Pat Shurmur is still the head coach of the New York Giants as of Tuesday morning and despite a franchise-worst slide of nine games, he doesn’t anticipate that will change over the final three weeks.
“Yeah, I do [expect to remain]. But I just have to wait and see. You have a lot of tough ones for me today,” Shurmur told reporters when asked if he expects to finish out the season.
It once seemed inevitable that Shurmur would return in 2020, but with each loss, the pressure on co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch mounts. It’s becoming more difficult to support Shurmur and they must feel as if they’re almost backed into a corner at this point.
Making matters worse, the Giants are inventing ways to lose and have not tasted victory since September. Should they lose one more game, this team would stand alone as the worst in franchise history.
“Ties a franchise record? Yeah, it’s not something that you want to be a part of. That’s what I think,” Shurmur said when made aware of the team’s futility. “I have no [further] thoughts on that. We lost a game tonight and I think that’s what we’re talking about. Unfortunately, that’s our reality right now and I have no thoughts on that other than the fact that we lost the game tonight.”
The Giants have a chance to prevent a history they want no part of in Week 15 when they host the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium.
