Giants Ask for Permission to Interview Former Cowboys Coach Jason Garrett After Losing Matt Rhule

The New York Giants' coaching search was thrown into a complete tailspin after Baylor head coach and preferred candidate Matt Rhule took the Carolina Panthers job before the Giants could even get an interview.

The worst fear of Giants fans across the country has been confirmed in that decision's wake, as the much-maligned Jason Garrett, who was recently allowed to walk as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, will be interviewing with New York.

Garrett has some history with the Giants and the Mara family, as he was a third-string quarterback in New York from 2000 to 2003 following his stint with the Cowboys.

Garrett went 88-70 with the Cowboys, but won just two playoff games, despite routinely being handed some of the best rosters in the entire NFL.

After letting Pat Shurmur go at the end of another vanilla season, it appears that the Giants are no closer towards getting back into contention, as the potential of Garrett smacks of desperation.

Per reports, yes, this was the plan even before the Rhule spurning. But the possibility of Garrett actually ending up in New York seems more distinct after the events of Tuesday morning.

Garrett is going to win games, as the nightmare 4-12 season in 2015 that saw Tony Romo hurt and replaced with Brandon Weeden was his only under-.500 season as a coach. However, the Giants need a total shock to their system to wake up this dormant franchise, and hiring Garrett would be more of the same.