NFL Open Thread: Have Mercy Judge edition

The Giants are the best comedy show in America right now:

The New York Giants lost their fifth straight game by double digits on Sunday, and this was the ugliest of them all.

Facing the 5-10 Chicago Bears, a team widely expected to fire their head coach after this season, the Giants weren’t just bad on offense, they were historically putrid. With starting quarterback Daniel Jones shut down for the season, back-up Mike Glennon finished the day 4-of-11 for 24 passing yards, two interceptions and four fumbles (two lost).

Of Glennon’s four completed passes, two gained yards. Throw in the four sacks allowed by the Giants offensive line for a total loss of 34 yards, and the Giants passing game gained a grand total of -10 yards.

That is the fewest passing yards gained in a single NFL game since the then-San Diego Chargers “gained” -19 yards in 1998 (Ryan Leaf was involved), according to Stathead. It’s also the first time since 2009 that a team finished in the red.

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When asked by a reporter why fans should have faith that he is the person who can right the ship for 4-12 Giants, Judge reportedly launched into a 10-minute rant in which he claimed, among other things, that he frequently receives calls from players who were on the Giants last year and are now making more money playing elsewhere.

The apparent consensus among these players is they really wish they were back in New York. You can read the full transcript here.

Judge’s rant is amazing stuff. Barnwell and Brinson’s dissection of it on their podcast made me laugh constantly — as with a Trump speech the sheer intelligence-insulting density of the lies is dizzying.

My only concern here is that Judge may be talking himself out of a job — the Giants ownership is fine with atrocious football, but they prefer to get their brains beat out in a more dignified way than this. And we need his comic relief for another year.

…the hits just keep on coming:

Twitter reacts quickly, severely to Giants calling the worst two plays in NFL history https://t.co/E0WZhmmlHj— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) January 9, 2022

The coaches who talk toughest are always the biggest chickenshits.