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New York Giants: Hire an experienced head coach. The pieces of a bright future are actually there. They’ve got a good, young quarterback (Jaxson Dart), a No. 1 receiver (Malik Nabers), two running backs (Cam Skattebo, Tyrone Tracy), a strong defensive line (Brian Burns, Dexter Lawrence, Abdul Carter), an experienced secondary (Jevon Holland, Paulson Adebo). That, at the very least, is a promising core.
What they need now is someone who can put it all together. They went 1-7 in one-score games this season. They blew five double-digit leads and five games in which they led in the fourth quarter. That’s more of a sign of bad coaching than a lack of talent. And while it’s easy to say “Just hire the best coach” regardless of experience, let’s face it: The Giants have been terrible at picking coaches since Tom Coughlin left. So this time, find a guy who has done it before — someone who’s had at least one season of success, who can learn from whatever mistakes he already made. The last thing they need is another coach learning on the job. This franchise has been a disaster for a decade. They can’t wait for a rookie coach to figure it out. They need a guy who knows what he’s doing, now. If they do that, the turnaround could be quick.
Harbaugh, seeking more power than he had with the Baltimore Ravens, demands reportedly are 20 million a year salary, $10 million assistant coach budget, total authority over the roster and would like to select his own personnel guy.
Brian Daboll is praising ownership and quarterback Jaxson Dart to candidates interested in his former job, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.
“I’ve actually spoken to some coaches interested in the Giants’ job who’ve had conversations with Daboll, and they’ve gotten rave reviews about this Giants job, specifically about Jaxson,” Russini said on the “Giants Huddle” podcast Thursday. “Ownership and Jaxson, again, are things he had shared with them in I guess you can call it private conversations, but everyone is collecting information. They want to know what they’re walking into here, because nobody knows unless you do it.”
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