Brian Daboll reacts on the sideline during the Giants' loss to the Bears on Nov. 9. Imagn Images

CHICAGO — Four years ago, in a dimly lit room in the bowels of Soldier Field, following a hideous, lifeless 29-3 Giants loss to the Bears, the end unofficially arrived for their head coach at the time, Joe Judge.

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Officially, Judge was fired nine days later. But the final seeds to his demise were planted in a rambling and defiant 11-minute rant that was equal parts blaming everyone but himself and delivering a public plea to team ownership to save his job.

Judge blamed the poor culture he inherited from his predecessor, Pat Shurmur,

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