NFL fans storm Twitter as Giants finally cut underperforming HC Joe Judge
After two seasons of poor results and a lack of development, the New York Giants cut ties with head coach Joe Judge Tuesday. In Judge's two years as head coach, he finished with a 10-23 record and no playoff berths.
Giants fans were ecstatic to see their franchise go in a different direction. Judge was a promising hire initially but didn't offer much to the team.
While the process of searching for a new head coach will begin shortly, fans are relieved to be entering a new era.
One of the more comedic tweets on Judge's firing came from Pardon My Take. They roped former general manager Dave Gettelman into their meme.
Dave Gettleman and Joe Judge on their way out https://t.co/QPRotQ6NBA
While some used comedy in their reactions, one fan noted how well they felt waking up without Joe Judge running their favorite team.
Man. Waking up knowing Joe Judge isn’t your team’s head coach just hits different 😌
Barstool Sports tweeted a video of a play from Week 18 that irritated Giants fans. The offense ran a quarterback sneak on third down and nine to go in the second quarter.
Fans at MetLife Stadium erupted in a chorus of boos for the lack of aggression shown by the coaching staff.
Joe Judge has been fired but we’ll always have this @BarstoolNYC https://t.co/7xcZ5nrrts
Philadelphia Eagles fans joined in on poking fun at their rivals. One noted that they were excited for a mediocre finish to the 2022 season had Judge stayed as New York's head coach.
Was looking forward to Joe Judge respecting the game with a 5-11 campaign in 2022
Washington Football Team fans also had fun with it. Joe Judge talked trash about Washington before their Week 18 game and was forced to eat his words after his team lost 22-7.
Here is what the former Giants coach had to say about the WFT the week prior to their game:
“So this ain’t a team that’s having fistfights on the sidelines. This ain’t some clown show organization or something else. You talk about the foundation built; you talk about the things that — the toughest thing to change in a team, the toughest thing to change in a club is the way people think.”
The fistfights on the sidelines was a reference to WFT defensive players Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen getting into a scuffle on the sidelines of their loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Joe Judge getting fired after he said WFT was a clown show and then lost to us has to be top 10 of my “damn that’s funny” list!
One Twitter user notes that they've never seen Giants fans this happy collectively since Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin ran the team.
The news of Joe Judge getting fired broke last night during the meet and greet and boy I don’t think I’ve seen Giants fans that happy in literally a decade
One fan said Judge's termination felt like an early Christmas present.
THE GIANTS FIRED JOE JUDGE!!!! Christmas has come early!!!
After winning just 33 of their last 64 games since 2016, one fan made a meme simply saying it feels good to have one victory. Even if it's not a victory on the field, fans are optimistic anyone could do a better job than Judge.
Joe Judge fired.
Giants fans: https://t.co/E38t59XiUY
Some fans used social media to reflect on what could've been for Joe Judge's coaching reign. He was a respected special teams coordinator before becoming the Giants head coach.
Now the public perception of him has shifted drastically.
The fall from grace for Joe Judge will be talked about for years to come.
Lastly, one fan notes that they loved Joe Judge when he started two years ago. Judge initially made a good impression with his handling of the media.
But it didn't take long for the pressure of the New York media to get the better of him.
I loved Joe Judge in the beginning but I ended up being so wrong about him 😂
Joe Judge separates from the New York Giants after only two seasons
Joe Judge has now become the third consecutive coach to have a two-year tenure with the New York Giants, following in the footsteps of Ben McAdoo (2016 and 2017) and Pat Shurmur (2018 and 2019).
Steve Spagnuolo served as an interim head coach for part of the 2017 season
Giants fans will look to better days as a new head coach and general manager will look to right the ship in 2022. The Giants will first hire a general manager, and they'll oversee the head coaching hire.
Time will tell where Judge winds up, but he's likely to receive work somewhere as a special teams coordinator in 2022.