutes about what it means to fire the coach.

“Eh, I won’t answer theories,” Ryan said. “When you ask me next season or whatever… But I mean ‘what if?’ I do not know.”

Co-owner John Mara did not interview. Any information about Mara’s feelings towards Judge is just speculation.

Some of the team’s staff seem to be bracing for the inevitable, with major changes coming to the main office and coaching staff regardless of Judge staying or not.

A source said Mara left the press box to watch from downstairs in the third quarter. That keeps Mara out of the media game.

Co-owner Steve Tisch was not seen on the field at all during the game or after the game.

Gettleman said nothing as he passed a group of reporters.

Typical of the Giants, leaving the head coach solely responsible for answering questions about everything, including what a change in general manager position would mean for him. ta.

“I’ll let Dave speak for Dave,” Judge said.

Judge, whose record dropped to 10-23 in two seasons, wasn’t about to risk guessing his own fate either.

“I wouldn’t worry about these theories right now,” he said. “I’m so grateful. I understand that’s going to be today’s question.”

But everyone knows the deal: The Giants fired their last two coaches during or after their second season.

First, Ben McAdoo and Reese came together as a scapegoat for Eli Manning, which Mara approved. Then, Pat Shurmur had to go alone after the 2019 season while Gettleman stayed.

On Sunday, Judge’s sophomore year ended with a sixth straight loss while being dragged down by the intimidation of Gettleman’s poor human resources management. However, the coach accepted his part of the error and promised to improve in 2022.

“I am proud of the team for what they did and fought for and [how they’ve] Judge said. “In the end, it’s still not good enough. The fans deserve better. It didn’t live up to our expectations as a show. It would be unacceptable. The things we have to fix, I will start immediately for the future and start next season. ”

The reality, of course, is that Mara and the Giants never really embraced the full swing on the Judges show.

Gettleman and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett are both influenced by the organization more than the coach. Then Daniel Jones was injured.

So it’s no surprise that the offense was a total embarrassment even as Judge’s specials and defenses continued to play to the end.

Jake Fromm’s first NFL touchdown pass in the fourth quarter on Sunday — 22 yards from Darius Slayton — was the Giants’ first wide-head touch since Dante Pettis’ v Carolina on Oct. .

The Giants have averaged 15.1 points per game this season. Daniel Jones’ 11-game average of 18.3 points dropped sharply to 9.3 points per game in a six-game losing streak with Mike Glennon (0-4) and Fromm (0-2) to begin with.

Gettleman was brought here in December 2017 to fix up the attack and four years later the Giants need four starters in their five-man squad heading into 2022. Only left foot Andrew Thomas is worthy. worth starting in the NFL.

Judges sneak attack QB consecutively Undoubtedly, the Giants’ save of an own goal created an absurd streak in the second quarter. But Fromm dribbled past open players one minute and threw a pick-6 into his own territory the next.

For a long time, the Giants’ biggest problem was who would play for them, not who coach those players — even if coaches had a lot to learn and improve on.

Firing Judge would say someone could have gotten more out of this team. Quick reminder, the Giants’ records for the previous five seasons were 3-13, 5-11, 4-12, 6-10 and 4-13.

They have been horrible for a long time now. And while Gettleman failed, Mara and Tisch were unable to use their GM as a shield.

The discretion of the owners is what makes the giants the laughing stock. That’s why they purposely won a playoff spot this season instead of being patient with the long-term remake of Judge that was sold to them in January 2020.

In fact, Judge says he learned more about the do’s and don’ts as a club in his second season.

“Last year, I learned a few things about how to do the job, how to operate,” he said. “Perhaps this year some of the things I learned are what not to do, to be honest with you. Some things are things I’ve been into, some are things I’ve observed… Sometimes, the more valuable lessons you learn are the ones you just can’t allow to happen again. ”

Saquon Barkley reiterated the players’ support for their coach after the game, alluding to a Daily News article that ran Sunday citing several team leaders about their faith in the Judge.

“I said in the past [about] How do I feel about Judge,” Barkley said. “I think a lot of guys have joined the team and talked about how they feel about Judge.”

However, no one can say for sure how Sunday night Monday morning plays out.

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/01/09/giants-season-ends-miserably-with-loss-to-washington-at-metlife/ Giants season ends miserably with loss to Washington at MetLife – Orange County Register

Huynh Nguyen

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