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Giants looking at Jason Garrett as potential offensive coordinator

The New York Giants did request an interview with Jason Garrett, but it turns out, they are looking at him as a potential OC.

The New York Giants had requested permission to interview soon-to-be former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett just hours prior to finalizing a deal to hire Joe Judge as their next head coach, which seemed extremely curious.

But clarity has now been applied to that situation.

The Giants did, in fact, put in a request to interview Garrett, but it was not to become the team’s next head coach. Rather, it’s an interview to potentially become their next offensive coordinator.

That’s a very interesting scenario for both the Giants and Cowboys, but one that could make sense for the Giants if Judge allows them to dictate his staff — which is something that had obviously been discussed beforehand.

It’s unclear if Garrett would even be willing to hear the Giants out given his previous desires to take over as the team’s head coach, but it would allow him to keep his foot in the door and potentially work his way back up to the head coaching ranks in a year or two.

Additionally, Garrett’s presence would take pressure off of Judge, who is becoming a first-time head coach and will need all the help he can get as he adjusts to his new role.

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Report: Joe Judge will leave New England, become head coach of New York Giants

“He’s an excellent coach,” Bill Belichick said of Joe Judge.

Former New England Patriots special teams and wide receivers coach Joe Judge is leaving New England.

The New York Giants are finalizing a deal to make Judge their new head coach, according to Adam Schefter.

The 38-year-old Judge has been with the Patriots organization since 2012 when her served primarily with special teams before taking on the responsibility as receivers coach during the 2019 season.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick praised Judge in the past.

“He’s done a great job with the kicking game and as you said, he’s expanded the role a little bit,” Belichick said during a press conference ahead of the Patriots final game of the season on Wild Card Weekend.

“That’s kind of had a little bit of a ripple effect in the way we’ve organized the kicking game, but that’s all worked out pretty efficiently. And Joe has done a great job of organizing that as well as taking on some other things with the offense, in particular receivers, so he’s done a great job.

“He’s an excellent coach,” Belichick said of Judge.

The Cleveland Browns coaching job is now the only NFL head coaching position left. Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is set to interview for the position later this week.

Giants to hire Joe Judge as next head coach

The New York Giants are finalizing a deal to make New England Patriots assistant Joe Judge their next head coach.

The New York Giants are finalizing a deal to hire New England Patriots special teams coordinator/wide receiver coach Joe Judge as their next head coach, reports ESPN’s Adam Schefter and several other insiders.

The news of Judge’s hiring comes at an interesting time. The Giants had been scheduled to meet with Baylor’s Matt Rhule on Tuesday, but he spurned the team to join the Carolina Panthers instead.

It also comes just hours after the Giants had requested to interview soon-to-be former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, and a day prior to a scheduled visit with Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

From our previous breakdown of Judge:

Judge broke into coaching in 2005 as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State before moving onto Birmingham–Southern as a linebackers coach. But his big break came in 2009 when he joined Nick Saban’s Alabama staff as a special teams assistant.

In 2012, Judge jumped to the NFL level and was added to Bill Belichick’s staff, first as a special teams assistant and later the special teams coordinator. In 2019, he added the title of wide receivers coach.

Judge met with Giants co-owner John Mara, general manager Dave Gettleman and assistant general manager Kevin Abrams on Monday. He also spoke with co-owner Steve Tisch via phone.

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Giants interview Joe Judge for vacant head coaching position

The New York Giants continued their head coaching search on Monday, interviewing New England Patriots assistant Joe Judge.

The New York Giants continued their head coaching search on Monday, sitting down with New England Patriots special teams coordinator/wide receivers coach Joe Judge mere hours after it was revealed that Mike McCarthy had been hired by the Dallas Cowboys.

Per the Giants press release:

[Judge] met with Giants president John Mara, general manager Dave Gettleman, vice president of football operations Kevin Abrams and other staff at the team’s headquarters, the Quest Diagnostics Training Center.

The Giants interviewed four candidates last week: Dallas Cowboys defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach Kris Richard, Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don Martindale and Mike McCarthy, the former Green Bay Packers coach.

Pat Shurmur was dismissed as Giants head coach on Monday.

Judge broke into coaching in 2005 as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State before moving onto Birmingham–Southern as a linebackers coach. But his big break came in 2009 when he joined Nick Saban’s Alabama staff as a special teams assistant.

In 2012, Judge jumped to the NFL level and was added to Bill Belichick’s staff, first as a special teams assistant and later the special teams coordinator. In 2019, he added the title of wide receivers coach.

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Report: Joe Judge to interview with Giants for head-coaching position

Patriots’ Joe Judge is set to interview for the Giants’ head-coaching position on Monday.

The New England Patriots coaching staff could like quite different next season.

Special Teams coordinator/wide receivers coach Joe Judge is set to interview for the New York Giants’ head-coaching position on Monday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Judge and Josh McDaniels have been tossed around in head-coaching rumors and their absence would leave a void to fill in New England’s offense.

Judge has been with the Patriots since 2012 and has primarily worked with the special teams unit before the 2019 season. Bill Belichick spoke to reporters last week about Judge and applauded his ability to adapt.

“Joe has done a great job of organizing that as well as taking on some other things with the offense, in particular receivers, so he’s done a great job,” Belichick said, transcribed by nj.com. “He’s an excellent coach.”

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Giants coaching search enters Week 2, more interviews on tap

The New York Giants’ head coaching search enters Week 2 on Monday and they have two interviews scheduled with a third likely to take place.

The New York Giants will enter the second week of their most recent head coaching search on Monday, having already met with the likes of Mike McCarthy, Don Martindale, Eric Bieniemy and Kris Richard.

Week 2 will kick off with a meeting between the Giants and New England Patriots special teams coordinator/wide receivers coach Joe Judge.

Following Judge, the Giants will meet with Baylor’s Matt Rhule on Tuesday in the most widely anticipated interview of the search yet.

Reports have repeatedly indicated that Rhule is Big Blue’s No. 1 target and choice to replace Pat Shurmur, which is a feeling that is apparently mutual.

It’s also likely that the Giants will meet with Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels this week, although it’s unclear when that interview could be scheduled in.

Initially, McDaniels had scheduled head coaching interviews for January 10, but with the Patriots being eliminated from the playoffs, that timetable can move up.

Lastly, the most interesting aspect to Week 2 of New York’s head coaching search is what’s not on the schedule. Will there be any legitimate Bill Belichick rumblings? Will the Giants attempt to meet with Jason Garrett? And will Marvin Lewis draw any interest?

It’s entirely possible the Giants hire a new head coach by the end of the week, so it’s certain to be an interesting few days in East Rutherford.

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Report: Josh McDaniels, Joe Judge cleared to interview for coaching jobs

The Patriots coaching staff could have some dramatic changes entering the 2020 season. 

The New England Patriots coaching staff could have some dramatic changes entering the 2020 season.

Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and special teams coordinator/wide receivers coach Joe Judge have received permission to interview for coaching positions elsewhere, according to Ben Volin of The Boston Globe.

McDaniels is cleared to interview for the head coaching position with the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. He’s been with the Patriots for 11 years, but has been a top candidate for head coaching positions over the past few seasons.

Judge was given permission to interview with the Giants and he’s been with the Patriots for eight seasons.

The coaches won’t be allowed to interview until after wild-card week, and the Patriots are facing the Tennessee Titans on Saturday night. Regardless of the outcome of the game, both coaches will likely be busy next week.

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Giants head coaching search: Interview slate heating up

The New York Giants have at least four head coaching interviews line up over the coming days and several others in the works.

The New York Giants were granted permission to interview New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and special teams coordinator/wide receiver coach Joe Judge on Wednesday, but those interviews have not yet been scheduled.

However, four others have.

Here’s a quick look at the Giants’ current slate of interviews, which will all occur in the coming days:

  • Thursday: Dallas Cowboys Defensive Backs Coach/Passing Game Coordinator Kris Richard
  • Fridat: Former Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy
  • Saturday: Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy
  • Saturday: Baltimore Ravens Defensive Coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale

In addition to those six head coaches (McDaniels and Judge included), there is rampant speculation that the Giants have interest in Baylor head coach Matt Rhule and view him as a favorite, but no official interview request has been made yet.

Rhule, whose Bears fell to the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday night, has said he intends to leave for an offseason vacation with his family immediately.

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Report: Patriots grant Giants permission to interview Josh McDaniels, Joe Judge

The New England Patriots have granted the New York Giants permission to interview Josh McDaniels and Joe Judge for their head coaching job.

Shortly after announcing the termination of head coach Pat Shurmur, the New York Giants put in requests with the New England Patriots to interview both offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and special teams coordinator/wide receivers coach Joe Judge.

Jim McBride of the Boston Globe reports that both of those requests have now been granted.

According to a league source, the Giants have been granted permission to speak with McDaniels, the Patriots offensive coordinator, and Judge, the club’s special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach, about their head coaching vacancy.

In addition to the Giants, New England also granted permission to the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers to interview McDaniels.

Despite the head coaching interesting, McDaniels remains focused on preparing for the Tennessee Titans and has given little thought to anything else.

“When that stuff is presented to me or discussed with me or whatever, then we’ll deal with it appropriately,” he said Monday. “Honestly, it’s pretty easy for me in terms of formula. I’m the offensive coordinator of the Patriots. We have a lot of work to do, we can improve in a lot of areas to try to get ready for this week — our biggest game of the year against, certainly, the best team we’ve played since a postseason game. Our players deserve that, our coaches deserve that, and that’s what they’re going to get from me.”

McDaniels had previously interviewed for the Giants’ head coaching vacancy prior to the team hiring Pat Shurmur in 2018.

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Bill Belichick praises Joe Judge’s ability to double dip with WRs and special teams

“He’s an excellent coach.”

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick experimented with something new in 2019. Belichick allowed special teams coordinator Joe Judge to take on duties with the offense as a receivers coach.

The Patriots’ special teams unit has been one of the NFL’s best, with swarming coverage of kicks and punts and a handful of blocks and touchdowns on field goal defense. The punting unit has been solid, with Jake Bailey enjoying a steady rookie season. And even with kicking problems, which followed Stephen Gostkowski’s trip to IR, the Patriots have normalized with Nick Folk.

The receiver position has been a different story, with New England struggling to get production from the position. There has been significant turnover, with Josh Gordon and Antonio Brown coming and going. N’Keal Harry, a 2019 first-round draft choice, started on injured reserve before returning at midseason. And Mohamed Sanu joined the team at the trade deadline in exchange for a second-round pick. All the while, quarterback Tom Brady has experienced a statistical decline, whether because of age or because of a poor supporting cast. That has put pressure on Judge to get the most out of a difficult situation with his newly-inherited position group.

“He’s done a great job with the kicking game and as you said, he’s expanded the role a little bit,” Belichick said during a press conference on Tuesday ahead of the team’s wild-card matchup against the Tennessee Titans. “That’s kind of had a little bit of a ripple effect in the way we’ve organized the kicking game, but that’s all worked out pretty efficiently. And Joe has done a great job of organizing that as well as taking on some other things with the offense, in particular receivers, so he’s done a great job. He’s an excellent coach.”

Because of Judge’s successes, he is drawing head coaching interest around the NFL. The New York Giants have requested permission to interview him for their vacancy, per ESPN. The 38-year-old has risen from special teams assistant at Alabama in 2009, a position he held until the Patriots hired him for the same job in 2012. New England promoted him to coordinator in 2015, and he’s continued that job through this season, though he’s had more help than ever from assistant Cam Achord, as Belichick alluded to.

This may not be the year Judge gets a head coaching gig. But it may be the year McDaniels departs. If that is the case, the Patriots will have a big vacancy to fill on offense — one that Judge might help fill. Depending upon McDaniel’s plans, perhaps Judge is due for an increased role in New England in the coming year.

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