The joys is back.
And the insults are gone.
John Mara not has to listen to what had disturbed him so often surrounding his presence the last half-decade.
The Giants co-owner has received different treatment from fans this season during his normal walk back to his automotive within the car parking zone at MetLife Stadium following games.
The team’s first playoff berth since 2016 — which the Giants clinched with their 38-10 rout of the Colts on Sunday — will bring those changes, and silence so lots of those critiques that had followed him on that walk.
“As I’m walking out to my automotive at the tip of the sport, they’re not yelling, ‘You suck! Sell the team!’ ” Mara told The Post’s Steve Serby and a small group of reporters following the win.
Now at 9-6-1, Mara’s hiring of first-year head coach Brian Daboll and first-year general manager Joe Schoen have helped deliver the Giants’ best season since that 2016 campaign, after they lost in the primary round of the playoffs.
In between, Mara had endured boos and mock from fans, most infamously when he spoke on the sector during Eli Manning’s jersey retirement last 12 months. Amongst all of the changes he’s noticed around him, nonetheless, Mara noticed a profound one inside himself.
“It appears like I’m not as miserable as I even have been,” Mara said.
Mara’s hires have exceeded beyond expectation this season, taking a rebuilding roster void of much proven talent to the playoffs of their first season in charge. Mara granted many fan’s wishes with the moves, hiring each Daboll and Schoen from outside the Giants organization and with none prior ties unlike Schoen’s predecessor Dave Gettleman.
The Giants are locked into the No. 6 seed within the playoffs and can play either the Vikings or 49ers.
The joys is back.
And the insults are gone.
John Mara not has to listen to what had disturbed him so often surrounding his presence the last half-decade.
The Giants co-owner has received different treatment from fans this season during his normal walk back to his automotive within the car parking zone at MetLife Stadium following games.
The team’s first playoff berth since 2016 — which the Giants clinched with their 38-10 rout of the Colts on Sunday — will bring those changes, and silence so lots of those critiques that had followed him on that walk.
“As I’m walking out to my automotive at the tip of the sport, they’re not yelling, ‘You suck! Sell the team!’ ” Mara told The Post’s Steve Serby and a small group of reporters following the win.
Now at 9-6-1, Mara’s hiring of first-year head coach Brian Daboll and first-year general manager Joe Schoen have helped deliver the Giants’ best season since that 2016 campaign, after they lost in the primary round of the playoffs.
In between, Mara had endured boos and mock from fans, most infamously when he spoke on the sector during Eli Manning’s jersey retirement last 12 months. Amongst all of the changes he’s noticed around him, nonetheless, Mara noticed a profound one inside himself.
“It appears like I’m not as miserable as I even have been,” Mara said.
Mara’s hires have exceeded beyond expectation this season, taking a rebuilding roster void of much proven talent to the playoffs of their first season in charge. Mara granted many fan’s wishes with the moves, hiring each Daboll and Schoen from outside the Giants organization and with none prior ties unlike Schoen’s predecessor Dave Gettleman.
The Giants are locked into the No. 6 seed within the playoffs and can play either the Vikings or 49ers.
