They say patience is a virtue — but they’ve clearly never sat through three seasons of special teams mismanagement. Big Blue’s kicking woes have become a running joke, driven by overreliance on an aging Graham Gano and a repeated failure to implement a viable backup plan.
From trotting out a clearly injured Gano in 2024 — without even elevating a backup kicker — to placing him on IR in 2025 and choosing unproven Jude McAtamney over veteran Younghoe Koo, the Giants’ handling of the position has been baffling. McAtamney won the job out of practice, but after missing three extra points over the past two weeks, the gamble backfired, resulting in the release of the Irishman.