Great accomplishment? Consolation prize? More likely, something for the New York Giants beat writers to chew on at the presser. After all, we can’t blame Gettleman for trying to put a happy spin on the team’s 5-11 record.
Pointing out the warts, that’s a job for the critics, and these pages, after all. But Big Blue Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells famously said: “You are what your record says you are.” Let’s not lose site of that fact that the New York Giants record was an sightly 5-11.
In order to refresh everyone’s memory, Gettleman also acknowledged that his defense gave up the most points in the NFC East, so that mitigates (or should) his offensive euphoria.