4. Will the Giants retain Pat Shurmur? What are the pros and cons of such a major decision?
Flip a coin because I genuinely feel that’s where we’re at. This game could very much sway that decision in one direction or another. For me, I feel like the constant upheaval is a bad idea and throughout the history of the NFL, changing things every year and a half rarely yield success. The players haven’t quit on Shurmur and that speaks volumes when you consider both the youth and misery this season has brought — most coaches would have lost the locker room. On the other hand, Shurmur is one of the all-time losingest coaches in the NFL history and you are what your record says you are. I wasn’t a fan of the hire in the first place and now we’re seeing why. Shurmur is terrible with his challenges, terrible with his timeout use, terrible with clock management… Can’t succeed that way, so if the Giants do retain him, he needs to fix that mess immediately.