Day: January 28, 2026

Todd Monken made a choice. That choice means he gets to be a head coach–his first time at the pro level. He’s done the job once before for the Mississippi Golden Eagles, leading them to a 13-25 record. He’s never been a winning HC, it seems. He’s a solid OC though. He’s good at that. He can get players in positions to be successful. I really thought those players would be wearing Giants blue. They aren’t going to be. Sanders might benefit from him, if Sanders is on the team or even gets the chance to start. So now what?

Nate Scheelhaase. There, I said it. Go get the Rams Savant. Seriously. I cannot express how important smart people in the coaching seat are to having a successful program. My high schooler has a smart DC and that has him in position to succeed. The OC… Nah. His head coach calls plays and seems to be playing the game like it’s Madden. It isn’t working at all. There have been times when I really thought bro was trying to lose the game because he kept on spamming the same play and doing it in a position in the game where running the ball (as the opponent could not stop the run even when the knew it was coming) made all the sense in the world and throwing it (when the QB lacked both confidence and touch) as he did clearly risked a loss. Change is good. DV needs it, and the Giants certainly need it. My mid-kid is getting it as he’s moved on to be the newest leader of the Northern Iowa Secondary. He’s following his former coach to that coach’s new school, so that’s good. Will they be good? Not sure. Give them one more year to lock in.

I’d say the same for the Giants, but the NFL waits for no coaching staff. Honestly, if Nabers and Skattebo are healthy and they add another piece, they can do things. The D is already locked in up front. They just need pieces in the secondary.

Some Thoughts:

1. Bonkers headline of the day: “Live updates: FBI executes search warrant for 2020 election files in Fulton County” Bro, you lost. You gotta move on.
2. Yet, this might be a part of a larger scheme to legally grant the man a 3rd term. The argument there would be that the second term was “stolen” and thus he is legally entitled to those four years.

I haven’t had the best of days. Mostly it is about not being prepared for the day. I lost my keys and that led to a lot of lost hours. Beyond that I just was not on. I didn’t get things done as required, and find myself further behind than before. I need to figure out how to lock in and stay on schedule and stay on track. The workload is getting higher and there is no end in sight. I need to be more productive on a daily basis and less obsessed with games. That latter part is tough, because I want the win so very badly.

I need wins. I need small victories to make me feel like all this work is for something. I get working for the long reward, but right now some sign of goodness would be appreciated. The struggle, as they say, is real.

Some Thoughts:

1. Bonkers headline of the day: “US sending ICE unit to Winter Olympics for security, prompting concern and confusion in Italy” wait, what?
2. Super Bowl news of the week: Broncos fired the OC… Like it was his fault Stidham was trash…