00:00Joe Shane and the Giants caught the best news of their lives in this coaching search when they found out that John Harbaugh and the Ravens parted ways after 18 seasons.
00:09He instantly became not just mine, he became y'all's favorite candidate for the job as well.
00:14You don't last 18 seasons in the NFL with one franchise unless you consistently win both on the field and off the field with your culture.
00:23And right now, I think we all can agree the Giants need both, but is that experience and pedigree exactly what the Giants need, or is Harbaugh past his coaching pride?
00:36Let's break down the pros and cons of John Harbaugh potentially being the new head coach for the Giants in our coaching spotlight.
00:42We'll start with the pros. Obviously, this man is a winner.
00:4612th all-time for most wins by head coach in NFL history with 193, multiple AFC North titles, coach of the year, and a Super Bowl champ.
00:56The Ravens went 8-9 this past season, and that was only the third time under Harbaugh they had a losing record in 18 years.
01:07Nobody can argue this man's pedigree or his resume.
01:10I also think he can maximize Jackson Dart's development as a pro and get the best out of him through stability and through coaching.
01:19He is going to bring in quarterback coaches and coordinators.
01:23That's going to work on getting the best out of Dart going into his second year and beyond.
01:28His coordinators in Baltimore had the hard task of trying to game plan around Lamar Jackson's freakability as an athlete.
01:38Now, Dart's an athlete, but he's nowhere like Lamar.
01:41The raw X's and O's are going to be there for Jackson Dart.
01:46He's also a leader of men.
01:48Look, I know about the reports from Ian Rappaport that Harbaugh may have lost the locker room in Baltimore,
01:54and players didn't want to play for him as hard anymore.
01:58But remember, because a lot of y'all got short memories,
02:02we looked at the Ravens franchise and locker room as the standard for the longest time.
02:07Remember, we heard, who got it better than us?
02:11Nobody.
02:12Win after win, playoff run after playoff run for two decades.
02:17The culture and the buy-in were there.
02:19And in the NFL, there ain't nothing wrong with a fresh start.
02:23All right, now we got to riverside it and talk about the cons.
02:27There aren't that many, but there are some that kind of stood out to us here at the New York Post.
02:3163 years old right now.
02:33You don't want to compare them to Pete Carroll, who was just one and done with the Raiders,
02:37but you do have to wonder if his better years are behind him.
02:41Coaches have primes as well.
02:42It's not just the athletes.
02:44And if he is past his coaching prime, this could all backfire and blow up,
02:49keep the franchise in the hole, and even worse, it could get Joe Shane fired.
02:54The blown leagues.
02:55He's had 14 blown double-digit leagues since 2020.
02:59You guys will remember the one against the Giants back in 2022 at MetLife Stadium.
03:04And then there was three this past 2025 season.
03:06The Buffalo game, New England, and Pittsburgh.
03:09In fact, the Patriots game, Derrick Henry didn't touch the rock for the final 12 minutes of the game
03:15and didn't even touch the field the final two drives,
03:18despite Baltimore being up 11 in the fourth quarter.
03:21That's 46 blown double-digit leagues in 18 years.
03:26Not bad if you think about how long it is,
03:30but Giants fans just went through enough blown leagues this season.
03:33They've got PTSD.
03:34They're a scar for life.
03:36Last but not least, is he a coach that won't adapt?
03:40Reports say he got axed because Lamar Jackson wanted offensive coordinator Todd Munkengon
03:45that Harbaugh stood 10 toes down, wouldn't fire him.
03:49Now, since his resume is also stronger than Joe Shane's,
03:53you wonder what that head coach-GM working relationship could look like.
03:57Like, how much control does he want on roster decisions, et cetera, et cetera.
04:02But back to Lamar, obviously, you want your head coach and quarterback to always be on the same page.
04:07But I personally don't think him not firing Munkengon was any sort of con or even a problem.
04:14Lamar Jackson was drafted in 2018.
04:17He's on his third offensive coordinator.
04:19You can't blame John Harbaugh for wanting to keep some sort of consistency in the offense
04:25if he was going to get his 19th season.
04:28All right, let's wrap this up because John Harbaugh gives Joe Shane the safest
04:32and still the most exciting option in this head coaching search.
04:36Do you go with the veteran head coaches with the resume,
04:39or do you go with the hot new coordinator who's up next?
04:43Maybe the Giants want to get away from the coaches that are coordinators and head coaches at the same time.
04:48John Harbaugh is more like that CEO that runs a Fortune 500 company or team.
04:55He lets the coordinators do their thing, and he oversees the entire operation.
05:00Either way, Joe Shane and the Giants are going to have to put in some major work to sign this man
05:05if they do identify that he's the guy.
05:08Harbaugh's agent told Adam Schefter that in the first 45 minutes after he was fired on Tuesday,
05:14the agent received calls from seven different NFL teams with interest.
05:19To put that all into perspective of what the Giants are trying to bring in and save the franchise,
05:25the Giants have seven combined wins the last two years.
05:29Harbaugh had one season of less than eight in 18 years.
05:33Consistency in the culture makes this man the best candidate on the market
05:38and a for-sure hire for the Giants.
