Joe Judge faced a challenging two-year period as the head coach of the New York Giants.
Following a disappointing 2021 season with only four wins, the Giants decided to part ways with Judge.
Even though two NFL seasons have passed since Judge was at the helm, former Giants wide receiver Golden Tate still seems to hold some bitterness toward his former coach.
When a social media user inquired about his time in New York, the Super Bowl champion took the chance to criticize Judge.
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Head coach Joe Judge of the New York Giants during the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium Dec. 19, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
“What was your experience like playing for the Giants and commuting to their facility?” someone asked Tate on social media.
“My time with the Giants was quite an experience,” Tate commented in a video shared on X. The wide receiver, who has not participated in an NFL game since 2020, recounted some of the hurdles he faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also took a jab at Judge, referring to him as “one of the Patriots’ descendants.”
“My final year was during COVID, which was tough because we had to play nearly all our games without any fans in the stadium. It felt like practice. It was frustrating. Plus, I had one of the Patriots’ descendants come over, Joseph Judge, who thought he could reinvent the wheel by trying to do everything like Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, and it just didn’t work.”
Judge was among several coaches who secured head coaching roles after serving under Bill Belichick in New England during the Patriots’ dynasty.
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Joining Judge, Matt Patricia, Josh McDaniels, and Charlie Weis also largely failed to replicate their New England success elsewhere.
Golden Tate of the New York Giants walks off the field after a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field Oct. 27, 2019, in Detroit. (Getty Images)
Tate only spent one season with Judge. He joined the team in East Rutherford in 2019, but Judge was not appointed as the head coach until the next year.
At the time, the Giants received accolades for what was viewed as a smart move in hiring a former special teams coordinator as head coach, particularly given that the Baltimore Ravens had clinched a Super Bowl title with John Harbaugh, who had a background as a special teams coordinator at both the college and NFL levels.
NFL wide receiver Golden Tate of the New York Giants speaks onstage during SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIV Jan. 31, 2020, in Miami, Fla. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
However, Tate hinted that the team confronted some underlying issues during Judge’s tumultuous time as head coach.
Tate concluded the 2020 season with 388 receiving yards and two touchdowns over 12 games. He had a more fruitful performance in the year before Judge’s arrival, ending the 2019 season with 676 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
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Earlier this year, Judge joined the Ole Miss coaching staff as an analyst.
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