Coach Changes: Firings/Hirings

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by kingj

The #Giants are hiring Ben McAdoo as their head coach, source said

None of this makes sense...Mara forced out coughlin for this guy? What?

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

None of this makes sense...Mara forced out coughlin for this guy? What?

Happen once before his Dad and George Young did the same thing(in the 80's) with a LBers coach his name was Parcells.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Happen once before his Dad and George Young did the same thing(in the 80's) with a LBers coach his name was Parcells.

I think I've heard of that Parcells guy. Nobody around here knew anything about that Joe Gibbs fella when he was hired, either.

With this move, plus keeping the DC, it seems like the G-Men may be able to minimize the disruption of starting over. It could be a good move.

Observing from afar, it just seemed to me that Coughlin didn't have the same energy as before.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Happen once before his Dad and George Young did the same thing(in the 80's) with a LBers coach his name was Parcells.

Yeah, however, the guy they "forced out" was Ray Perkins who went 24-34, was in his first HC job, had one winning season, and resigned to take the HC job at Alabama - his alma mater. Parcells was promoted but would have been fired after his first year if Howard Schnellenberger had accepted the Giants offer but he refused.

Slightly different than shoving a two-time Superbowl winner with a long HC resume out the door and keeping an OC in place so your franchise QB doesn't throw a hissy fit.

Not saying it wasn't time for TC to go - just saying McAdoo's hiring not exactly comparable to Parcells.