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New York Giants co-owner John Mara and general manager Dave Gettleman are certainly optimistic about the team’s future, but they are far from satisfied with the product that’s been put on the field in recent years.
“It’s disappointing. It’s disappointing not just for me personally, but I’m disappointed for the organization. I’m disappointed for the players and the fans. Sure, it’s disappointing. Listen, last time I double checked, it’s about winning. I’m very disappointed,” Gettleman said honestly.
Despite his faith that the franchise is finally headed in the right direction, Gettleman understands that the clock is ticking. All the wiggle room is gone and it’s now or never to get things right.
“Obviously, [the wins] have to come soon. The idea is to win,” Gettleman said.
Mara, who asked the fans for more patience, didn’t exactly sound patient himself. Like Gettleman, he believes the arrow is point up but acknowledges they need victories and not arrows.
“Hopefully not too much longer because I can’t wait too much longer quite frankly. I’m tired of sitting up here at the end of the year trying to explain what went wrong and why I feel optimistic about the future. I want to do it after a winning season,” a clearly frustrated Mara said.
“There’s no defending the record. There’s no defending that at all. We haven’t won enough games.”
Neither Gettleman nor Mara tried to sweep their recent failures under the rug. They owned their part in the team’s futility over the past three years and, in particular, accepted blame for a terrible approach in 2018 that set the team back at least an additional season.
“We made some miscalculations in 2018, and I think we, to a certain extent, paid for that this year by not having some of those players available. No question about it,” Mara said.
“As I’ve already admitted, ‘18 was not a stellar year, personnel-wise. We’ve learned from our mistakes,” Gettleman added.
At the end of the day, those in charge with the Giants are not at all satisfied or content with the previous three years. And they know asking for more patience is a tall order, but they also genuinely believe they are the doorstep to prolonged success.
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