The New York Giants have hired former Buffalo Bills interim head coach Perry Fewell as their new head coach.
The Giants fired Bill Sheridan after just one year as the defensive coordinator, replacing Steve Spagnuolo.
Fewell was the defensive coordinator with the Bills until the team fired head coach Dick Jauron and pushed him into that role.
He was let go by the Bills at the end of the season, but did interview for the head coaching job. He gave up on that job, though, feeling he wasn’t a top candidate.
Fewell also has a relationship with head coach Tom Coughlin, and the defense has a lot of talented players to work with.
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 4:52 pm by steve
The New York Giants have fired defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan after just one year in the position.
Sheridan took over the job from Steve Spagnuolo, who was hired as the new head coach of the St. Louis Rams.
However, Sheridan never could find the same success that Spagnuolo did with the same players.
In fact, the defense was embarassingly bad down the stretch and gave up more than 80 points in their final two games.
The defense finished third from the bottom in the NFL, which is unacceptable given the amount of talent on that side of the ball.
Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 6:23 pm by steve
The New York Giants put forth an absolutely embarassing effort in a 44-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
The Giants were eliminated from playoff contention last week in another embarassing loss, so it seems like they just mailed it in.
Both sides of the ball were equally as disturbing in terms of lack of performance and lack of effort.
The defense gave up over 300 passing yards and four touchdowns to Brett Favre while the offensive didn’t score until the fourth quarter.
Their lack of effort down the stretch doesn’t bode well for head coach Tom Coughlin, though his job is certainly not in danger yet.
at 6:11 pm by steve
The New York Giants turned in a disgraceful effort in an embarassing, 41-9 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
With a possible playoff berth on the line the final two weeks, New York looked like a team content to watch the postseason on television.
A defense that was once considered one of the most fierce in the NFL gave up three touchdown passes to quarterback Matt Moore.
They also allowed running back Jonathan Stewart to have a big day thanks to numerous missed tackles.
New York has certainly been hit hard by injuries, but to lose by so many points at home to a mediocre team is really hard to swallow.
Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 9:49 am by steve
