Pat Shurmur’s first message to the Giants was about growth. And in a specific direction, too.
“We want to grow away from basically what happened a year ago, the 3-13 season,” Shurmur said of the overarching tone of his meeting with the players on Monday, the first day of the voluntary offseason workout program. “We want to grow away from that and try to grow into a team that’s competing to win a division, compete in the playoffs, and then hopefully hold up that fifth Lombardi Trophy.”
That change in course already has taken place during the roster-building portion of the plan with the addition of free agents who bring a wealth of experience and leadership and the departure of some who were integral to past failures.