Joe Judge didn’t fire off any shots after being fired by the Giants, as a substitute offering one last vote of confidence to his former quarterback.
Judge was fired after two seasons helming Big Blue with a 10-23 record because the franchise made sweeping leadership changes. In line with Fox Sports’ Peter Schraeger during an appearance on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” podcast, the coach took the very high road.
“He gets fired, everyone’s so joyful, doing flips, and I do that thing where I’ll cal the coach or text him and be like ‘Hey, if there’s anything I can do,’” Schrager said. “I can’t do sh-t, ‘If there’s anything I can do, put in a great word with one other team…’ They don’t need my help, nevertheless it’s a gesture.
“He calls me straight away and he goes, ‘Here’s what you possibly can do’ — I really like this about Joe Judge and Giants fans could be able to run through a wall for this — ‘That is what you possibly can do. Next time you or your co-hosts wish to sh-t throughout Daniel Jones, or say that they know Jones is terrible, or this or that, know that Daniel Jones is hard as sh-t, comes prepared, and I’d run through a brick wall for that guy.’”
Jones, a controversial sixth overall pick by Judge’s GM, Dave Gettleman, within the 2019 NFL Draft, didn’t change into the franchise QB Giants fans dreamed of in two seasons under Judge. He was among the many league leaders in being sacked in his first two seasons while fighting turnovers.
Perplexed, Schraeger made sure he was getting the precise message from Judge.
“I’m like, ‘That’s the one thing you would like? You don’t wish to take a shot at Gettleman, you don’t wish to take a shot on the Maras?’” he said “He’s like, ‘Nah, whatever. Just that quarterback is hard and was put in a troublesome spot and I just want everyone to know that.’”
Jones, having had his fifth-year option declined by the Giants, has helped guide the team to a 7-2 start as he attempts to impress recent GM Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll.
His former coach, meanwhile, is in Recent England for a second go-round under coach Bill Belichick.