Mike Francesa Ben McAdoo conference-explains benching Eli Manning, and Mike explodes on Giants WFAN

[@danieltgeary00]

What an embarrassment McAdoo is

[@lizzybethnj617]

Absolutely I hate him

[@sleeper9728]

Daniel Geary AGREED ELI DESERVES BETTER THEN THIS

[@frankheck2854]

Reese too, not sure why they are protecting him. Coughlin actually saved his job by winning that 2nd super bowl

[@petergriffin9843]

Was * lol

[@drrayl]

Mike should the giants start Jason giambi instead of Gino smith

[@biggsweaty]

I still come back to this for so many reasons. Its incredible.

[@Thurmanatr16]

And Forrest Gump Jones is finally gone, thank God!!!

[@Demas242]

2019! As a Giants fan, I come to this every now and then to uplift my spirits, lol.

[@patrickgesuele8292]

Mike's 100% right. I'd kill to have Eli on my team. My Giant fan friends "oh Well this and Eli that". Without him they don't win 2 chips. Unbelievable

[@VapeTime79]

Patrick Gesuele agreed

[@carmenbouzas384]

Who's your team? I'm a Giant's fan. Eli deserves better. McAdoo is a complete idiot. We were voted to take our division this year. Eli took it with class and hopefully we don't lose him. He has a few good years left and if he had an offensive line we'd be great.

[@patrickgesuele8292]

Carmen Bouzas - I'm a Viking fan. We have been looking for a starting QB since Fran Tarkenton. My starting QB this year misses the entire year because of a....bruise??? Keenum has saved us but who knows how long that will last. This guy Eli has been a beast. 210 straight starts with some bad Olines?? AND YOU BENCH HIM? As if he's the reason they are 2-9. I'm disgusted. Class player and an unbelievable winner. Growing up in NY I have always admired the way the Gmen go about there business but not today.

[@Josh-ur6dx]

Wait are you saying your Giants fan friends are ok with this? My friends and I hate this. Zero offensive line for at least 3 years, no running game for even longer, the best receivers left on this team are a rookie TE and a 4th stringer, and a talented defense that has played 1 game with effort since the first month. I absolutely agree Eli is a class act, I think only haters could say otherwise. His answer to being benched/keeping the streak going shows this. He has always carried himself professionally. Fans could rely on him being there ready to play for the last 14 years.

[@patrickgesuele8292]

Josh - No, what I'm saying is at times over the past 13 years, my friends have sometimes complained about Manning over throwing receivers or holding on too long etc. My point is sometimes u don't know how good you have it until it's gone. And I agree with ur take

[@glassslide]

Classic Francesa, he brought his "A" game today.

[@trenken]

Man this got me so fired up in the car. I was ready to punch a window out 😂

[@robertace821]

Tim Renken I'm not even a giants fan and I felt the anger.

[@rustykuntz94]

HAHA, me too, Mike was ON POINT here

[@waqar88]

Mcadoo said he’s excited to see what Genyo can do...I’d rather watch paint dry

[@VanguardSolarEnergy]

waqar88 I'm a Jets fan. I've seen it. Have fun with that paint.

[@Jmnor60]

Bring in IK enemka to help Geno...

[@mikevarvara353]

Hurts me that geno wears a giant uniform . now starting a game over Eli this is hard to swallow

[@TL2354]

What about Geno?

[@thegreatrenaldo7718]

These comments did not age well

[@Arizzo97]

a classic rant

[@robbie24cano]

Andrew Bailey Mike is absolutely right

[@Arizzo97]

no doubt about it

[@dmontae13]

This is a move to get out anyone who was loyal to Tom. Sad asf

[@Arizzo97]

Demontae Woulard the fact that Odell never took anything idgaf about talent, that Jenkins never rode the pine, that Apple never did, that DRC never did, but Manning does says all I need to know

[@John_Notmylastname]

Francesa has had some sad moments through his career but this is without a doubt one of his greatest moments.

[@RossBayCult]

McAdoo has a hatred for Eli to the point that since he knows he will be out of a job in January he might as well take Eli down with him.

[@michaelranftle9452]

16:05 when your epic rant is over but there's still 1 minute until the commercial break

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

He still did pretty well keeping the rant going with the whole "stamped this" routine.

[@ter521fad]

He can just go uuuuuuuuuuuuuh for 1 minute until the commercial break. He's done that before. "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuh, here's uuuuuuuuuuh the Menk man."

[@Pbinder1981]

From Ten minute mark its gold. Eli is the best Giants QB ever and he won't lose that title till some else gives us two rings against the GOAT

[@TL2354]

Gives them, not us

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

The Giants should have just traded Eli at the deadline if they were going to pull this nonsense! At least that would allow him to keep his dignity!

[@egocadet5024]

Mc Lovin he had a no trade clause

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

If he was told that he would likely be benched, Eli would waive that cause 100%

[@TitanicHorseRacingLover]

Totally agree with you. Ridiculous that McDooDoo pulls this crap

[@AtlSpyderco68]

fuck his dignity. hes had 13 years of dignity

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

I can tell you are not a Giants fan

[@raymondpaez4667]

Classic rant and 100% on point.

[@QuikSeps-UltraSeps]

Jacksonville.....your quarterback a cometh.

[@dippster357]

QuikSeps from your mouth to God’s ear” I hope so and I hope he takes Jacksonville to the Super Bowl and win”

[@dippster357]

I forgot to add after he win the big game aka “The super bowl I wish he say that in the past I was disrespected at the end of my career by the other team but what I did here in Jacksonville today vindicates me to my fans thank for the memories! PS. I wish Eli would say something to that effect that would make him fans happy

[@rumtuckskatter]

Nah. He's going to Denver to follow in Peyton's footsteps. The narrative is too perfect to pass up.

[@lukewebb96]

QuikSeps i never thought about that

[@yeshbro4383]

QuikSeps isnt tom coughlin in there front office?

[@RyanHoppeRadio]

Ben is so hatable. And I'm not even a Giants fan.

[@smurf4517]

SEMPER FI, Eli. Leadership, Class and a First Class Team Mate all around. Thanks for those two epic SB Wins.

[@anonymous-od8do]

Mike this is pure gold. No one could sum this debacle up better then you. Will miss you..

[@jsciarri]

"The 8 people that were there today, give them their money back!"

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

Fawty-six and seventy-three!

[@kgarba9253]

The last time the Mets hit a homah CLEON JONES WAS ON THE TEAM!

[@adamgleich9301]

“Well a tree is!” Hahaha

[@marcal7224]

LMFAO

[@JohnVogel561]

Gerry Reese and Ben McAdoo have turned a once great Franchise into a laughingstock.

[@TL2354]

Jerry

[@Kenny-Blankenship]

I see he's taking this well, lol

[@KevinMuller5]

The minute I heard the announcement, I was waiting for this video..haha

[@dippster357]

Kenny Blankenship now that’s rich” thanks for the great laugh! Sarcasm gets me every time “ good one!

[@tmenni]

Ben macadouche you should be fired

[@TL2354]

Who?

[@robbie24cano]

Keep them coming

[@danbev9313]

This coach needs to be fired 2 minutes after the last game. Collect your personal effects and security will escort you from the premises

[@jeffallen8181]

I don’t have a dog in the fight but I really hope geno throws at least 4 picks.

[@badbunny4800]

Wow just wow

[@fmac0417]

I miss Mike so much. I don't understand why we can't get decent sports talk in NYC anymore...

[@harman950]

Tankus Eruptus.

[@scottdefranco-norton6796]

Here to enjoy this once more. I'll be back maybe in a year or so to reminisce

[@JiKeeY202]

Giants fans need to pull a Tennessee! NOW PROTEST until owners clean house including geno! BOYCOTT until it happens! My problem is not benching Eli... THE FACT GENO WILL HAVE A REGULAR SEASON STATLINE AS A MEMBER OF THE GIANTS WITH NO ELI INJURY OCCURING IS UNFORGIVABLE!

[@benthescientist]

jikaman7 The Tennessee fans that did that blow. Tennessee is never gonna be shit until their fans come to their senses. The Giants are never gonna be shit until Reese and McAdoo go. What do you think is gonna happen first?

[@JiKeeY202]

TheDiaryofaClown not justifying Tennessee's reason because it was pathetic lol I am advocating for the Giants 2 do the same thing for their reason would be more than valid! I do believe Macadoo and Reese will be fired at the end of the year but it needs to happen now... and us as fans need to send a message that the optics on all of this is that bad!

[@broncosstampede494]

jikaman7 Perfect I Couldn't Have Said It Better!!!!!

[@benthescientist]

jikaman7 You Giants fans are really giving that organization hell already. Just keep it up. I can't believe Ben didn't try to cover his ass and say that they're protecting Eli. No, he hates Eli and he wants to bench him and take him down with him. Ben knows he's getting fired either way. "We're all on the same page." Same page of what? Of mice and men? Did you get up to the part where the giant dumbass kills everything he touches out of his own stupidity? And then to end it all, his partner kills him. Spoiler alert, McAdoo

[@dillon3205]

We love you Mike Francesca ❤️❤️❤️

[@chrisweber759]

The thumbnail makes it impossible not to click

[@lajas44]

Mike going out in a blaze of glory.

[@williamoleary9330]

remember this like it was yesterday fantastic!!!

[@toxictodd2967]

Gonna miss you mike... The Godfather speaks the truth love it

[@MutedGrowl]

Years later looking back at this, how did Giants ownership allow this? How on earth did they think this would fly in NYC?

[@TripCatskill]

those dramatic pauses tho

[@ter521fad]

He needs those dramatic pauses to suck back more Diet Coke.

[@CFKMAN]

and donuts! lol

[@Demas242]

@@CFKMAN lol

[@leoanthony7947]

Mike ...at his best !!!! We miss you big guy !

[@bradleymamba24]

Ben Macadoo should’ve been replaced not Eli. The giants owners and Reece are nothing without the two super bowls Eli brought in the last decade. Eli’s done everything for the organization to make it better. Class act. I’ve never loved Eli or liked him because I’m a Jets fan. And believe me if the organization thinks Geno who had 4 straight games with a pick six on the first drive with the jets in 2014 think that they have a better chance with geno is a bunch of BS. Also sad how Eli is the only one on the roster who’s been their since the 2007-08 Super Bowl team treated with disrespect by the other players in the locker room during the press conference who have accomplished nothing in their careers (Other then JPP who was on the 2011-12 Super Bowl team)

[@TL2354]

McAdoo, his last name is in the title of the video and you still got it wrong

[@bradleymamba24]

@@TL2354 Your 4 years late buddy

[@barbaracaroll]

Reese had an agenda everyone knows what it was too

[@Zarbon000]

This was just the worst. Imagine doing this to the most decorated and victorious QB the franchise Ever had. 😢

[@mikewolverton7904]

I think Mara told McAdoo and Reese that they are finished after the final game.

[@barshiphop]

So frustrating Eli lost his streak. It's still fucking incredible. NEVER MISSED A GAME

[@johnrocha3091]

Remember when Dan Reeves chose Dave Brown over Phil Simms(after Phil's best year as a pro). How well did that go?

[@LeighMet]

Far better than this

[@taylorjohnson3905]

I needed this... especially the ending

[@andrewr7395]

At the time, Giants fans thought this was the low point...if we only knew what was to come.

[@notori0uszig]

Hi from 2023. It’s gotten worse

[@smbuck15]

Giants have proven to not be as classy as the media has made them out to be. They basically did the same classless move to Tom Coughlin a couple of years ago. Side note though Ben McAdoo has a ring because of Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay lol.

[@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARD]

You guys are not classy.. you guys wrote letters and death notes to the organization not too damn pick up kaepernick.. you guys are the conservative of the NFL

[@smbuck15]

James Watson lol where in my comment did I say what team I root for? Read the whole comment before you run your mouth

[@lawrencegress9831]

I am a life long Giants fan. 40 years. I have been loyal thru all the bad years. As a kid watched Herm Edwards run a fumble into the end zone. Saw fans burn season tickets. I AM DONE WITH GIANTS AND I AM DONE WITH THE NFL!!!! KNEEL ON THAT.

[@nyboy76]

Lawrence Gress Respect. This is so much bullcrap...it feels like he's throwing Eli under the bus for his terrible coaching decision. Dishonorable! Eli deserves better...

[@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARD]

Bye there are kids that will take your place and watch the nfl... are you more mad cause you guys have a Black qb? Cause I don’t know what kneeling have to do with it.

[@VapeTime79]

James Watson because he said he is boycotting the giants like the others are boycotting cuz of kneeling......not hard to see

[@k_tapes]

Lawrence Gress ✌🏽cya!

[@robertwest9567]

Do you still feel this way?

[@raphaelrau1728]

Officially the best Mike rant ever!!!!!

[@NoellaScott]

I'm a Pats fan, and this is still such a staggering disgrace and embarrassment - and look at the franchise now! Meanwhile, Eli is as popular and beloved as ever

[@BaddogSports]

There's no secret. Ben McAdoo was ready to move on from Eli in 2017. He wanted to trade up and get Mahomes, or Watson. Ownership and Reese told him no. McAdoo knew he was done at this time. This was his parting middle finger to The Giants organization. I hate that he had to use Eli for that. It wasn't Eli's fault but, like it or not, McAdoo knew there were MAJOR problems on this team, and those problems are STILL there 4 years later.

[@TL2354]

Yea so it wasn't McAdoo, it's all Mara

[@twins3422]

Eli Manning needs to head to Denver or Jacksonville. He’d put those franchises into contention.

[@ciacciom]

Eli was the Derek Jeter of the Giants. Fire Mcado

[@TL2354]

McAdoo

[@barbaracaroll]

Jeter played on talented teams favored to win full of hall of famers Eli for most of his career never had that but he produced 2 iconic championships sorry but Jeter never did that

[@cigdamagelungs]

big dog is mad, great stuff

[@AtlSpyderco68]

he needs to take a long shit on the way out

[@michaelcoughlin2424]

McAShit is an idiot with no ideas what so ever. He’s freaking out with no direction.

[@glennwelsh9784]

And I bet they made this move knowing they were playing out west this week in the hopes that it will dull the boos and jeers they'll get the next time they play at Metlife. Rest assured, the Giants fans will be utterly brutal at the next home game. Expect lots of chants of "WE WANT ELI!" and "GENO SUCKS!" as well as signs calling for McAdoo and Jerry Reese to be fired.

[@rushda96]

Glenn Welsh fuck you McAdoo?

[@SportsshortsScott]

look at geno now

[@AmazingGuy13]

Why is this fool talking about next season like he thinks he's going to be here next season.

[@MIKIEEYEZ1975]

Amazing Guy this is December 31,2019 & you were a fortune teller. Mcadoo was fired right after the 2017 season as was his successor Pat Shurmur yesterday December 30,2019.

[@MIKIEEYEZ1975]

Amazing Guy You sound like a fortune teller! As I sit here 12/31/2019 Mcadoo was indeed fired day after the season as was his successor Pat Shurmur 12/30/2019. Giants will NEVER get it right! Their organization is very similar to the Mets!! Giants just love to hire lovable (not in this case) losers!!

[@donaldstewart2964]

I'm revisiting this because this was the day the Giants ceased to be a franchise. They celebrate their centenary year this year but they are a pitiful disgusting outfit and they have been since they fired Coughlin and blamed Eli to protect Ben McAdont. This was the best segment in radio history. Mike F was the king of the airwaves and this cemented it. Radio has never been the same since he retired. And the Giants became the worst franchise in the NFL since they retired Eli and drafted Daniel Jones. Shame on Mara. Shame on all of them. Disgusting outfit.

[@Nuclear_Onion]

He still has a podcast! Type his name into KZbin and you'll find him

[@donaldstewart2964]

@@Nuclear_Onion I know, the podcast is solid but when he was on wfan, teams were legit afraid of him And it had bigger outreach. You know Mara listened to this and realized he made a grave mistake.

[@brendanmccallion2350]

Geno Smith could be just what the Giants fans need to get McAdoo fired.

[@dippster357]

Bullies pick on the easiest target because they don’t fight back in this cast Eli’s class makes him the prime target!

[@LogicOverEverything]

Geno Smith gives McAdoo the best chance to KEEP HIS JOB. As long as the Giants can stay in "review mode", while not being in "rebuild mode", McAdoo's job is safe. That's really all this is.

[@TL2354]

This didn't age well. You're an embarrassment

[@eddiecongdon8017]

Mike has had some great material to end his fan career I feel like the last month there's been something good every day

[@tarzlegacy9446]

Mikes words from 15:08 to 15:12 is incredible!!!

[@nickpeluso7511]

Oddly enough Geno Smith became a decent QB

[@Nuclear_Onion]

Yeah that really turned itself, good for him. But still, fuck McAdoo.

[@shernigz]

5 yrs later and this Ben Mcadoo bs still pisses me off. That guy till this day disgusts me.

[@Allsouls78]

I grew up outside DC and Baltimore post the midnight Mayflower exodus. My uncle lived in The City of New York when I was taking an interest in sports in the 80s, and got me interested in those 80s Giants teams and I've maintained that allegiance to the team ever since. If McAdoo wanted to see what "the other quarterbacks could do", there are years of game film of Geno Smith playing at MetLife in the other jersey, and Webb wasn't dressed for the gameday roster at all this season. "We're all on the same page with the decision"... who's 'we', you and Jerry Reese? New York has already seen Geno and knows if he's the answer to your question you're asking the wrong question. The only other Lombardis in the trophy case came with Eli under center. Yes, this season has been terrible. The roster has been decimated with injury, especially at WR (lost 4 in a single home game, you gotta be kidding me!) ; McAdios helped them to this 2-9 record benching top dbs in consecutive weeks, Flowers got Eli killed to start the plummet to top 3 draft selection, thank you Jerry Reese, you are directly responsible for that one.

[@tylermorro1747]

“How can you play Geno Smith and then tell me you’re trying to win?!” Same in 2017 as in ‘14

[@jonathanutah3704]

If he wasn’t already the front runner for the Yankees open managerial position, I’d seriously consider replacing McApoo with Francesa if I were the Giants.

[@rustykuntz94]

I haven't liked Mike since he split with the Mad Dog but this was a pretty spot on rant & probably one of the final ones we'll get because he's retiring in a few weeks.

[@dh7175]

McAdoo can’t take his greasy haired, incompetent ass out of New York fast enough! And he can take Jerry Reese with him! This decision pretty much confirms that this franchise currently is a mess. This franchise is due for a major front office and coaching overhaul.

[@phoenixnyc]

Regardless of how you feel about Manning, Smith, and/or Francesa, I think we can all agree on this: No one who thinks you can platoon your quarterbacks--as McAdoo suggested that he would--has any business coaching in the NFL.

[@Ramenshea83]

After further review mcadoo was right. Look at geno now

[@nunyabusiness863]

Geno finally, years later, matured and they won 9 games. Not bad but not impressive. Question is, where are mcadoo and reese? And reeses personnel choices? I loved reese but during these lean years realized he has no eye for talent and team needs.

[@LeighMet]

Ray Handley you are off the hook

[@stefaniafor-sure3698]

this deserves my like

[@dwedge914]

get'em Mike!!!

[@Pagonism]

I'm from New Jersey and have had season tickets for 24 year to the giants. Eli go to Jacksonville with Tom. We will always love you as a giant but you deserve much more.

[@sportsguy86ify]

im gonna miss this guy

[@DeLisi.]

wait what the hell is happening??

[@backstreetsbackalright4363]

Obviously this is directed at Mcadoo, but this isn't the first time Mike has exploded at someone over Geno Smith (Idzik).

[@ter521fad]

That rant wasn't just over Geno Smith. It was over the fact that Idzik came across as being clueless and completely incompetent in his press conferences.

[@Bormannator]

McAdoo is now the worst coach in Giants history bar none.

[@smitty_0889]

I’m a cowboys fan. I loved watching Eli play the game. 1. He lost pretty much a lot of his receivers 2. His O-line is terrible 3. McAdoo has completely lost his mind. Should’ve let the man finish his season then you look at other guys. Not bench him. I wish the best for Eli in the future whatever happens to him. They need to fire this guy now. He’s ruined their reputation.

[@armaanbokhari6576]

Devin Smith thank you I respect u for being a cowboys fan and speaking out

[@smitty_0889]

No problem

[@brendandurkin917]

Anyone still listen to this gem

[@tomj2683]

START THE RAIDERS D!!!

[@thegreatrenaldo7718]

Eli was the best QB the Giants ever had and will be going to the HOF. McAdoo was such a clown of a coach

[@0mattp0]

I’m a Cowboys fan, live in Dallas. Couldn’t agree more. They did Manning dirty.

[@timetowakeup6302]

16:05-16:18 is the longest silence in the history of radio sports talk

[@aquariusbaby3770]

Glad Mike is standing up for Eli #fireMcadoo

[@daniellevigil499]

This is a heartbreaking time.

[@barbaracaroll]

The Giants suck without Eli he was class and people wanted to see him play since then it's been a circus with Barkley nonsense

[@aquariusbaby3770]

Let them have it Mike 👏👏👏 Eli deserves better than this SMH

[@PapaMav]

McAdoo was a genuine clown.

[@johngalvano5895]

Geno's Myth

[@ericstewart0921]

I need to look at the tape

[@robwest2813]

Sometimes I come back here to relive the time Mike Francesca worked up the entire city into a frenzy over this Eli BS! I remember the day it happened and I’m still mad! They did my dog dirty! HOF 2025 Eli. Legit GOAT slayer!

[@Demas242]

We went from McAdoo to Shurmurdoo!!

[@TL2354]

Who?

[@Demas242]

@@TL2354 Pat Shurmurdoo!

[@Michael-v3z1s]

Mike is a legend.

[@brötzmannsax]

Excellent job Mike you are loved and will be missed, what a way to go out, wow. I had Giants season tickets at Yankee Stadium and Giants Stadium, if I had them now at Met Life I would dump them I am so outraged. I hope all you fans with tickets burn them, record it and send it to the Giants front office! Mike said it perfectly, you lost all your class!

[@raphaelrau1728]

Mike remember Mrs Francesa doesn’t like you shouting on air but man your 100% correct about Big Blue!

[@TL2354]

You're

[@SuperZimzoom]

This is about as bad as "Jerah" and Tom Landry! Both moves can be considered as classless as you get in the NFL!

[@aarond23]

McAdoo was disgraceful here