Big Blue View
New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen has reportedly been in “direct contact” with John Harbaugh as the Giants and the rest of the NFL world wait to see how Harbaugh will approach interviews with the myriad of teams interested in talking to him about their head coaching vacancies.
Long-time NFL columnist Gary Myers is reporting that Harbaugh might request that teams he agrees to meet with come to him, rather than him traveling to a number of teams. Myers said Harbaugh is expected to have his interviews lined up by Monday, perhaps even as early as Sunday.
Myers also wrote:
“The order will be crucial. I’m told if he falls in love, he could agree to a deal and potentially call off rest of meetings. Advice to @Giants: Be first in line and don’t let him out of the building, whether it’s in NY or Baltimore.“
O’Connor told the ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast on Friday that he thought Harbaugh would end up with the Giants:
“I think both parties really want each other, and I don’t see a reason why it wouldn’t work out,” Ian O’Connor, columnist for The Athletic, said on the ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast. “If you said I have to put down 20 bucks on a candidate today, absolutely, John Harbaugh will be the head coach of the Giants by the end of next week. That’s what I believe.”
While some reports have indicated that as many as nine teams have approached Harbaugh about their head coaching positions — more than currently have vacancies — he is expected to schedule only three to four interviews.
Harbaugh obviously understands he is driving the bus here. If you want the Giants to bring the former Baltimore Ravens’ coach to East Rutherford, N.J. it sounds like you had better hope they get the front seat on that bus.
