By almost any measure, Pat Shurmur won the day.
Introduced to the media on Friday as the Giants’ 18th coach in franchise history, Shurmur offered the right vision for what he wants his team to be He was calm in his first appearance before a gaggle of reporters in the country’s biggest and most pressure-filled media market, and he came across as a capable leader.
And now comes the hard part: actually doing what’s necessary to turn a 3-13 team into a playoff contender, however long that might take.
First impressions are certainly important, and Shurmur showed composure and compassion as he offered his plan for getting a team that had descended into dysfunction last season back on course.