The New York Giants have lost eight consecutive games, have a 2-10 record going into Week 14 and Pat Shurmur’s job as head coach no longer appears to be safe.
These Giants are a disaster and there’s no way to soften that blow of reality.
However, these Giants are very youth-heavy, leading the NFL in rookie snaps by a mile — a number that increases every game and will continue to rise down the stretch — and Shurmur would like critics to remember that.
“I’m always concerned when we don’t win. This is another feeling question. I’ll feel better when we win games. If you’re wondering how I feel, I’ll feel a lot better when we win games. I do see, you get an opportunity to watch us probably 20 minutes a day and you report on it,” Shurmur told reporters after Sunday’s loss. “This is a historically young team that’s going out there and competing against some really good football teams. We’ve got to do what we have to do to win games and I understand that. They also are developing. At some point, we’ll be good enough to win.”
But the Giants aren’t good enough to win now, and Shurmur is being judged on his wins and losses. And at this point in his career, he’s statistically one of the worst head coaches in NFL history.
“People will change what they think of us and me when we win games,” Shurmur added. “I’m a realist when it comes to that and I get it. And you know what, when you don’t win, I expect what is written and said and what people think. I expect fans to be upset because we are, too. But we go about trying to fix it.”
The Giants have four more chances to win some games this season, beginning with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football.
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