“Black Monday” in the NFL is just days away and many fans and people who work for and follow the New York Giants are hoping that it simply passes over East Rutherford without incident this year.
The Giants will finish either 3-14 or 4-13, depending on the outcome of their game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
It will be the second straight disappointing season under general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll, who burst onto the scene in 2022 by producing the franchise’s first playoff team in a half-decade.
The players like playing for Daboll, and Schoen has actually put together the framework of a solid roster that could compete if it could just stay healthy.
“I think so,” veteran wide receiver Darius Slayton told the New York Post on Wednesday when asked if the duo should be retained. “It’s been three years, I think another year to try to give him a chance to really get things rolling would be warranted.”
Outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux was Schoen’s first draft pick as Giants’ GM back in 2022, going fifth overall. He spoke about Daboll on Thursday.
“As a coach, I love him. I think he’s a great coach. I think he’s a player’s coach. I think he has great philosophies,” he said. “Sometimes things just don’t shake out for the season or whatever it may be. I got total confidence in the organization and total confidence in the coaching. So, I don’t know how it’ll shake out, but things will happen how they’re supposed to.”
Cleaning house and delving back into the unknown appears to be an option. The Giants haven’t gotten it right in a while and maybe they just need to stay in place and let the world come back to them.
Since Tom Coughlin departed as the head coach after the 2015 season, the Giants have had five head coaches, including Daboll.
Earlier this year, co-owner John Mara gave Schoen and Daboll a vote of confidence, pretty much telegraphing his future plans. Change for the sake of change is how he got here. Standing pat might be the right strategy this time around.
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