It took a bit longer than it probably needed to, but the New York Giants went ahead and relieved Joe Judge from his head coaching duties on Tuesday.
For some reason, Judge made it through Black Monday despite just four wins in the first ever 18-game season in NFL history.
The state of limbo surrounding Judge’s job made for some awkward interviews with the Giants players as they had their end of season media availability on Monday. There was also many mixed reports of whether or not the players wanted Judge back as the head coach for next season.
Ultimately, with the Giants already having to search for a new general manager following Dave Gettleman’s retirement, it made sense to get rid of Judge as well and have the new GM have some input on the next head coach.
If the reports are factual and some players didn’t want Judge to return, it appears that they were not alone in that thought process.
#Giants team source on Joe Judge firing: "The coaching staff walked on egg shells. Players didn't believe in the system. Everyone liked him as a person, but when you hear the same repetitive stuff without changes it becomes a broken record."
— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) January 11, 2022
If the coaching staff felt uneasy around Judge, perhaps he didn’t fix the culture as much as he thought he did — which he touched on when he went on an 11-minute rant a little more than a week ago.
Expect more reports like these to surface in the coming days and weeks. As the building in East Rutherford is cleaned out, the singing will undoubtedly continue.
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