For years, New York Giants fans have dreamed that Bill Belichick would grow weary of collecting Super Bowl trophies in New England and, with the end of the Patriots dynastic run in sight, return to coach the team for which he once was Bill Parcells’s defensive coordinator. It has always been just that – a dream – and it remained so on Tuesday.
But when the Giants made their stunning pick to succeed the fired Pat Shurmur as their coach, it was a Belichick protege, at least, who got the nod. The Giants chose Joe Judge, Belichick’s special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach with the Patriots, for the job.