Five blown double-digit leads isn’t bad luck; it’s a pattern that just cost a coach his job. After the Giants lost to the Lions, something had to change. Two weeks into his tenure as the interim head coach, Mike Kafka made the call. Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen was out. But according to recent news, Kafka may not have been the only one involved in the decision.

“Mike Kafka says he consulted with #Giants GM Joe Schoen about both decisions: the one to fire Shane Bowen and the one to name interim DC Charlie Bullen,” NFL columnist Pat Leonard recently reported. “Kafka says the decision to fire Bowen was his, but obviously, this is a collaborative operation. Always has been.”

The decision had come after a poor run. Five blown double-digit leads. Five fourth-quarter collapses. When t

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