EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Brian Daboll of the New York Giants looks on before a game against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium on November 26, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Let’s just say the Eagles and Cowboys weren’t the only ones who had a bad weekend outside of the NFC East.
A damning report on Giants head coach Brian Daboll was released over the weekend, revealing that the Giants coach behaves like a bully on the sidelines, allegedly belittles coaches and exhibits “erratic” behavior and “irrational”.
As Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reported, Daboll reportedly blamed the team’s problems on other coaches.
He even blamed former defensive coordinator Wink Martindale for losing a game to the Jets 13-10; a game in which Daboll mismanaged the clock, allowing the Jets to get back into the game.
“You’re going to lose this game, just like you lost us the Jets game,” Daboll said over the headset, according to multiple sources in the building.
The story comes a week after Martindale resigned following an argument with Daboll that ended with Martindale swearing at Daboll, storming out of the building and flying to Florida.
The report also alleges that Martindale alerted general manager Joe Schoen to Daboll’s behavior and that Schoen listened with his headset for four games.
Daboll also took over play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Mike Kafka “on several occasions.”
Ironically, Kafka recently interviewed for the head coaching position of the Tennessee Titans.
“Daboll’s unpredictability,” one source said, was his defining characteristic. There was no pattern, rhyme, or reason to his changes from the perspective of others. – so we read in the report.
HOT SEAT OR NOT?There is no indication or report that Daboll is on the Hot Seat.
It could be that Daboll becomes the longest-tenured coach in the NFC East if the Cowboys and Eagles actually follow through on rumors that Mike McCarthy and Nick Sirianni are in hot water after losses in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
