Steve Tisch

Losing to the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving and being eliminated from playoff contention over the weekend got New York Giants coach Ben McAdoo thinking. Maybe it was time to take a look at his quarterbacks not named Eli Manning.

McAdoo hatched a plan that would phase out Manning down the stretch of the season. He passed it by owners John Mara and Steve Tisch and general manager Jerry Reese. While there was some uncertainty about whether it was the right thing to do, McAdoo made the final call, according to a source.

In the end, they called it a group decision.

“I spoke to Jerry, and I spoke to ownership, yes,” McAdoo said. “We’re on the same page.”

Here is a short list of (mostly) Mara's decisions:

• "Firing" Tom Coughlin (he was not the problem!)

• Hiring McAdoo

• Benching of Eli

• Hiring Dave Gettleman

• Hiring Pat Shurmur

• Speculative...but at this point, keeping Judge will limit the chances of landing a really good GM.

Additionally I think he's become really cheap. He won't change the turf, keeps it all internal because it's cheaper, and the medium Pepsi thing was ridiculous.

I never want to see the Giants organization without the Mara name attached...but the old man has to change his ways.