Wink Martindale shades Giants’ disastrous season after messy breakup

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Wink Martindale is enjoying the Giants’ misery.

Big Blue’s erstwhile protect coordinator lobbed a barb astatine his erstwhile employer successful nan latest section of what’s been a messy divorce.

“I’m gladsome I’m here,” said Martindale, now nan protect coordinator astatine Michigan. “I emotion nan players that we have. Obviously, it’s a different game, but it’s a batch amended than being successful immoderate places that are 2-7.”

Ouch.

As Bill Parcells said, you are what your records says, and nan Giants are a lousy 2-7 this season, opening nan doorway for inexpensive shots.

Martindale is still seemingly bitter astir his divided aft 2 seasons, nan first of which resulted successful nan Giants’ lone playoff triumph since their latest Super Bowl triumph successful February 2012.

The narration betwixt Martindale and Giants caput coach Brian Daboll deteriorated past season arsenic nan losses piled up.

Wink Martindale doesn’t miss nan Giants. @nypostsports/X

Daboll’s fiery temper fought pinch Martindale’s calmer approach, though a root told The Post that Martindale would return shots astatine nan caput coach during meetings.

It reached a breaking constituent erstwhile Martindale did not respond good to nan Giants firing Drew and Kevin Wilkins, 2 of his coaching pupils who followed him from nan Ravens — wherever he served arsenic nan protect coordinator from 2018 to 2021 — to nan Giants.

Brian Daboll speaks to nan media connected Nov. 6, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

He cursed retired Daboll, The Post exclusively reported, and past exited nan team’s East Rutherford facility.

Martindale, 61, said he would beryllium resigning but nan sides yet branded it a “mutually agreed” decision.

The Giants still owed Martindale $3 cardinal for nan 2024 season.

Martindale past near nan NFL ranks to caput to Ann Arbor and subordinate nan reigning nationalist champions, who are a disappointing 5-4 and conscionable 3-3 successful Big Ten play.

Daboll and Martindale during nan 2023 season. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

The Giants moved connected to erstwhile Titans protect coordinator Shane Bowen, who has led nan Giants to an NFL-best 35 sacks, but has not been capable to repetition his unreserved defense occurrence from Tennessee.

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