The New York Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll on Monday, just one day after the team blew another double-digit lead against the Chicago Bears.
“The past few seasons have been nothing short of disappointing, and we have not met our expectations for this franchise,” Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch said in a joint statement. “We understand the frustrations of our fans, and we will work to deliver a significantly improved product.”
Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will serve as the Giants’ interim coach. Kafka, a respected offensive mind, has been a finalist for multiple head coaching positions over the past two years, most recently with the Saints in the last cycle. It looks like he will get a seven-game audition to see if he can lead this team into the future.
General manager Joe Schoen will remain in his role and lead the search for the team’s next head coach. The Giants have now won just two of their first ten games for the third straight year. They are 11-33 since the start of the 2023 season. Their poor offensive play has been a theme as has their repeated second-half collapses.
Daboll’s firing comes less than two years after he was named the 2022 NFL Coach of the Year for leading the Giants to a 9-7-1 record and a playoff win in Minnesota.
The Giants aren't only losing but they are falling apart late in games. New York held double-digit leads in four road games that all ended in losses.
Daboll was 20-40-1 as the Giants' head coach. His .336 winning percentage puts him behind the likes of Ben McAdoo and Ray Perkins. Under Daboll the Giants have had eight different starting QBs and were underdogs in 56 of the 63 games he coached.