Pat Shurmur understands the criticism and accepts it willingly. In the famous words of another Giants coach before him, at 7-21, you are what your record says you are.
"I'm well aware of it," Shurmur said a few minutes after the Giants lost to the Packers, 31-13, their eighth straight defeat. "People will change what they think of us and me when we win games. I'm a realist and I get that. When you don't win, I expect what's written and said and what people think. I expect fans to be upset, because we are, too."
This is an abysmal run for the Giants, who came into the season harboring playoff hopes, but are now careening toward a record so bad that they might end up with the first overall draft pick. Shurmur insists he sees signs of improvement during practice and in games from his young team. But in a results-based industry in which you are judged by winning and losing, he is presiding over a team that is as bleak as the wintry mix that shrouded MetLife Stadium in gloom Sunday afternoon.
