When New York Giants‘ Odell Beckham Jr. smashed his face against a kicking net just two years ago, everyone wondered how a head coach could let a player’s emotions become such an influence on the game. Ben McAdoo was the type of ‘leader’ to sit back and watch things unfold in the hopes that wrongs would magically become rights.
He was the epitome of “hands off” coaching, and it ultimately resulted in his firing. The Giants decided to go in a different direction with the new regime – Dave Gettleman is a stern manager that expects only the best from his players and has often been criticized for asking too much, while Shurmur is a man of few words, but when he speaks, they have value.