Giants assistant GM Brandon Brown’s name popped up on this list — and he’s certainly well respected both in the organization and across the league — though it’s unclear if Mara would want to hire from within after such a disastrous past two seasons.

The past few offseasons have featured momentous swing-and-miss transactions on quarterbacks. The Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson moves proved the

The Giants are 2-9, on a six game losing streak and haven’t led in a game since their win at the Seahawks on Oct. 6.

The team made the decision to go all in on Daniel Jones, allowing Saquon Barkley and Xavier McKinney to leave via free agency and reallocating those resources in the offensive line and Brian Burns. The majority of fans were confident that the team was headed in the right direction when the season started.