I pretty much assumed this at the beginning and everyone else told me it wasn't a fit.
Word.
The Giants gig doesn't open up too often, McAdon't aside, so I can understand the allure of a job that prestigious.
From the article:
Actually the last "D" guy the Giants had running the sidelines was Parcells, every HC since then had a background more as an OC-type.
I'm not sure contending with Prescott is really a negative.
Certainly a possibility, though that part of the state is pretty strong Bills country, from my experience.
Part of the reason I think McDaniels would rather go to the Colts over the Giants. He’s had to do it once before with a QB that the fan base really liked and it doomed him from the start. Worst case with Indy is that Luck isn’t ready BUT you have Brisett who already knows your offense. Giants you’re looking at keeping Manning for probably another year or two and then having to be the guy to tell him it’s over. We saw what happened this year when management tried telling Eli that his time was up.
It’s a con because it’s generally unstable with firing GMs and there’s been a lot of turnover. Granted look at the pantheon of coaches/execs there it’s pretty crappy. Jim Caldwell was probably the best coach they had in years. That kind of shows you the bar.
Agreed. You have to deal with his contract, and what he wants is probably way way above what either of the current Pats coordinators would want to give or would want to tie up in a WR, let alone a WR coming off an injury.
With that contract and his problematic antics, he'll be more of a con than a pro.
Who would you argue should have gotten a longer leash?
I think too much is made of OBJ's off-field / hot-headed stuff. The problem with him is that he's made it clear he wants to get paid. OBJ on a team is a tremendous asset. OBJ getting paid like the most expensive non-QB in the game is probably a net neutral. Maybe worse than that.
I agree with your main point - the Fords are patient, arguably to a fault.
I think Caldwell is fine; his problem was that he wasn't Bob Quinn's guy. Quinn decided to keep him for last year and then they made the playoffs so he couldn't fire him, then this year they missed (with a 9-7 record that was the same as last year, and a better point differential). He wouldn't be at the top of my list if I were a GM looking to hire a HC, but I won't laugh at someone who does hire him. He's coached 7 seasons with 5 winning records and playoffs in 4 years, including a conference championship. He must be doing something right, whether he actually has facial expressions or not.
Serious question: are there anti-poaching clauses in OC / DC and other senior staff contracts like there are in other industries? Just seems this shouldn't be an issue... at least in the short term.
No one. For whatever reason they just have not been good at identifying coaches. Lions coaches are like Browns QBs. However, Its still way too much turnover. As you said it could just be that everyone just flat out sucks and its just been a massive string of bad luck. Its a combination of both there. I'm sure the coaches are at least consulted on possible draft choices so both share the fault. Perception is everything and ownership can be viewed as a negative for things like that.
All I'm simply talking about is pros and cons with the Lions and Giants. Nothing about anything else.
