Giants Fire Head Coach Joe Judge

 Giants fans can finally take a deep sigh of relief. The New York Giants officially fired embattled Head Coach Joe Judge after ownership spent the past two days meeting with Judge to gauge his plans for the team moving forward. 

Judge finished 10-23 in two seasons as Giants head coach. 

The Giants entered 2021 with very high expectations, but the team never even came close to matching them. A combination of poor play in big spots early in the season, combined with injuries and finally inept, noncompetitive play in the final month and a half of the season was too much. 

Two weeks ago Judge had a bizarre 11-minute rant in which he claimed the Giants were not a "clown show" bringing up the scuffle on the sideline with the Washington Football Team as an example. Then against Washington, the Giants chose to do two quarterback sneaks out of the shadow of their own goalline that was totally ludicrous. 

Finally, the fans just couldn't take it anymore. Fans were in MetLife stadium wearing bags on their heads, and demanding Judge's firing, while questioning ownership's commitment to excellence. In short a change was coming.

"(Co-owner) Steve (Tisch) and I both believe it is in the best interest of our franchise to move in another direction," Giants co-owner John Mara said in a statement. "We met with Joe yesterday afternoon to discuss the state of the team. I met again with Joe this afternoon, and it was during that conversation I informed Joe of our decision. We appreciate Joe's efforts on behalf of the organization.

"I said before the season started that I wanted to feel good about the direction we were headed when we played our last game of the season. Unfortunately, I cannot make that statement, which is why we have made this decision.

 "We will hire a general manager and that person will lead the effort to hire a new head coach."

That last sentence has to be music to Giants fans ears. Hiring a General Manager from outside the organization, who will bring in a new vision is exactly what the Giants need. They need a total reboot, a new look and feel to turn this organization around.