following simms' retirement after the following season, brown won the starting job in 1994 and helped guide his team to a 9–7 record, including a season-ending six-game winning streak. however, the giants won only a combined 11 games in the next two seasons and their offense finished statistically worst in the league in 1996. this finish led to the firing of dan reeves, and the hiring of noted qb guru jim fassel.