The first plane to fly over MetLife Stadium last Sunday begged Giants owner John Mara to “fix this dumpster fire.”
The second went a step further, once again flying through the roof of Big Blue's home venue before the game, before another embarrassing loss in an embarrassing season, telling Mara, “We're not going to stop until we fire everyone.” They held up a banner emphasizing, “No.”
They were sponsored by two different people, but the second person who allegedly paid the $1,500 bill remained anonymous during an interview with NJ.com, and during an appearance on the podcast “Talkin' Giants” simply said His name was “Miguel.'' He wanted to “embarrass” the Giants' owner.
“The thing that the Mara family is most proud of is pride in ourselves,'' said the Airplane Man, who described himself as “apathetic'' during another disastrous campaign, with the Giants giving up just one run. He told NJ.com on Sunday after a nine-game losing streak. They lost to the Ravens 35-14. “So if we can make it even more embarrassing, they'll take more action.”
Indeed, it sounds like something like this could happen again in two weeks when the Giants close out their home schedule with a game against the Colts.
The man who hired the second plane told NJ.com He wanted to coordinate everything during the Giants' bye week and have the flyover happen last weekend, but he learned another group was coordinating another flight and said, “Two planes in one week.'' I didn't think it would be very useful to fly planes,” he said.
He decided to “piggyback” and change his message.
According to NJ.com, he originally wanted the banner to read, “Fire Joe Sean and Brian Daboll.”
“But they couldn't say it directly,” said the second flight attendant, “so I had to make an adjustment.”
When the first plane flew over MetLife Stadium, it was Ron Fryman and two other Giants fans sponsoring the plane holding a banner that read, “15 Years of Bad Football, Enough is Enough!” It also served as a return to 1978, when
This time, the Giants started 6-11 last season, 2-11, and suffered a disaster on Sunday when Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson threw five touchdowns and was embarrassed. After what happened, fans reached breaking point.
In October, Mara said there were no plans to change Daboll or Shane during the season or offseason.
His tone sounded as if they themselves had another chance to orchestrate the reboot.
But the two fans who adjusted the plane, and the many others booing inside MetLife Stadium, are certainly trying to change that.
“The main message is we're not getting closer,” said the second plane man. He spoke on the podcast “Talkin' Giants.'' “This administration has consistently underperformed. This roster has been taking shape under their vision, but our situation has gotten worse year by year. I no longer trust my ability to lead.”
