New York Giants special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey spoke with the media on Thursday ahead of the Giants’ game hosting the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend.
McGaughey’s group was up and down this season, prompting the coordinator to admit it was a “tough” year, which ultimately led to questions about his future in New York.
When asked if he’d had any conversations with the organization about his future and if he expected to be back, McGaughey replied in typical fashion.
“I mean, I always expect to be back. I’ve got a year on my contract,” he said. “I’ll cross that road when I get there. Whatever happens, happens. That’s the NFL. I don’t worry about it. Never have, never will. But that’s just part of the process being in the NFL.”
McGaughey was later asked if he expected any changes to the coaching staff in general, and his response from blunt.
“I mean, that doesn’t have anything to do with me,” he said. “Coaching changes, the people who make the changes will make the changes without what I think about it, or what I think might happen is irrelevant. My job is just to focus on trying to beat Philly this week and get our guys playing as hard as they can possibly play for 60 minutes on Sunday. And then at 7:28, or whenever the game is over with, worry about all that stuff then. But until then, I’m not worried about it.”
The season isn’t over yet, there’s still one more game to play and none of the coaching staff wants to talk about their future. And why would they? This season was nowhere near the season anyone expected. Everyone is disappointed and frustrated.
While McGaughey says he expects to be here one more year, no one really knows what’s going to happen in the offseason. There’s a lot of problem-solving to be done this spring before the draft, adjustments, and personnel decisions to be made. But what the coaches want to focus on this week isn’t the offseason, it’s facing Philly and ending the season on a high note.
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