After winning only nine games over the past two seasons, the New York Giants decided to pull the plug on the Pat Shurmur experiment, firing him on Black Monday. However, the team opted against a full-house cleaning, keeping general manager Dave Gettleman in his job.
The decision to keep Gettleman came as a surprise to some fans who thought the team would opt to completely overhaul their staff. In fact, Gettleman, during an interview on WFAN, admitted that he had serious doubts he’d be retained, according to Tom Rock of Newsday (via Twitter).