Giants Have The Pieces In Place To Name Steve Wilks Their Head Coach Today

[bobsfoodbasics]

 

[Mr. Scot]

Was just about to post on that.

John Mara originally said the team wanted an experienced head coach or at the very least a long time coordinator. That would have ruled Wilks out.

It appears, however, that Gettleman may not have agreed on that front.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Everything I've read in the past 30 minutes says he'll be the next Giants head coach. That said, has there been a thread about possible Wilks replacement candidates here? 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Sam Mills Fan said:

Everything I've read in the past 30 minutes says he'll be the next Giants head coach. That said, has there been a thread about possible Wilks replacement candidates here? 

It's been discussed. Generally assumed to be Eric Washington but Washington could follow Wilks wherever he goes. 

Voth seemed to indicate yesterday that if Wilks wants Washington the team might not block him.

[Jon Snow]

It's a smart but risky move if they sign him as a coach.  Dave has inside knowledge of Wilkes which gives Wilkes an edge to some extent.  If Dave does sign him it will be interesting to see how it turns out over the next couple of seasons.

[Carolina Cajun]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

It's been discussed. Generally assumed to be Eric Washington but Washington could follow Wilks wherever he goes. 

Voth seemed to indicate yesterday that if Wilks wants Washington the team might not block him.

My question is this, would Pagano or Del Rio want to come here with the stability issue regarding ownership?  Gotta admit that the uncertainty over the franchises future could run off good coaches (as well as possibly some players).

[therealmjl]

They can have him.

I hope we get to keep Washington, though.

[tarheelfan23]

as soon as they hire him we should promote washington to DC

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Carolina Cajun said:

My question is this, would Pagano or Del Rio want to come here with the stability issue regarding ownership?  Gotta admit that the uncertainty over the franchises future could run off good coaches (as well as possibly some players).

Ravens are said to want Pagano back badly and he's got a history there. I don't think he'll be an option.

Del Rio though? He's got a history here, albeit a brief one. And while our situation may not be ideal, he's currently unemployed. He's got no history with Rivera though.

I feel kind of bad for Del Rio. Coaching the Raiders, his hometown team, was his dream job. It's got to hurt to lose your dream job after only a short time.

 

[trueblade]

So I guess all the Giants / Belicheck talk was just smoke?

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, trueblade said:

So I guess all the Giants / Belicheck talk was just smoke?

It's probably true that Belichick would like to coach the Giants. That's where he got his start.

It's probably also true that that's never going to happen.

[uncfan888]

The DC carousel continues. Thank God no one wants our OC though

/s

[Mr. Scot]

The whole change of heart from their initial statements kind of amuses me.

I have to wonder if Gettleman convinced Mara to change his mind on what they wanted or if Mara simply gave Gettleman free rein to pick whomever he wanted despite his own statements.

Either way, Wilks doesn't fit at all into the description they originally gave of what there were looking for. I don't believe those statements were just smoke, so something had to change inside the building.

[hepcat]

Watch Gettleman hire Wilks and sport a top 5 defense and take the Giants back to the playoffs while the Panthers fade into misery with Marty Hurney filling out the roster with a treasure trove of overmatched and untalented players who shouldn't have ever gotten a shot in the NFL.