Giants coach Brian Daboll is on the hot seat. There’s no doubt about that. He’s led the Giants to a worse record in each of his first three seasons, which included a 3-14 dud last season.
But is his seat the hottest among coaches across the league? According to Pro Football Network’s latest ranking of NFL coaches, yes.
In a recent story from PFN’s Brandon Austin, Daboll ranked dead last among returning head coaches entering the 2025 season.
“Brian Daboll’s head coaching tenure with the New York Giants has been a tale of diminishing returns,” wrote Austin via Pro Football Network. Following an impressive 9-7-1 debut in 2022, which included a playoff win, expectations skyrocketed. But since then, Daboll has gone just 9-25 over the past two seasons.
“New York’s offense has ranked in the bottom three in scoring in each of the last two seasons, and the defense ranked 31st in PFSN’s Defense+ metric in 2024. Though Daboll’s tenure with the Giants hasn’t been long, it’s beginning to seem like his brief early success was more of an outlier than the foundation for something special.
“Considering how the Giants have regressed across the board, it’s a bit surprising that Daboll made it through another offseason unscathed. We’ve seen other coaches get canned for less. However, the front office appears to be holding onto hopes that he can find the magic again. It’s fair to question whether or not Daboll should return to a coordinator role, where he thrived in Buffalo.”
Daboll is banking on the Giants’ new additions on defense and revamped quarterback room, led by Russell Wilson and rookie Jaxson Dart, to save his job this year. Unfortunately for him and general manager Joe Schoen, the Giants are set to face the toughest schedule in the league in 2025.
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