Brian Daboll’s time as Giants head coach officially came to an end on Monday.
The move comes after the team suffered its fourth straight loss on Sunday in a late collapse to the Bears, over whom they held a 10-point lead in the third quarter.
According to Connor Hughes of SNY, the Giants made the decision now because the feeling around the organization internally is that the talent is better than the results have shown. Quarterback Jaxson Dart’s injury also sparked the change.
NFL insider Josina Anderson also weighed in on the firing in an appearance on the New York Post’s “Blue Rush” podcast.
“I think some of the criticisms that I’ve heard, people talk about the management of his emotions,” she said. “The management of how he comports himself when he’s obviously under duress for his job. ... When you look back at last season and you see some of the interactions with players on the sideline or his reaction when a call is not going his way. It does raise legitimate questions about how much he is having his wits about him during those moments, particularly when you see big leads go away.”
In his tenure with the Giants, Daboll was known for his intense sideline demeanor that reportedly contributed to his fractured relationship with former defensive coordinator Wink Martindale.
In his first season with the Giants in 2022, Daboll went 9-7-1 and won a wild-card playoff game in Minnesota. He was named Coach of the Year.
Since then, he has gone 6-11 in 2023, 3-14 in 2024 and now 2-8 this year.
Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will serve as interim head coach for the Giants.
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