Revenge of the Birds
One domino has fallen in the hiring cycle.
There were nine teams that needed a head coach, now there are eight, as the biggest fish has landed, as the New York Giants are finalizing a five year $100 million deal.
The Giants did not wait back in terms of adding their new leader and going all-in.
Getting Harbaugh was a key for the Giants, as he had a 180-113 record and was 13-11 in the playoffs with one Super Bowl. He will bring Todd Monken along with him as his offensive coordinator.
We will see how this works out, but overall, Harbaugh only took three teams seriously it seemed like, the Giants, the Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans.
Harbaugh is the important one because everyone wanted to take a shot at getting him in, now more will begin to fall with either coaches getting eliminated from the playoffs, or the break during Super Bowl week.
The best joke I saw on the hiring of Harbaugh though has to be this one:
