Giants’ Joe Judge: Firing Jason Garrett was best for the team

New York Giants coach Joe Judge says the decision to fire offensive coordinator Jason Garrett was made in the best interest of the team.

After the New York Giants’ abysmal performance against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football, Joe Judge hinted in his post-game press conference that there could be a change in the play-calling responsibilities imminent.

It didn’t take long for the news to break on Tuesday that offensive coordinator Jason Garrett had been shown the door.

In a move that many feel should have been made this past offseason, Joe Judge met with the media Tuesday to answer questions about the sudden change.

“We made a decision to move on from Jason Garrett as the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants. I have a lot of respect for Jason as a person and as a coach,” Judge said. “He’s been a tremendous asset to me as a young head coach. He’s helped our development here. He’s built very strong relationships in the building with the players, along with other support staff members. He’s done a good job putting the team first. I have a lot of respect and appreciation for everything he’s done for us.

“With that being said, ultimately, I’ll make every decision based on what’s best for the team long-term. I feel we have to be more productive as an offense. Generally speaking, the offense’s job is to score points. I don’t believe we’re scoring enough points. It’s my job as the head coach to make sure I give our players an opportunity to go out there and make plays.”

The Giants’ offense has lacked creativity under Garrett last season and for the first 10 games of this season. It hasn’t helped that the lack of reliability on the offensive line has affected the way Garrett has called the offensive game plan.

The Giants were ripped for a few of their play calls on Monday night including this one, which was a microcosm of the Giants offense under Garrett:

Time will tell if Garrett was the issue for the lack of points scored by the Big Blue offense. Maybe we will finally get to see the potential of the Giants’ big free agent acquisition, Kenny Golladay, who has yet to score a touchdown and or been able to stretch the field like he did in Detroit.

Judge acknowledged that the mid-season timing to part ways with Garrett was not ideal. However, with the Giants’ offense being as bad as it was all season long, a change obviously needed to be made now.

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