In every way that was the correct move for the New York Giants. Gould was a stop-gap measure; brought in the aftermath of the Josh Brown debacle. For a team aiming for the playoffs, the G-Men were lucky to find Gould available when they did.
Back in 2014, I had the opportunity to see Brandon McManus at New York Giants training camp. At that time, Tom Coughlin was still the head coach, and the veteran skipper loved his veteran players.
At that training camp, McManus had invited some guests to watch the proceedings. After one look, you could tell that McManus was not a training camp body.