One NFL pundit views the New York Giants coach and general manager situation as akin to Alfred E. Neuman’s trademark statement: “What, me worry?”
On “The Dan Patrick Show,” commentator Ross Tucker said that neither Giants head coach Brian Daboll or General Manager Joe Schoen has any pressure on them to produce, even though they are coming off a 3-14 record last year, which was down from the equally unimpressive 6-11 in 2023.
Why no pressure? Low expectations on the season, which will make any improvement seem impressive, even if it’s a smoke and mirrors illusion.
“I don’t think anybody really thinks they’re going to keep their job after this year,” said Tucker. “I mean, they have the hardest schedule in the NFL.”
The Giants 2025 opponents have a .574 combined winning percentage, based on 2024 results.
Besides two games home and away against the division rivals and Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and the playoffs-tested Washington Commanders, they face all the teams in the AFC West (Kansas City Chiefs among them), the NFC North (Detroit Lions and Green Bay most prominent), and a game against the always-tough San Francisco 49ers.
The addition of Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston to the Giants quarterback room was done to at least attempt respectability, Tucker contends.
“Maybe they can get to .500, and that's enough for another year,” Tucker said. “If it doesn't go well, midway through the year, you put in (rookie quarterback and No.1 draft choice) Jaxson Dart.”
The hope with that move,Tucker opines, is that Dart “shows enough or does enough that ownership wants to give you another year."
He added, "It really is funny to me to see how many of these moves are made really with self-interest in mind. So that's a different kind of pressure because I think that most people, myself included, I don't expect either one of those to work. I think that Schoen and Daboll probably will be gone this year. Maybe I'm wrong. We'll see.”
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