In recent weeks, New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur sounded like a man resigned to his fate, so when the news came down on Black Monday, he probably wasn’t very surprised.
But the Giants have now made it official: Shurmur is out in East Rutherford.
Hired to replace Ben McAdoo, Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch were initially pleased with the addition of Shurmur, noting the team needed an “adult” to be in charge.
That adult led the Giants to back-to-back losing seasons, compiling an overall record of 9-23, which dropped his career record to 19-46 — one of the worst head coaching records in NFL history.
To Shurmur’s credit, his players never quit on him or each other in the same way they had under McAdoo, but in the end, that wasn’t enough to save his job or set the franchise back on the right track.
With Shurmur now out, the Giants will be in search of their fifth new head coach since 2015 (if you include Steve Spagnuolo), which is just a remarkable for a team previously known for patience and consistency.
Some consistency will remain however, as general manager Dave Gettleman appears to have been spared the wrath of team ownership and will remain in his post — at least for now. He is scheduled to speak on Tuesday.
But make no mistake about it… If the Giants continue to lose, the fan revolt will be substantial and the calls for Mara and Tisch to sell will get very loud very quickly.
