When the New York Giants hired Joe Judge as their next head coach, one of his first reported orders of business was to retain special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey.
That decision was praised and rightfully so. McGaughey was arguably the best assistant coach on Pat Shurmur’s staff and arguably the best all-around coach and leader in the building.
But McGaughey wasn’t the only assistant who had the drum pounded for them. There were a few others, including wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert.
Well, Judge apparently saw what everyone else saw because Tolbert is reportedly set to remain with Big Blue going into 2020.
Tolbert was instrumental not only in the development of fifth-round pick Darius Slayton, but keeping a unit together and functioning when they were hit with a slew of injuries and a season-opening suspension (Golden Tate).
The bottom line is that if we’re keeping score on Judge, he’s two-for-two with his in-house decisions. McGaughey and Tolbert are leaders, they are teachers and they represent everything Judge preached in his introductory press conference. They are the right men for the job and it’s encouraging that Judge was able to recognize that out of the gate.
