Giants: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire

[dieterbrock]

Must be nice to have an owner willing to fire an inept coach.

Yep. The Rams are lucky that way.

 

[Mojo Ram]

I'm curious as to where Eli might end up next year. Arizona comes to mind immediately. So does Jacksonville.

 

[-X-]

I'm curious as to where Eli might end up next year. Arizona comes to mind immediately. So does Jacksonville.

 

[dieterbrock]

I'm curious as to where Eli might end up next year. Arizona comes to mind immediately. So does Jacksonville.

If the Redskins lose Cousins I could see him stick it to the Gmen and stay in division

 

[Mackeyser]

Do you think they'll pull a Ditka and go all Ricky Williams and give us all their picks for Hecker
???

Let the debate begin!

 

[Mackeyser]

I'm curious as to where Eli might end up next year. Arizona comes to mind immediately. So does Jacksonville.

I think Jacksonville will consider making a play for him, but if Bortles continues to improve, Elway will make a case for Denver. Oh, and Big Bro will prolly put in a good word, too.

 

[Rynie]

Yep. The Rams are lucky that way.

It's amazing the turnaround y'all have made. We are still running the most vanilla, predictable (opponents have been saying this for years) offense, and our DC is the most overrated thing since Pulp Fiction.

 

[Mikey Ram]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...-giants-fire-coach-ben-mcadoo-after-210-start

Ben McAdoo's keycard will stop working Monday.

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported the embattled New York Giants head coach has been informed he's been relieved of his duties.

The Giants have also fired general manager Jerry Reese, NFL Network's Aditi Kinkhabwala reported.

Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo will take over as interim head coach and Kevin Abrams as GM the rest of the season, per Kinkhabwala.

The news comes a day after the Giants lost their 10th game of the season, a 24-17 defeat in Oakland.

"I'm going to coach this team as long as my key card works," McAdoo said after the loss. "You know, we've got a great group of players, the coaches, we've got a great staff to work with. We're going to show up ready to go tomorrow and get this thing cleaned up and move on to the next one."

McAdoo's firing comes less than two seasons into his tenure and just a year after helping guide Big Blue to a playoff berth in 2016. The 40-year-old will finish with a 13-15 record as the Giants' coach. New York has the NFL's biggest decline in winning from 2016 to 2017, a .521 win percent decrease. The Giants have had one of the worst offenses in the NFL since McAdoo was hired as the head coach, scoring just 17.8 points per game and ranking 30th in the NFL in total yards per tilt (314.7) -- only the Browns and Bears have scored fewer PPG since 2016, per NFL Research.

The Giants are cleaning house not only due to the play on the field but also after bungling the benching of Eli Manning in favor of Geno Smith.

Rapoport reported Sunday that some members of the Giants ownership did not agree with how Manning's situation was handled this week and there was intense and serious internal debate about firing McAdoo.

Ditching a coach and GM in the middle of the season is an uncharacteristic move for the Giants organization, but underscores the fractured relationships throughout every level of the franchise.

The change in gears came swift in New York. Ownership put out a statement in mid-November supporting the coach, saying it would wait until after the season to evaluate the situation. Following the botched Manning situation, however, the tenor began to change. Owner John Mara said Wednesday there were "no guarantees" McAdoo's job was safe.

Days later the Giants fired the coach and general manager.

Guess ol' 4 pillars is just as good a choice as anybody else for the dreaded "interim" label...As much as anything, I just chuckled over what a douche McIdiot was talking about how "everybody from him up" was on board about this move...Oh really ??? 3 days later, or whatever, he's out the door...Either that or Mara quickly found out just how iconic Eli is with the New York fans and decided he better throw McMoron under the bus...Though certainly McShitstain and Reese were gone after the season...