Your team, your take: What Giants season-ticket holders are telling us

EAST RUTHERFORD — Following Giants ownership's expression of support for Ben McAdoo while also saying this season has been "inexcusable," our plan was to reach out to season ticket holders in order to paint as accurate of a picture as possible of what the team should expect from their fans Sunday.

How will fans handle the rest of the season with four home games left, including three in December against the NFC East? Will they still go to games? Have they sold the tickets or reached out to co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch to express their disappointment?

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Below is a sampling of the responses received by The Record and NorthJersey.com through interviews by phone, via email and social media.

Let us know what you think in the comments section.

John J. Wright

Section 328

Father, Giants Fan, Husband, Iraqi Freedom Veteran.

The order switches on game day!

My first Giants game was in 1990. A 20-0 shutout against the Lions. From that year to 2000, my dad would take me to one game a year and they won every game I️ went to.

Upon entry in the US Army in 2000, my service caused me to miss a year or two of games.

My grandfather wrote the Mara’s and acquired season tickets and after my deployment that idea trickled with me and my young self gave it a try. Two weeks after my letter was sent, tickets were mine.

2005 was my first game as a season ticket holder. Section 323 seats 17 and 18. My section mates were not ready for me but did eventually get accustomed to my craziness.

Four games stick out in my head, 2003 wildcard (not in attendance; stationed in Mannheim, Germany), 2005 wildcard, Giants Stadium finale, and Desean Jackson. Those games are the most heartbreaking to me. This season is just as heartbreaking but as a Giant fan, there’s always next year. Optimistic for 8-8? Always! Are the Giants my pick to win every week? Always. My “fandom” will always remain true and as a fan, nothing will change my mind!

Christine Massaro

Section 336

Massaro's have been season ticket holders since 1976. With the ownership expressing support for McAdoo, we are now selling our remaining tickets, including what was supposed to be a fun New Year's Eve tailgate when the Giants host the Redskins. It pains me to think some divisional opponents fans will most likely be sitting in our seats, but we have no control over who buys them on NFL Ticket Exchange. I think ownership can expect to see a lot of opposing team's jerseys in the next month and a half. With 4 home games left, I will be attending 0, the first time in my life that I won't be attending at least one Giants game in a season. First time in my life I won't be asking for any Giants gear for Christmas. I already put my box of Giants gear away until next summer. How sad is that? I'm ashamed of how far they've let this problem get, that this once prideful franchise could stick by an old mantra of not making any coaching changes in season. Just in August, I attended the season ticket holder practice and got to meet players. They were upbeat and excited for the season, as were the fans in attendance. Now? I can't wait for the season to just be over. They are losing games, revenue, and pride. Time to give the fans some sort of hope. Maybe for Christmas, we'll get a new GM and head coach.

Chris Vancheri

Section 126

I plan on going to the last four home games. My brother, on the other hand does not want to, nor does my sister. As bad as it is right now, I still want to be there. Like you I’ve sat through many heartbreaking losses in the new and old stadium (Flipper Anderson still bothers me years later) but it doesn’t mean we turn our backs on the team.

When the Giants twitter handle sends quotes from McAdoo I simply reply with GIFs that pretty much explain how most Giants feel right now - annoyed. Yes, I think he should be fired but I get why they’re not doing it during the season. There’s a double standard for sure with McAdoo and Reese as OBJ could do no wrong when he acted like he did yet never was punished. Now guys for little things are being fined or suspended. Obvious he lost the team as you can’t have two rules one for the best player and then everyone else.

Toyed with the idea of holding a Fire McAdoo sign on Sunday but I won’t do that but I’ll boo McAdoo. I’ve said this on many occasions, he’s just like Ray Handley who thought he was Parcells and wasn’t. McAdoo thinks he’s Coughlin but he is nowhere near that level.

Time to clean house and get back to the New York Football Giants way.

James Kopcho

Section 320

I have had these tickets for about 15 years now and have only missed a handful of games.



I will be there every game this year, it is something I enjoy doing whether the team is good or bad. I do not sell my tickets, right now I could not get the value back that I paid for them anyway. I may reach out to owners, I have not decided yet. But I also trust that they see how this is going and will get rid of McAdoo at the end of the season. I am not one to call for a coach to lose his job so early, but McAdoo seems lost out there and I think it is time for the Giants to move on from the mistake before it gets too far.

I think the reception as they come home this Sunday is going to be a half empty stadium with a lot of boos and chants to fire McAdoo, especially if they are getting blown out again. I felt the energy in the stadium for the last game against the Rams was very similar to the energy at a preseason game. I believe that energy will continue for the rest of the year and against Dallas and Philly, it will be like a home game for the opposing team and embarrassing as a fan base.

Ken Downey

Section 219

I attend every game with my father and younger brother. We rarely ever sell our tickets and have went to every game so far this season. BUT, we will not plan on going to the remaining games this season, other than the final game on 12/31.

Growing up in our house, the Giants are basically our lives. We literally plan our schedules from September to December around the Giants schedule and usually try to go to an away game (most likely Washington or Philadelphia, though last year we drove out to Cleveland). But given this year’s circumstances, we have no interest whatsoever to attend any of the remaining games. We will however attend the Washington game on 12/31 to get one last fix in until next season.

In regards to my opinion about the state of the team, I will be blunt: McAdoo is the PRIMARY issue. Though I have never been too keen on Reese, and have always given Eli the benefit of the doubt (until this season), I truly believe that McAdoo is the main concern. I never liked him as Coughlin’s offensive coordinator, and it truly upset me when they promoted him to head coach, but as a fan there was nothing I could do or say to change the minds of the owners. Looking at the 1-8 record of the Giants, the sole victory this season came when McAdoo relinquished control over to Mike Sullivan in Denver. If that doesn’t speak volumes about McAdoo’s play calling this season, I don’t know what does.

Tom Prendergast

Section 146

Section 115 in the old stadium. Tickets since 1992. Family has had tickets since the 80s.

I will be there on Sunday, but will probably spend more time in the parking lot than in the game. If it weren't for tailgating with friends, I would not be going. If there is any weather whatsoever, rain, etc. I will not be there.

Rest of the season, tough one. Nothing fun from being in the stadium when the team has quit and the Dallas/Eagles fans will be out in full force. I will consider going, but I'd eat the tickets rather than sell them to a Cowboys/Eagles fan.

Rich Conforti

Section 344

What are the Giants coming home to? The sound of anger, or even worse, indifference from [roughly] 20,000 fans! I always thought the Giants were above the "fans with brown bags on their heads" but here we are, and it's a lesson that I guess it can happen to any fan base.

Have had these particular seats with my father since the new stadium opened and we sat in a different location in the old stadium for just under 10 years. Generally I attend a minimum of one road game a year with our tailgate (Denver this year!) and try to make one or two more when they are competing. How will I handle the rest of the season? By continuing to go back and forth between shaking my head and general apathy as I try to look ahead to what a 2018 (and beyond) Giants organization looks like. ...I really don't think selling our tickets is worth it, at least from my point of view based on a few factors. You have to be careful about selling your tickets in the event that the person you sell to gets in an incident. From what I understand, if an incident occurs in your seats, even if you sold the tickets, that could result in an issue for the season ticket holder.

Bob Morrison

Section 149

Have had my tix the start of the 1995 Season. I will be in attendance this Sunday vs KC, previously gave my tix for Dallas game on Dec 10 to a customer at the start of the season. Truthfully, at this point I am on the fence regarding the final 2 Home games, vs Philly and Washington, respectively. Given what has transpired thus far this season, I am not excited about the prospect of attending these. The Giants performance at the last home game vs LA Rams was disgusting, and I left at Halftime as a result.

Matt Unger

Section 226

My father (Steve Unger) and I both live in southern Delaware, close to the Rehoboth Beach area. We came down separately about 5 years back, when my work took off down here and dad put his retirement plan in motion. We drive the better part of 3 hours each way to East Rutherford on Sundays from Delaware, but we still try and go every Sunday.

To say this season is a disappointment would be an understatement. Dad and I reminisced in the summer about the only MetLife home playoff game (Atlanta Falcons) and how much fun we had. We anticipated something similar this year. In my heart I think one of the main reasons we keep the tickets is in the hope we get to experience another playoff run like the Eli runs and the run to the Super Bowl in the early 2000s with multiple home games.

Dad and I will still go to the games. We made the trip to Denver earlier this year to see their only win. But again, the level of frustration is extremely high and tough to fathom given the expectations heading into this season

Mike Tedeschi

Section 307

I have held the tickets for 2 seasons. I have 4 seats total. Last week was the last home game for me this season. I am trying to dump off 2 more games if at all possible. I drive from eastern Long Island so between traffic and the holidays why would I want to waste an entire day watching a team that gave up weeks ago. Coach and management can say what they want, but these players gave up. Me personally I've wanted Reese gone years ago and it never came. I paid good money for the PSL and tickets and I expect to at least see a team compete. I don't expect a win every week, but show that you care. I left the Rams game just before halftime. I saw where this game was going and luckily I got out of there. But think about that, I left my home around 7:45 a.m. had a tailgate and watched less than 2 hours of football to drive all the way back in traffic. It's not worth going this season. I truly believe the owners made up their minds about the direction of the team and why not just make the change now I'm not sure. But if you come back with the same coach and GM next year there will be sections of empty seats.

Patrick Stapleton

Section 110

I'll be honest, I haven't gone to any games this year because I moved down to NC, but I had gone to almost all of them the last five years.

My brother and I sold four of the first five home games easily in late August since neither of us would be able to make the games (gave the Chiefs game to friends in our row looking for extra tickets). Within a few hours, priced at $40 above face value, they were gone. And now, seeing how the team has played, I'm glad we did. It was great not having to witness the debacle against the Rams in person.

Couldn't sell any of the home division games (priced them a little bit higher) and now we don't think we'll be able to after the way they've been playing. People would rather not shell out the money to freeze and watch us get embarrassed (even if McAdoo doesn't want to say it), instead they'll watch the game on their big screen in front of the fire.

As for the remaining home games, I remember the "Fire Coughlin" chants on Christmas Eve of '06 when we played the Bears. I think the stadium will be empty and of the fans that are there, most will be from the road team with Giants fans selling their tickets for low prices just to make sure they sell. I could see a "Fire McAdoo" chant from the Giants fans that are there.

Jake Pohlman

Section 320

Our family season tickets have been in the family since 1958. The rest of the season is going to be taken like this for me: I believe that the team needs to show pride for wearing the uniform because that’s the Giants’ way, but also think they need to get a look at some of the young guys on the roster and see some talent evaluation. Put it this way: if they are losing games the draft pick stays great and you’ll at least know some of what you got with some younger players you might not have seen if this season were different. We will still go to the games, however, leave early due to the terrible traffic that takes hours to get out of after a game only because the season is the way it is. We will never sell our tickets don’t believe it that they stay in the family or close friends go to the game. My message to ownership is we are very disappointed it has come to this McAdoo does not seem to be a New York giants football coach he is an OC not a head coach doesn't seem to have what it takes to handle NY and Jerry Reese needs to go to many misses and too many bone headed signing time to start fresh and get back to winning football with new blood in house someone the players can get excited about to play for .

Mike Onorato

Section 344

I'll still go to the 4 games left. Might as well go down with the ship! I'm a fan and I look forward to it. Yes, the Giants are terrible but as my dad says, "If you're a fan when they win, you're a fan when they lose." As fans, we really have no recourse when the team is not playing well...other than to not show up. But I look forward to going and wouldn't want to miss it. I won't sell my tickets, but I can certainly understand those who do. We pay a lot of money for these tickets. Why go see an inferior product?

There is clearly something wrong with the culture of this team. Yes, they made the playoffs last year, but they had a relatively easy schedule. A few plays here or there and they go 8-8 and miss out. This proud franchise has set the bar high and the last 2 weeks have been embarrassing. Janoris Jenkins clearly wanted no part of Sunday's game. That's on McAdoo. How can you justify playing him on Sunday? And I understand not firing coaches mid-season is the Giants' way. But, if a 1-8 record, getting humiliated at home to the Rams and getting blown out by a team that had zero wins isn't a reason to make a change now, I don't know what is. I watch other NFL games and can't see the Giants winning any game the rest of the year. Losing is one thing. But losing and quitting is something entirely different. I shudder to think what Wellington Mara would say upon watching this team.

In my view, Jerry Reese is the main problem. He fails to upgrade their biggest weaknesses each offseason and just throws money as guys like Vernon & DRC. Yes, Engram and OBJ worked out, but his drafts are abysmal. If he isn't fired, I do NOT trust him with a top 3 pick in next year's draft.

Chris Dowling

Section 224A

Family has held 8 tickets since 1976. Season has been the most disastrous ever in my adult life, with not a lot of hope in sight. To not go out and get quality lineman over the last two years is inexcusable. To leave Flowers at left tackle has been borderline criminal for Eli. Eli is definitely in his final years, however he deserves much better. They need to make a change of total leadership at the GM level down. They need a leader of Men! McAdoo has put concepts in place that may work with Aaron Rodgers skills, but not the skill set that Eli has. They have spent 200 million in free agency and never addressed the core problem. As a fan, it is obvious that either this team quit, or doesn’t want to play for this coach. Even more shocked the Defensive Backs have packed it in! As a devoted Giant fan, I will be at the game Sunday and beyond, only because I bleed blue, however this has been the hardest thing to watch in a long, long time. Perhaps they should consider refunding 50% of our ticket prices since we are getting 50% of effort or desire. In addition, they have devalued the investment we made in our PSLs! As far as reaching out to the owners I have not because I trust John Mara will do the right thing at the right time! Go get a leader of men, two quality offensive linemen, and a QB for the future.

Will Alisberg

Section 106

I've been going with my father since the stadium opened- he inherited his tickets from his uncle who served with the Duke in World War II.

My family doesn't know what to do with our tickets. My father and my sisters won't be joining me. I've gone to every home game the last three seasons, preseason included, save for my grandmother's funeral. The tailgate will keep me going back. My friends in the section will keep me coming back. I'm embarrassed to invite my friends- fearing they'll take the invitation as an insult.

Nick Muscio

Section 315

I’m a first year season ticket holder. I will not attend another game this season and will hopefully try to sell my tickets to make back some of the money I wasted on this team. I’m 29 years old and have been going to about 3 games a year my whole life. I finally got an opportunity to purchase season tickets and was beyond excited. After watching this disaster this season, my group of 4 will not be renewing our tickets if McAdoo and Reese are brought back. I don’t know how ownership can look the fan base in the eyes and say those 2 in charge are the right men to bring this franchise their 5th Super Bowl. They need to clean house and get the 2017 season far behind them.

I hope every Eagle, Cowboy and Redskin fan in the area take over the Meadowlands when they come into town. The players have quit and I don’t see why the fans can’t try and make back their hard earned money and sell games to whoever wants to buy. I left the Rams game after about 10 plays because realized I can’t waste any more time/money/energy on the Giants this season. I can’t put into words how much of a disappointment this seasons been and it will be hard for me to recover if Ben McAdoo and Jerry Reese are still apart of the franchise come January 1st.

Matt Weinberg

Section 121

My father has had tickets for 27 years. I’ve been going since I was born 23 years ago. My family has about just given up on the team, but as a fan I still plan on going to the rest of the games. I still like to go, watch, and support them no matter how bad they get. With 3 division games late in season as well I would love to watch the Giants upset the Cowboys, Eagles, or Skins and potentially hurt their seasons. I know those games especially the Eagles and Cowboys will be tough to attend because the stadium is going to be filled with Dallas and Philly fans. Their fans love to talk trash and considering the season we are enduring it will be tough sitting in our seats taking that abuse. The season ticket holders around me have been selling their tickets last few games and probably will for the rest of season, but I can’t justify selling them to Philly and Dallas fans. Unfortunately starting against the Chiefs Sunday thru the rest of the season every game is a road game. This season has obviously been extremely frustrating. Going into the season I thought this was a playoff team without a doubt. I knew the offensive line was going to be a problem and it is, but clearly a million other things have gone wrong from injuries to effort to accountability. This team has been a disaster and changes do need to be made. McAdoo has to go, I would wait till the end of the season to do so and I am okay with Ownership wanting that. The new head coach should be allowed to decide the fate of the coordinators and assistants. I am also ready to move on from Jerry Reese. I have always been one of the few supporters of his, but it’s time to start over in a new direction. We need to reevaluate the QB situation and I think next year needs to be Eli’s last. We can’t afford paying him as much as we are for the level of play he has produced. With a top draft pick I think we need to trade down collect multiple picks and select an O-lineman lower in the first round (all depends on combine and how we evaluate prospects). This season is a complete embarassment(contrary to what McAdoo chooses to say while doing his worst Belichick impersonation. I can’t stand how he handles the media his lack of accountability and his lack of an explanation for poor performances. I can’t stand how he then will throw specific players under the bus and let others get a pass. He has been a disaster, but isn’t the only one to blame.

Jim Elliott

Section 322

The Giants are coming home to a house of horrors Sunday. Will be working all week on my paper bag mask and saving my voice for 3-4 hours of booing. We are going to the game Sunday for one last tailgate but have put the rest of the tickets up for sale on Stubhub - not expecting to get much back but it’s better than stomaching the Dec NFC east invasion of MetLife. We have not reached out to the owners but hopefully the booing and lack of attendance the last month will show Mara/Tisch that this is unacceptable in New York. Most NYG season ticket holders have stuck with the Giants after the last few years of bad football and a clear total disregard for the average fan (IE. Metlife) but the way ownership has handled this season, the firing of Coughlin, and the lack of accountability of Reese is really making us rethink shelling out $1,000 per ticket 4 months before the start of each season.

Rob Wallace

Section 335

My family has had the tickets for over 60 years, but I have been going to games every year since about 2000 when I was 8. I've sold the rest of my tickets except the Eagles game which I may go to, since I don't expect to even be able to sell them for much at this point.

I won't reach out to the owners, but I fully expect them to fire the GM and head coach at the end of the year. I also expect the stadium to be at least half full of Dallas and Eagles fans for those games, which ownership will have to be embarrassed by.

Greg Vaughan

Section 224b, 327

My family is going to the game on Sunday, but that will be our last game of the season. We have sold or are selling the rest of our tickets. In a normal year we would go to games in December even with the freezing cold temperatures of the Meadowlands.

With the effort we have seen from management, players, and coaches we did not want to waste our time and money seeing a terrible product on the field. It’s a shame too because all of the December games are division rivalry games, but the games mean more for the rivals than the Giants. I’d feel terrible if my seats went to a rival fan, but after this year let them go. The Giants' performance at home has been abysmal, and the boos we hear will be their fans and the Giants fans for trotting that product out week in and week out at home. I feel even more cheated since they raised the prices of the tickets based on last year's performance. Changes are needed in the organization from top to bottom. Ownership has a history of being loyal, but are they more loyal to their personnel, or the Giants season ticket holders? Ownership is probably getting hammered with letters from the fan base, but as fans we need to let them know our disappointment. Call into the radio stations, vent on social media, reach out to the press to let them know our dissatisfaction. I’m still a fan, but I refuse to cheer for a team that quits. My way of showing this is to not show up to the game, just like some of the Giants players do.

Stephen Rubertone

Section 124

My dad handed these tickets to me in 2012 but he has had the PSL’s since the new stadium opened. And obviously our family had held on to tickets way further than that going all the way back to the old Yankee Stadium. I sold all my tickets to friends and family back in August. Which is something I do every year no matter if they win the Super Bowl or come off a 6-10 season. Usually when the schedule comes out in April I look to see which game intrigued me the most. This year it was the Seahawks game in October. So I sold all my other tickets and held on to those.

However, as the season progressed, I realized this was a team not worth watching. Luckily I was able to find a buyer to the Seahawks game. I’ve gone to games since 1998 and this is the first time since the 2001 season I’m not going to a game (I save all my ticket stubs). With this season, there is really one word that is acceptable and that is “numb”. I’m numb to the headlines. I’m numb to the painful losses. I’m numb to the controversy. It’s come to the point where I stopped caring because it looks like this team has stopped caring.

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I see a half empty stadium awaiting the Giants come Sunday. I’m sure chants of “Fire McAdoo” will be heard from the fans that do decide to go. It’s one of those situations where you never thought a team that went 11-5 the year before could crash and burn so quickly.

Joe Oliveira

Section 308

Quite honestly, I’m not sure if I’ll attend any more games this season. I’ve offered tickets (free) to friends who turned them down because they’re boycotting the NFL. Going to the game feels different now. It’s been coming for a while. Billion dollar stadium that make money for the owners but offers little additional benefit to the fans.

The injuries and losses I can accept but the lack of effort is on the players and on the coaches. Where is the Giant pride? I think McAdoo is gone at the end of the season. I don’t think letting him go now is beneficial. This is Jerry Reese’s show. He should be dismissed now and start looking for a replacement.

The billionaire ownership group is out of touch with the fans. Roger Goodell has mishandled just about every player issued he’s touched including Kaepernick, and he’s asking for 50 million and free jet and healthcare for life. This NFL is his mess. He should be fired now. I hope the fans start “Fire Goodell” chants this Sunday. After years of hating Jerry Jones and the Cowboys, I now find he’s the only reasonable owner out there.

David Soffer

Section 323

I haven't missed a minute of NYG football since 2003, so I don't know if that streak will end (To explain my passion, when we decided to move to Kansas I wouldn't move in until we had Sunday Ticket and a contractor to finish the basement to make it into my Giants room. Crazy but it is what it is with me lol). I surely will not be at another game this year. Honestly if nothing changes, I might just sell all my tickets next year and continue watching at home as without real change, this organization won't ever go back to being a good franchise let alone an elite one. I have tried contacting the owners and anyone in the front office numerous times, never once gotten a response.

I would love to talk to them respectfully and express my concerns and truly wish they would provide an opportunity to do so.

Peter Hanabergh

Section 345

My family has had tickets since the 1950's when my grandfather went right up to the box office and bought 8 season tickets on the spot. The control of the tickets were then given to my father because he was the oldest. Now that he passed away in 2009, me and my two brothers each have a ticket and the rest are purchased seasonally by family friends. The tickets are still in my family's name though. I am 23 years old and have obviously been a Giants fan for as long as Iived.

I am not ashamed to admit that I will be selling my ticket to the Eagles, Cowboys, and Redskins game. In some way I feel like if potentially my ticket gets bought by a divisional fan, it will cause change. Ownership will see the not normal Eagle green, Redskin red, or Cowboy blue in the stands. I know this irritates ownership.

Ian Wenik

Section 225B

I don’t plan on giving up my tickets or skipping any games. No matter how bad it gets, there are only ten guaranteed Giants home games out of 365 days in a year, which makes each one a precious commodity. I’m more excited about seeing individual players — Kareem Hunt, Evan Engram, etc. — than I am about the games themselves.

At this point, I’ve gone numb to the losing. I lost all realistic hope after the Eagles game and any false hope the second Odell’s ankle shattered. There’s no sense in screaming for McAdoo to be fired now since he’s as good as gone after the season anyway and changing coaches for seven meaningless games won’t really make much of a difference. All I’m going to do is wait for the clock to run out and see if Reese goes, too, on Black Monday.

John Hayes

Section 131

This season has been a disaster after all of the positive feelings coming into the season. Super Bowl aspirations have turned into #1 draft pick desires. Beginning in the preseason it was easy to tell that the offense was still predictable, was weak in the trenches, and had a hard time gaining yards and scoring points. Dating back to last season I didn’t feel the scheme was creative, strategic, or a match for Eli’s strengths.

As a fan it is quite easy to question the coach, but McAdoo made it easy for me in each of the first few games. Kick the damn field goal and take the points. The Lions, Eagles and Bucs games may have taken a different course if Ben would have taken points early. He bypassed them due to a lack of faith in his offense, kicker, himself or his defense. But Jesus H, take the points.

I currently live in Maryland and have been here since 1994. Before 2010, I traveled up north to go to the games with my dad, who lived in Edison, but now I bring my wife and two daughters. I went to opening night against the Lions, but unfortunately have not been back. I never minded leaving my house at 5:30 a.m., arriving in the parking lot, setting up my tailgate and preparing for breakfast, lunch and a Giants game. I am passionate about the Giants, and while living in Tempe, Ariz., in the early 90’s bought Cardinals tickets just so I could see my Giants once a year.

This year has been depressing. I felt that John Mara made a poor decision in retaining Jerry Reese when they let Tom Coughlin go. We have a quarterback that needs to be protected. When he has protection he can win you Super Bowls. When he is unprotected, he may as well be Dave Brown!!! Reese’s number one priority every year should have been building an offensive line, and he has failed miserably.

Last week I was unable to sell my tickets and probably will run into that probably for many of the remaining home games. I am disappointed in the Giants ownership, management, leadership and in many cases the players. Some have quit, shown no spirit, and those that are kneeling during the anthem have lost my respect. I wonder how John Mara would feel about the reimbursement of PSLs now that their value is plummeting on the open market. The state of the Giants, and the NFL, make it difficult to attend games. The ownership's support for Ben this week has not affected my feelings. I am quite sure that Ben and Jerry will be gone at season’s end. I understand that Ben has faced injuries that decimated this offense, but even with the starters, dating back to last season, the ability to consistently move the ball, never occurred. Time to move on from Ben. And Jerry, him too, we need someone that understands the necessity of building the team around the player that touches the ball on every snap.

Alan Grinberg

Section 103

Giants aren't coming home to anything good, the fans boo on a 3 and out, so after the last 2 performances I expect the fans who are to show their disappointment from the opening whistle. I doubt the defense will run out through the tunnel as this would cause the negative reaction even before the game starts.

As a season ticket holder, not only are we emotionally invested in the team as fans, but in a way we are financially invested as well. The PSL forces us to buy tickets yearly no matter what happens on the field. Whenever people talk about empty seats, I laugh because the entire place is sold out essentially since all season ticket holder paid for their seats in the summer. Football isn't like basketball, baseball, etc where the teams need to focus on renewals. It's by no means a comparison, but I am also a season ticket holder of NYCFC since their inception and I have seen what it takes to keep fans and how they go above and beyond. I have regular communication with my account rep there. In 8 years I have never had any communication with the Giants except generic letters and emails. I don't have club seats, but 4 seats with a $5k PSL isn't chump change either. I absolutely hate selling tickets, but the experience at MetLife isn't fun to begin with with the traffic, parking, etc that in a lost season it makes it no desire to go through the motions of a day at a game. Every loss and embarrassing performance I see money chip away from the resale price on Stubhub. There are so many parking passes on the market that you can barely make $6 on the $30 pass.

Even before this season, I've always wanted to write a letter to Mara as I genuinely believe he reads them and cares about his fans. I wanted to express my concerns and frustrations with the game day experience at Metlife, which is way below any expectations. Thanks for sharing our stories.