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 The 2025 season is over; thank goodness, and with it the New York Giants can turn their attention to more pressing matters ... like finding a new head coach!!  After a miserable 4-13 campaign that saw Brian Daboll get the ax as HC of the NYG back in mid-November, the Giants have plotted along toward the new year, and now they can officially begin the business of moving into the new year.   General Manager Joe Schoen will be back to lead the search, which has to leave Giants fans nervous. If you are hoping for Big Blue to land a top flight Head Coach like Mike McCarthy (who will be interviewed) or, potentially, Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh, it's hard to imagine right now either wanting to work with Schoen, whom they may not know well directly.  Outside of the big names, c andidates include:  Former Giants linebacker and Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce.  Green Bay Packers Defenisve Coordinator Jeff Hafley.  Indianapolis Colts Defensi...

 Well au revoir 2025! Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!  Let's be honest the past year was not a good one for many us for many reasons. And if you are a New York sports fan, it really wasn't good at all.  We had the Knicks get bounced by Indiana in the playoffs; Tom Thibodeau got fired; the Giants and Jets both stank up the joint, and the Yankees and Mets both failed miserably to meet expectations. It wasn't fun. But with 2026 on the horizon hope springs eternal, or at least we hope.  So here are some wild, wacky and even funny predictions for the year ahead!!!  1) San Francisco 49ers upend the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl LX.   The Niners are as hot as any team in the NFL right now having won six in a row, and are getting healthy at the right time. Plus San Fran is due after so many close loses in the recent past. They get a chance to be the third team this decade to play in and win the Super Bowl in their home stadium joining the 2020 Bucs a...

 We are days away from the  New York Giants taking center stage in their Head Coaching search for 2026. New York fired Brian Daboll eight weeks ago, and the speculation has been running rampant since about who will be the ultimate successor.  With days to go before Week 18, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler offered up a nugget, saying that Browns Head Coach Kevin Stafanski, who is on the hot seat himself in Cleveland, could be a fit with the Giants should they target him.   “Stefanski might be the strongest retread candidate in the eyes of many. The Giants would be an ideal fit,” Fowler stated in his intel piece. “And trades of any kind are never off the table in Cleveland, but it’d be tricky trying to trade a coach who’s 7-26 over the past two years." This would be a stunning move, especially if either Mike Tomlin or John Harbaugh become available on Monday. It's believed the loser of the Steelers Ravens contest will be out as Head Coach after two decades at the helm....

 A lot has been made about the job security of Jets head coach Aaron Glenn the past several days. For starters fans have been up in arms about Glenn with many calling for his firing following Gang Green's 42-10 meltdown to the New England Patriots last week.  The loss marked the fourth straight week where the Jets had been blown out by 23 points or more in a contest.  Then on Monday night, Miami-based NFL National writer Armando Salguero posted on OutKick that Glenn's is possibly on the Hot Seat following the defeat.  However, come Wednesday morning that talk had firmly died down. First Rich Cimini stated on a podcast that the firing of Glenn now after one year would be very surprising, and that ownership has the coaches' back.  Then NFL Network's Albert Breer reported that Glenn and GM Darren Mougey will be back in 2026, as they have made moves this year with the focus strictly on the 2026 season and beyond.  So to all those who still wish to see the ax...

 Jets fans have had enough of Aaron Glenn and the New York Jets.  Despite the fact that the Jets are running out the equivalent of a Double-A football team out there for the past four weeks, and seem to be positioned to tank, fans do not care. They want Aaron Glenn fired. Here's our question to them: Who do you want? Because there is no chance based on the fact that A) the Jets have been a flaming s*** show under Woody Johnson, and B) the Jets have no quarterback that an established Head Coach will want to come here and coach.  Check out our vlog.   

 The New York Mets roster purge continues as infielder Jeff McNeil is the latest to head out the door.  McNeil was traded Monday to the Las Vegas Athletics for infielder minor league righty Yordan Rodriguez. The Mets also sent the A's $7.5 million to cover the remaining $15 million on McNeil's 2026 deal. They also agreed to pay McNeil a $2 million buyout if the A's opt not to retain him for 2027.  So add McNeil to a list that includes: Brandon Nimmo, Edwin Diaz, Pete Alonso, and Tyler Rogers as members of the Mets who have all headed for the exits either via trade or free agency.  While Mets owner Steve Cohen called people who misinterpreted the Mets payroll situation as idiots  it is pretty clear that the Mets are in rebuild mode, even if they have two players (Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto) who together total over $93 million in annual salary.  McNeil's days were pretty much numbered when the Mets acquired Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers in the Nim...