The New York Giants head coaching job is generally considered to be an extremely attractive one.
Given the fact that he Giants have a potential franchise quarterback in Jaxson Dart and a roster that’s generally seen as talented but underperforming by folks outside of a frustrated fandom. The Giants are also in a relatively healthy salary cap situation with little dead money ($216,988 in 2026) and decent cap space ($28.5 million), and will likely have a high draft pick to add more talent to the roster as well.
In other words, the Giants could be primed for a very rapid turnaround with the right coaching staff in place. That should make attracting the top coaching candidates relatively easy, and the Giants could have their pick of the best candidate. They could even draw the eye of potential candidates who still have jobs, but could be on the hot seat.
So this week we decided to ask the Giants’ fanbase which well-respected and currently employed head coach they would want to be the Giants’ next head coach should he become available.
The answer was pretty clear: Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.
It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that Tomlin has almost as much support as the next two candidates combined. He brings stability, consistent success in an environment designed to erode good programs, and instant respect and credibility. Tomlin is also only 53 years old despite being the most experienced head coach on the list, so he could be on the job for another 20 years if he so desired (and is still effective, obviously).
It also isn’t much of a surprise that John Harbaugh is second on the list. He’d likely be more than 1 in 4 fans’ first choice, except for the fact that he’s the least likely (potential) candidate to be fired.
Kevin Stefanski holds the dubious honor of being the most likely head coach on the list to be out of a job on Black Monday. However, the Browns’ lack of consistent success is likely why so few Giants fans would be interested in him as the Giants’ next head coach.
It also shouldn’t be much of a surprise that fan confidence is once again waning. The Giants’ loss to the New England Patriots on Monday night was simply demoralizing in a way we’ve rarely seen this year.
Giants fans aren’t yet at season lows in fan confidence, but they’re at less than half the level they were just a week ago.
