It’s a matter of trust, and when it not exists, it’s time for a change.
Mike Kafka didn’t admit this on one other Bloody Monday for the Giants. The interim head coach was not going to return out and say he not trusted Shane Bowen because the defensive coordinator of a team that doesn’t actually defend much of anything. The closest Kafka got here to a critique was this: “The outcomes just weren’t where we wanted them to be’’Â
Kafka’s actions within the 34-27 time beyond regulation loss in Detroit on Sunday spoke louder than anything he needed to say after he made it official a day later that he could not trust Bowen’s defense. By turning his back on the analytics that offered a “very strong’’ advice to kick a field goal that might have put the Giants ahead 30-24 with slightly below three minutes remaining in regulation, Kafka essentially announced that he didn’t consider Bowen’s unit could defend 65 or 70 yards and keep the Lions — with just one timeout remaining — out of the tip zone to stop a 31-30 loss. That Kafka felt — understandably so — that the percentages were higher that Jameis Winston could get the offense ultimately zone on fourth-and-goal from the 6-yard line than the defense could make a stop is all of the evidence crucial that a change needed to occur.
Kafka is in his role because a number of Mondays ago, ownership decided to fireside Brian Daboll with the Giants sitting at 2-8 because their defense was incapable of holding onto a fourth-quarter lead in Chicago. Since then, the Giants are 0-2 under Kafka. In his debut, the Giants took a 20-19 lead on the Packers with 7:22 left to play and Bowen’s brigade coughed it up in 3 minutes, 20 seconds, giving up a seven-play, 65-yard drive.Â
It’s a matter of trust, and when it not exists, it’s time for a change.
Mike Kafka didn’t admit this on one other Bloody Monday for the Giants. The interim head coach was not going to return out and say he not trusted Shane Bowen because the defensive coordinator of a team that doesn’t actually defend much of anything. The closest Kafka got here to a critique was this: “The outcomes just weren’t where we wanted them to be’’Â
Kafka’s actions within the 34-27 time beyond regulation loss in Detroit on Sunday spoke louder than anything he needed to say after he made it official a day later that he could not trust Bowen’s defense. By turning his back on the analytics that offered a “very strong’’ advice to kick a field goal that might have put the Giants ahead 30-24 with slightly below three minutes remaining in regulation, Kafka essentially announced that he didn’t consider Bowen’s unit could defend 65 or 70 yards and keep the Lions — with just one timeout remaining — out of the tip zone to stop a 31-30 loss. That Kafka felt — understandably so — that the percentages were higher that Jameis Winston could get the offense ultimately zone on fourth-and-goal from the 6-yard line than the defense could make a stop is all of the evidence crucial that a change needed to occur.
Kafka is in his role because a number of Mondays ago, ownership decided to fireside Brian Daboll with the Giants sitting at 2-8 because their defense was incapable of holding onto a fourth-quarter lead in Chicago. Since then, the Giants are 0-2 under Kafka. In his debut, the Giants took a 20-19 lead on the Packers with 7:22 left to play and Bowen’s brigade coughed it up in 3 minutes, 20 seconds, giving up a seven-play, 65-yard drive.Â
