New York Giants co-owner John Mara included an important qualifier in his vote of confidence for coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen last month. “We are not making any changes this season,” Mara said when the Giants were 2-5 on Oct. 23. “And I do not anticipate making any changes in the offseason either.”

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.

Who could have possibly guessed that New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll’s nonchalant dismissal of Saquon Barkley would have haunting repercussions? Almost everyone.