EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Prior to Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, John Mara, co-owner of the New York Giants, received another aerial communication telling him to bash his miserable team.
About two hours prior to kickoff, a small jet circled MetLife Stadium while carrying a banner that said, “Mr. Mara Enough.” Until you fire everyone, we won’t stop.
A plane was rented to fly around the stadium to voice dissatisfaction at the Giants’ second consecutive losing season for the second week in a row. This season, New York is winless in seven home games and is currently on an eight-game losing run (2-11). Nine consecutive losses are the team’s record.
Prior to a 14–11 defeat to the Saints last week, Mara received a message asking him to make changes to a squad that has advanced to the postseason twice since winning the Super Bowl in February 2012.
Enough, Mr. Mara. Fix this dumpster fire, please! read the message that the plane was towing.
Mara was not immediately available for comment on this second event, and he declined to speak last week.
Under general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll, who were brought from Buffalo, the Giants finished 9-7-1 in 2022 and qualified for the playoffs. The hot seat is now occupied by both guys.
The Giants had one of the biggest spreads for the franchise in a long time going into Sunday’s game against the Ravens (8-5) as 16-point underdogs, according to the BetMGM Sportsbook.
No one has stepped forward to take ownership of the aircraft or write the message from the air.
When a fan-rented plane soared above Giants Stadium in the late 1970s with a banner that read “15 Years of Lousy Football,” it was the last time something similar occurred. We’ve had enough. The Giants only won six games in a season from 1973 to 1979, with the six victories occurring in 1978 and 1979 when the NFL switched from a 14-game to a 16-game regular season.
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