There is no reason for coach Brian Daboll to be concerned about his job with the New York Giants.
The Giants (2-10) are on a seven-game losing streak and were the first team eliminated from playoff contention in 2024 after losing 27-20 to the Dallas Cowboys (5-7) on Thanksgiving.
New York has five games left in the season, and it would not make sense for co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch to change coaches now. It wouldn’t help motivate the team and would send a message that management has given up.
The positive side of the game against Dallas was that the Giants played hard. After a poor performance in their loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday, the Giants showed more effort. However, they lost because of missed tackles, two turnovers by quarterback Drew Lock (one of which was a pick-six), and a season-high 13 penalties.
“I think you focus on your team. You focus on our staff, our coaches, players, and going out there to get the kind of performance and result we all want,” Daboll said on Friday. “We have a lot of confidence in our people. Obviously not where we want to be by any stretch of the imagination. So, we just keep working hard to fix the things we need to fix.”
Mara said earlier this season that he wants to show more patience when it comes to making changes.
Daboll, who was hired in 2022, may be running out of time despite leading New York to its first playoff appearance since 2016 in his first season. The team now has a record of 8-21 over the last two seasons and is looking like the struggling teams that previous coaches Pat Shurmur and Joe Judge led for two years each.
Daboll insists that his team will keep working hard and trying to improve.
For Daboll and even general manager Joe Schoen, that might not be enough. This was supposed to be a special season for the Giants, marking their 100th year in the NFL. Instead, it has been special for all the wrong reasons.
