After a disastrous 2017-18 season for the New York Giants (3-13) finally came to an end on Sunday with an 18-10 win over the Washington Redskins, Big Blue will dive head-first into a search for a new head coach.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Giants are supposedly going to first interview current Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz for their head coaching position.
Earlier this week, Giants co-owner John Mara wanted to make it very clear that the organization wants to hire a head coach with enough experience.
Via an article written by Brian Heyman of the New York Post:
“It has to be somebody who has either had head coaching experience or at least has been a coordinator for a significant period of time because I think if you don’t have that, the odds are really stacked against you,” Mara said on Friday. “It’s not impossible for you to succeed without that, but I think the more experience that that individual has as either a head coach or as a coordinator on either side of the ball, I think is very important.”
Other names that have come up are New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien if the team decides to let him go, or the Giants holding on to current interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo.
Schwartz, who took over at the helm of the Detroit Lions before the 2009-10 season after the team's infamous 0-16 campaign, got the Lions to the playoffs as soon as the 2011-12 season. However, Schwartz only compiled a 29-51 record as a Detroit's head coach and was fired after the 2013-14 season.
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