Chapter 1: Who is Antonio Pierce and why is he interviewing for the Giants head coaching job?
As we await more news when it comes to the head coaching search, Adam Schefter just putting out a few minutes ago that former Raiders head coach and former New York Giant himself, Antonio Pearce, We'll interview tonight and Friday for the Giants head coaching job per sources. So I know that Antonio Pierce was a fan favorite.
I know that he had some modicum of success as an interim head coach with the Raiders.
However, if the Giants... Should have been here a half hour ago.
That's right, but we should have been here a half hour ago. Um... But if Antonio Pierce gets this job, the Giant fans, as much as they loved Antonio Pierce's tenure as a Giant, would not be happy. Let's be honest about that. Now, Antonio Pierce is a defensive coordinator who can work with John Orbaugh, then yeah, fine.
But they're going to interview Antonio Pierce, and I think out of respect for him and his resume now and everything else, that's a smart thing to do. They like to do these two-day interviews, don't they?
Yeah, they do, but I also think that it's important for Antonio to take the interview. Keep learning. Everywhere you go, you just keep learning.
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Chapter 2: What challenges might Antonio Pierce face as a head coach for the Giants?
I mean, and you just keep trying to meet new people. You keep your name out there. You stay in the mix. It's important. And the more he gets... I guess the word is ā I'm just trying to think of the word. The more experience he gets going through these things, the better he's going to get at it. He's going to get another shot eventually. I don't think he's going to get this shot.
I don't know if John Harbaugh would hire him as his defensive coordinator. I don't know. I don't know anything about what John Harbaugh is thinking about with his staff. I know that there was an argument or some sort of disagreement with the owner about the offensive coordinator, Todd Munkin, down in Baltimore. I don't know if that's ā who John will bring with him if he does come to the Giants.
Chapter 3: How does John Harbaugh's coaching style influence his potential staff?
That's another interesting aspect. Like, who's the defensive coordinator going to be? Now, what have the Ravens always been known for? Oh, defense. Right. And that's where Rex Ryan came from. Then what were the Jets known for?
Well, defense when Rex was here, yeah.
So I think John is a... It'd be interesting looking at what he decides to do with his staff if he does come here and maybe Antonio's a part of that staff. That could be the case. Yeah, absolutely. And that wouldn't be bad either because you're bringing back a guy who is the unquestioned leader of the defense and who was the heart and soul of the defense when they won a Super Bowl.
As a defensive coordinator, I think that would be great. Well, even if it's not the coordinator, a part of the defensive staff.
Yeah, but I mean, I think him as a head coach would probably take nothing less than a coordinator position, I would imagine.
You know, you just never know, man. Sometimes you just got to restart your career and you had your opportunity. It didn't go well. Just show everybody that you're committed. Like, you want to make sure everybody knows you're committed.
And usually what happens when coaches last long times, like McCarthy did in Green Bay, Belichick did in New England, Harbaugh in Baltimore, things kind of wane towards the end of these things when success isn't happening.
Yeah, and Antonio Pierce would want to restore Giants pride. Having Antonio Pierce on a John Harbaugh staff would certainly do that. I mean, my goodness. If John Harbaugh would want him.
I don't know. You never know. Yeah.
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Chapter 4: What is the significance of defensive coordinators in John Harbaugh's coaching strategy?
So I'm assuming they need a disciplinarian. What does Phil think about this? What is Phil Sim saying about all this stuff? I would think ā I don't know. I haven't talked to him about it. But I would think ā I just saw Tiki out there, and we were talking a little bit.
But I would think that everybody in America that is a giant fan, no matter where you are or Pran, that it's either Harbaugh, and if it's not Harbaugh, then it's Stefanski. That's what I think is going on out there.
And if it's Mike McCarthy ā
Again, I'm not against Mike McCarthy getting another job or getting the Giant job, but I just think this is the perfect guy at the perfect time for the New York Giants. And John Harbaugh couldn't be in a better position to inherit a legacy franchise under the current condition that it finds itself in.
Tiki, man, you know, I hadn't seen him in a while. He's always been in great shape. It looks like he's in the best shape ever. You know, when I see him out there, I mean, he is just on top of everything. I bet you he might have a Nuva ring like you're wearing right now. He might have one of those.
Right, I have an Aura ring.
Oh. But you know what I'm saying? Because he's so in tune with his health. Yeah, he's a very healthy dude, yeah. He probably wants to know what is sleeping, what's going on, and this and that, or whatever.
Yeah.
Let's go to Joe in the Bronx. What's going on, Joe? Good morning.
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Chapter 5: What factors are influencing the Giants' decision-making process for their next head coach?
Yeah, thanks for making it, Joe. What do you got for us?
So I have a question for you, Gio. If the Steelers get blown out this weekend and Mike Tomlin becomes available, how quickly does he jump over John Alvaro on the list?
I don't think a lot, to be honest with you, because I also think that Mike Tomlin would be the guy that would take a year off and get into broadcasting. Now, as far as what the Giants would like to do, I think now that Harbaugh is available and they become...
infatuated uh with him it sounds like that they're probably not going to move off of that unless John Harbaugh picks another place I mean it's an interesting question I I like Mike Tomlin I like John Harbaugh I kind of look at them as as the same as far as resumes go um but I don't think Mike Tomlin if him and the Steelers part ways I don't think Tomlin's going to go right back into coaching you know I'll tell you what if he does go back into coaching Atlanta would be perfect for him
Atlanta would be perfect. That would be another one of these things that you could see from a mile away. A mile away. They got good young players. They got a fast team. They got a good defense. Underrated roster. Quarterback situation. They supposedly redid Kirk Cousins' contract to be able to have some money and some flexibility and free agency. Man, I could see that in a heartbeat.
I could also see Stefanski down in Atlanta.
Yeah, and I don't think that you need to worry about John Harbaugh if the Steelers move on from Mike Tomlin. I don't think John Harbaugh is going to go to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The things you have to worry about, if there is a surprise firing, and I don't even know if anything is a surprise these days in the NFL, but if there were a firing with either the Green Bay Packers
the Buffalo Bills or the Philadelphia Eagles. If one of those three teams plays poorly and gets embarrassed in the postseason and they decide to move on from one of those three guys, those are the three franchises you're going to have to worry about John Harbaugh maybe picking over the Giants.
I don't see it. I think that the Giants are moving quickly with the Rooney Rule. I'm not saying this is a sham interview with Antonio Pierce, because as I've said for the 18 years that I've sat here, much like I said from my own friend Frank Reich, who is white, I said, look, you know, he knew he didn't have an opportunity to really get a job, but you've got to take the interview.
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Chapter 6: How do historical coaching trends affect current NFL hiring decisions?
They're real. But the chances of Antonio Pierce getting the job, as you said, I agree with you, are minimal. But for him to go in there, it's important. And this is a former team that he played with. He's a Super Bowl winner. And they should give him the respect of an interview. So that's on his resume that he has now interviewed with the New York Giants.
And the Giants will have also interviewed Raheem Morris. Yeah, so the Giants, to me, are moving very quickly, as quickly as they possibly can. And I don't know what Polly Market says, but I got to believe it's almost 100% John Harbaugh is going to be the head coach of the Giants.
I mean, it can't be 100%. I'll take a look at it if that's up there now. But, I mean, imagine three months ago if we would have seen that. It would have been unbelievable. Look at it. John Harbaugh is the leader in the clubhouse to be the Giants' next head coach. But I know you don't think it's as much of a possibility. But no, I was going to bring up again the Philadelphia Eagles one.
Because that year has been so weird. You've seen them before move on from a Super Bowl winning head coach. He was on the hot seat, Nick Sirianni. After the year, they went to the Super Bowl and lost and ended a bad year. And then they fired the coordinators. And then Howie Roseman hired the coordinators. Howie Roseman's always a guy who's thinking two steps ahead.
John Horbaugh started there with Philadelphia and has obviously ties to that organization. That would be the worst case scenario. That would be horrible for the Giants if that were to happen. And I still think that that's a minimal possibility.
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Chapter 7: What role do player relationships play in a coach's success?
But if I'm the Giants and I'm thinking back to Saquon leaving and going to the Philadelphia Eagles and how embarrassing that was for us and wanting John Harbaugh and thinking there's a chance that he could actually go and coach the Eagles if the Eagles lost this weekend, I would give him the largest offer in the history of the NFL to coach a football team. I would.
Well, that's what I'm saying. That's how important it is right now for him to get him. That's why I keep saying this is the moment. This is the moment for the Giants. It is. It is, and Harbaugh's the guy, and he probably knows it. They probably know it. And remember, these agents that represent these coaches, they've been talking to these teams for years and years and years and years.
There's relationships that are built up all over the NFL. You know?
Yeah. This doesn't, I mean, this has to be old. What's that? Oh, no, it's fine. No, it's not old. The next Giants head coach. Okay. On Polymarket. There's some interesting ones here that you could buy in on. You know, and that's what people are doing, really. So the number one guy is John Harbaugh at 46%. Okay. You could buy that for 80 cents if you want to share that.
The next highest guy on the list is... It's a tie, 38%.
Stefanski? Yep. And there's another guy right there with him, McCarthy.
Bill Belichick.
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Chapter 8: What are the potential implications of hiring John Harbaugh for the Giants' future?
Bill Belichick, wow. At 38%. This is polymarket, and what the polymarket market is saying about the next Giants head coach. This does not... This is not a sportsbook odds scenario. This is what people are buying into. Matt Nagy, 37%. Cliff Kingsbury, 37%. So those are the guys. Jeff Halfley, 22%. I don't even see McCarthy on here. He's not even on here. Antonio Brown is on there.
Mike McCarthy is not.
Antonio Pierce or Antonio Brown?
Antonio Brown. 5% Antonio Brown. Anthony Campanile is on here. Okay. 1%. Lane Kiffin is still on here at 8%. So, yeah, I mean, it's an interesting thing. But Belichick's not. I mean, that ship has sailed, right? I mean, oh, there's no way.
Not right now, no.
Yeah.
Harbaugh is the perfect guy. Then Stefanski.
I think we're getting to this level now, though, that if he's not the Giants head coach, we're going to be really disappointed. And I don't know if that's the right feeling.
The only way I would be disappointed is if it's not Stefanski. If it's anybody else other than these two, I would be shocked.
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