Giants Reportedly Ask for Permission to Talk to Jason Garrett (Update – They Hired Somebody Else)

Can’t make this stuff up:

The #Giants have requested permission to speak with former #Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. He’s still under contract in Dallas until Jan. 14, so permission is required.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 7, 2020

Imagine having to ask permission to talk to a coach who has already been replaced. And imagine that coach has a career 2-3 playoff record despite spending 9.5 seasons in Dallas.

The Giants can do better than Jason Garrett. But for the Eagles sake, the fact that they’re even looking at a guy like him is a good thing. How much would a theoretical trio of Mike McCarthy, Ron Rivera, and Jason Garrett coaching the Cowboys, Redskins, and Giants scare you? Doug Pederson would still be the best coach in the division.

EDIT:

Schefty dropping a bomb on Rap Sheet’s report –

New York Giants are finalizing a deal to make Patriots’ wide receivers coach Joe Judge their next head coach, league sources tell ESPN. Deal was in the works as of last night, which is another reason Matt Rhule took the Panthers’ HC job.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 7, 2020

And Rap Sheet responds:

The #Giants are hiring #Patriots ST coach and WRs coach Joe Judge, source said. He just informed Bill Belichick.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 7, 2020

Judge is from Philly, he’s a Lansdale Catholic alum. 38 years old. I don’t know a ton about him beyond that, but he was a special teams guy for a while and joined the Pats’ staff after stints with Alabama and Mississippi State.

Also this:

One note on the #Giants: Matt Rhule called them before signing his 6-year deal with the #Panthers and gave them the opportunity to match and lure him to get on the plane. They declined and hired Joe Judge instead.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 7, 2020