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New York Giants Football: Fixing the Giants (part one) 5 moves that should be made at GM & the coaching staff

By Matt Clark

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Pat Shurmur of the New York Giants calls a timeout in the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on November 24, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Pat Shurmur of the New York Giants calls a timeout in the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on November 24, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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2. Make Ron Rivera the new head coach

Pat Shurmur does little to instill confidence in players or fans of the New York Giants. His atrocious game management skills, inability to make critical adjustments to allow players to progress and unwillingness to turn over his play calling responsibilities on offense (despite his clear ineptitude), have made it abundantly clear that he is not the right coach to lead this young New York team back to greatness.

The Carolina Panthers recently fired head coach Ron Rivera, who stated in his press conference that he still wishes to coach in the NFL. The Giants should immediately grant his wish, fire Shurmur and make Rivera his replacement. In doing so, they would get a coach who went 76-63-1 including a record of 3-4 in the playoffs with a Super Bowl appearance. Rivera has been hamstrung by the fact that his starting quarterback, Cam Newton, has missed 11 games in the past few seasons due to various shoulder and foot injuries. Due to the shoulder injuries, Newton has struggled to complete passes 20 yards or longer, severely limiting the play calling on offense by the Panthers.

Rivera’s coaching style is one that exudes respect, accountability and leadership, all areas where the Giants have been deficient since the team made Tom Coughlin the scapegoat and fired him following the 2015 season. His coaching style is the ideal fit for a team that currently has 23 of their 53 man roster made up of rookies and second year players.

The fact that Rivera, the winningest coach in Panthers franchise history, has gone 5-7 this season, despite being forced to start undrafted backup quarterback Kyle Allen most of the year, demonstrates that his firing is more about new owner David Tepper wanting his own choice as the new head coach than lack of coaching ability. The Giants should take advantage of Carolina moving on from their beloved coach and immediately work on making him the next head coach of the team.

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