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Giants Search for Next Coach Begins Now

 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, candidates include: 

Former Giants linebacker and Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Antonio Pierce. 

Green Bay Packers Defenisve Coordinator Jeff Hafley. 

Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator Lou Anarumo. 

L.A. Rams Defensive Coordinator Chris Shula. 

Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo  

And Former Cleveland Browns Head Coach Kevin Stefanski to name a few. 

Obviously Stefanski jumps off the page. Not only did ESPN's Jeremy Fowler link the two-time Coach of the Year to Big Blue last week, Stefanski is now readily available after the Browns agreed to release him on Monday. The Giants could have some competition for Stefanski, who despite an 8-26 record the last two years, could be highly sought after over a fresh coordinator who has no head coaching experience. 

Hafley is an intriguing candidate. He grew up in New Jersey, and has been linked to the job ever since Daboll was let go. His defense in Green Bay did struggle at the end of the year without Micah Parsons however. 

Anarumo was a hot candidate earlier this year when Indy was in the playoff race, but the Colts collapse could hurt his candidacy. 

Spags is not likely a serious candidate. He was the Giants D.C. back in 2007 during their Super Bowl run, and later returned after a failed Head Coaching stint with the Rams when they were in St. Louis. He was the Giants interim H.C. for four weeks after Ben McAdoo was let go in 2017. He's done a great job in Kansas City ever since; can't see him leaving. 

Shula is the grandson of former Dolphins Head Coach and hall of Famer Don Shula. His Rams defense is one of the best in the NFL, and at 39, he would be a young innovative hire on paper. It also doesn't hurt he comes from the McVay Coaching Tree. 

Pierce, the former Giants linebacker on their Super Bowl teams in 2007 and 2011 had a failed 1-1/2 year stint as Raiders Head Coach. He would be a better Defensive Coordinator choice rather than Head Coach. Plus I don't think the Giants want to do the same thing the Jets did by hiring one of their own alumni as a Head Coach. 

 

 

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