Can Giants OC Jason Garrett Retain Player Trust, Job with Offensive Struggles?
Column - September 22, 2021
When he took the job as the offensive coordinator in January 2020, Jason Garrett may have thought he heard the last of the boos from the New York Giants fans he encountered twice a season for years. Likewise, that he reached the end of eight years of drama and constant criticism for his underperforming leadership that came with being under the lens of head coach of “America’s Team”.
Little did he know, he was leaving his Dallas chapter, after being fired in 2018 by the Cowboys, for an even more passionate football city in New York, where nobody is given an inch and everything is earned. Thus, with the way the Giants’ offense has underperformed through a season and three weeks under his tenure, the struggles have only continued and the heat against his back intensified.
With the 2021 season being one where numerous members of the Giants organization are on the hot seat if wins do not matriculate, Garrett could soon be joining the party if he doesn’t get the offense rolling with the chest of talent, including a mobile quarterback in Daniel Jones, at his disposal.
Yet, whether Garrett keeps his job at the end of the season, if not through it, may depend on more than just the record in the standings or the stat cards on Sunday. A larger issue surrounding Garrett became apparent on Thursday night when cameras caught a concerning interaction between him and a player on the Giants sideline that could impact his job security.
The trust of his players.