The New York Giants hired 38-year-old New England Patriots wide receivers/special teams coordinator Joe Judge on Tuesday.
While Judge has been described as a “no nonsense” type of guy and is a disciple of the Bill Belichick and Nick Saban coaching tree, he has zero head coaching experience at any level.
It was reported that Judge will be allowed to select his own coaching staff and picking the right guys will be critical in the early stages of his young coaching career
Let’s take a look at nine possible candidates, who could help Judge on Big Blue’s staff.
Jason Garrett, Offensive Coordinator
Jason Garrett was originally linked to the Giants’ head coaching position after being let go in bizarre fashion by the Dallas Cowboys. Although Garrett was recently let go as a head coach, that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t give the Giants offense a boost as their play caller.
The Cowboys’ offense was certainly not the problem last year ranking No. 1 in total offense with 431 total yards per game. They also ranked sixth in the NFL scoring 27.1 points per week.
Garrett went 85-67 as head coach of the Cowboys with a 2-3 postseason record, but did not get the most out of a star-studded roster that failed to reach an NFC Championship game in nine seasons.
Prior to becoming lead man, Garrett’s had a high reputation as an offensive mind dating back to first year as coordinator in 2007, where the Cowboys earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC and had the second best offense in the league.
Garrett has experience developing young quarterbacks, as well including Tony Romo and Dak Prescott and if he is brought in by Judge, he could help Daniel Jones take the next step in year two.