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Good morning, New York Giants fans!
Given the Giants’ struggles amid multiple GM and coaching changes, fans have continued to emphasize ownership’s role in the last decade of dysfunction. The numbers were pretty similar this year, with 78.2 percent of respondents here having limited confidence (a vote of 1 or 2) in ownership to steer the franchise in the right direction compared to 72.5 percent last year. But the reality is the team is still partially owned by its founding family, and that’s not likely to change soon. While the Giants sold a minority stake in the franchise this year to Julia Koch and her family, it’s still the Mara and Tisch families making the major decisions — for better or worse.
A lot of names are flying around, but we pared down this annual list to the most interesting candidates. Dan Graziano’s ranked the top nine head coach candidates based on what I’m hearing, and included one wild card at the bottom who might not be available. They are: Vance Joseph, defensive coordinator, Denver Broncos; Chris Shula, defensive coordinator, Los Angeles Rams; Jeff Hafley, defensive coordinator, Green Bay Packers; Matt Nagy, offensive coordinator, Kansas City Chiefs; Joe Brady, offensive coordinator, Buffalo Bills; Robert Saleh, defensive coordinator, San Francisco 49ers; Jesse Minter, defensive coordinator, Los Angeles Chargers; 8. Klint Kubiak, offensive coordinator, Seattle Seahawks; and Arthur Smith, offensive coordinator, Pittsburgh Steelers. The wild card: Kevin Stefanski, head coach, Cleveland Browns.
Sunday is an opportunity for the Giants to accomplish something they rarely do: Win a game in their division. The Giants have a 5-17-1 record in the NFC East in Joe Schoen’s four years as GM, good for a measly .217 winning percentage in the division.
And they are 1-3 this season so far with a loss to each division foe, one win over Philly and two games remaining: one each against Washington and Dallas. Sunday’s game technically means nothing for the Giants (2-11), who were the first team eliminated from the playoffs...
