The apocalyptic 100th anniversary season ended with Saquon Barkley bypassing the chance to break the single-season rushing record in successful pursuit of a Super Bowl championship and Tanner McKee quarterbacking for Jalen Hurts in the regular-season finale, and then John Mara releasing a statement the next day giving his regime a stay of execution on what Giants fans might have called Black-and-Blue Monday:

“Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll will continue in their respective roles with the organization. As disappointing as the results of the season have been, Steve [Tisch] and I remain confident in the process that Joe and Brian have implemented and their vision for our team. We look forward to the future and achieving the results we all desire.”

Moments later, Mara stood before a media throng in the field house that houses the four Super Bowl banners and said:

“That’s obviously the No. 1 issue for us going into this offseason, is to find our quarterback of the future, whether that be via the draft or acquire a veteran. It’s going to be up to them to decide.”