Head coach Joe Judge of the Giants looks on during the first half against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. Credit: Getty Images/Wesley Hitt
And now we’re down to debating whether the Giants’ headsets work or not, whether they’re to blame for Joe Judge wasting timeouts in critical spots, and seeing the NFL clap back directly at the coach’s suggestion that whoever is in charge of sideline telecommunications better fix it immediately.
Welcome to 2-6 and all the attendant misery that goes along with it.
Judge’s revelation after a desultory 20-17 loss to Kansas City that headset malfunctions were an issue in that game and others left him open to ridicule for having to burn timeouts because the Giants couldn’t get the correct lineup combinations on the field.