Giants Head Coach Search
Mara and Giants general manager Dave Gettleman will lead the search with input from co-owner Steve Tisch, and he acknowledged the criteria by which candidates will be judged has changed with regard. The New York Giants are beginning their search for a new head coach. Whoever they bring in must ignite excitement and cultural change to the franchise. After letting Pat Shurmur go, the New York Giants next head coach needs to bring change and positive, exciting energy to the Big Apple. The favorite in the Big Blue search remains Baylor head coach Matt Rhule, who the Giants recently secured for an interview on Tuesday. But they do have to consider whether he wants to go through.
Giants Head Coach Search
As many things change, so many stay the same — especially in East Rutherford, where the New York Giants have fired head coach Pat Shurmur and are once again on the prowl for a replacement.
The Giants now need to hire their fifth head coach since 2015 and since they got a late start, there’s a lot of ground to make up.
Here’s a look at 15 potential head coaching candidates.
Editor’s note: Having gone over several of these names previously, there’s no real reason to completely rehash everything just for the sake of doing it, so we’re going to blockquote out previous analysis and commentary, and add to it if needed.
Rhule is drawing interest from the Carolina Panthers and others, but rumors suggest he’s looking for a place where he can control personnel or he’s not leaving college. Are the Giants that team? Ehh…
New York Giants Head Coach Search
Rhule has had success just about everywhere he has gone, and his time at Baylor has been no exception. With the school dealing with some very serious issues, he’s brought it back from the ashes. Not only that, Rhule has a familiarity with the Giants and team ownership, having served as their assistant offensive line coach in 2012. He’s generated head coaching interest in recent years and very nearly landed the Jets job prior to the hiring of Adam Gase.
Giants Football Head Coach Search
Forgetting about his desire to control personnel, Rhule has no NFL head coaching experience to speak of, which is something the Giants may look to avoid this time around.