Remaining candidates for Giants DC position

[Trench]

Crystal clear that Schoen got outmaneuvered....now it's on him

[MightyGiants]

Crystal clear that Schoen got outmaneuvered....now it's on him

In fairness, the Giants were in a very weak position:

1)  Coordinators prefer to come in with the new HC so they know they have at least 2 or 3 seasons

2)  The disaster that was the Wink departure (regardless of how fans feel or spin it) has made jobs working under Daboll less attractive

3) Even before all of that, the cost of living (and taxes) and the salaries NYG pays made the assistant coaching jobs at NYG, not the most attractive

[DaveBrown74]

What exactly does an assistant head coach do? Both during games and during the week?

[MightyGiants]

What exactly does an assistant head coach do? Both during games and during the week?

From what I can see from the outside looking in, it's more of an honorary title than anything.  I guess the title can bring a few more responsibilities, but that varies on a case-by-case basis.

[DaveBrown74]

From what I can see from the outside looking in, it's more of an honorary title than anything.  I guess the title can bring a few more responsibilities, but that varies on a case-by-case basis.

Agreed.

He's not the boss, he isn't making fourth down or timeout or challenge decisions, and he isn't calling plays or in charge of any unit. He can be an advisor to the head coach and can have a good relationship with the players, and he can help in strategy meetings with gameplanning and just providing general insights, but it doesn't seem like that big of a job to me. It certainly seems like a lesser role than his previous one of defensive coordinator.

One consideration is that in the event that he got hired away to a HC role in a future year, the Seahawks might get picks for that given he is a minority. I'm not sure if that rule applies to "assistant head coaches", but it very well might. So if it does, there is an outside chance of that being a possibility too I guess.

[Woody]

Wink is still out there   

[DaveBrown74]

Wink is still out there   

It is kind of interesting that Wink still hasn't been hired. There are still openings though, like Dallas.

[MightyGiants]

It is kind of interesting that Wink still hasn't been hired. There are still openings though, like Dallas.

While the drama has no doubt hurt the Giants during the hiring process, it also sullied Wink's reputation as well.   

[DaveBrown74]

While the drama has no doubt hurt the Giants during the hiring process, it also sullied Wink's reputation as well.   

Agreed.

While I have no ill will towards Wink and hope he gets a job he's happy with, the harder a time he has getting hired, the better (or less bad) a look this whole episode will be for Daboll.

[MightyGiants]

Agreed.

While I have no ill will towards Wink and hope he gets a job he's happy with, the harder a time he has getting hired, the better (or less bad) a look this whole episode will be for Daboll.

I am not sure Wink struggling to get another job will help Daboll's image any.  Daboll's issues that were exposed will not be made better by Wink's fate.   Winning and demonstrated improvement by Daboll will.

[Brooklyn Dave]

If the Giants do not make a hire for a DC this week , it tells me that now their first choice is Brendan Daly

[MightyGiants]

Pat Traina (I think it was Pat) I heard it on her podcast) had another reason the Giants DC position is less attractive.  The Giants have most of the defensive staff in place, it's not like the new DC will be able to hire his own staff.

[londonblue]

Patti's point is valid. We have fairly reliable info from the more reliable beat writers that the Giants value and want to keep their key D coaches. This means any new DC potentially only gets two meaningful hires, the vacant OLB coach and a personal assistant if they want one. Any DC coming in probably has several guys they ideally want to bring. Would we sacrifice eg Henderson or Patterson to accommodate them?