Perhaps, that’s only a perception, but I can’t imagine that ex-head coach Tom Coughlin was happy with his roster configuration in the latter stages of his tenure with the team. We all remember that in Coughlin’s final season, the defensive personnel was extremely weak. Back then, players were drafted, yet the skill set didn’t really matter.
After the 2016 NFL season, co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch decided to jettison the veteran coach and keep Reese.
That proved to be a mistake. It’s hard to imagine any coach being successful with a GM who always seemed intent on putting a square peg in a round hole.