Giants Fire Sherridan As Defensive Coordinator
Bill Sherridan is no longer the Defensive Coordinator of the New York Giants.
After his unit struggled all season to stop Giant opponents, surrendering the third most points in the NFL, 427, including five games in which the Giants surrendered 40 or more points in a game, Sherridan got the ax on Monday afternoon.
Sherridan spent only one season as the Giants' D coordinator after replacing Steve Spagnolou who left the team last March to coach the St. Louis Rams. Spagnolou was credited for creating one of the best defenses in the NFL, one that pounded the number one offense in football during the 2007 regular season, in the New England Patriots during Super Bowl XLII.
Sherridan's group never came close to matching the intensity and fire of Spag's units from the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
You can't blame everything on Sherridan, considering he was missing the likes of Kenny Phillips, Antonio Pierce, and Jay Alford for much of the season. The Giants had numerous injuries to their defense during the summer that set in motion their horrific play throughout the 2009 season.
With Sherridan gone, it will be interesting to see who the Giants bring in. Some rumors suspect that former Bills Head Coach Dick Journan could be tapped to be the new defensive guru.
After his unit struggled all season to stop Giant opponents, surrendering the third most points in the NFL, 427, including five games in which the Giants surrendered 40 or more points in a game, Sherridan got the ax on Monday afternoon.
Sherridan spent only one season as the Giants' D coordinator after replacing Steve Spagnolou who left the team last March to coach the St. Louis Rams. Spagnolou was credited for creating one of the best defenses in the NFL, one that pounded the number one offense in football during the 2007 regular season, in the New England Patriots during Super Bowl XLII.
Sherridan's group never came close to matching the intensity and fire of Spag's units from the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
You can't blame everything on Sherridan, considering he was missing the likes of Kenny Phillips, Antonio Pierce, and Jay Alford for much of the season. The Giants had numerous injuries to their defense during the summer that set in motion their horrific play throughout the 2009 season.
With Sherridan gone, it will be interesting to see who the Giants bring in. Some rumors suspect that former Bills Head Coach Dick Journan could be tapped to be the new defensive guru.
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