Mike Kafka reveals how Brian Daboll ripping into Daniel Jones helped the Giants win

The New York Giants were able to get the season started off on the right foot thanks to an upset win against the Tennessee Titans. New coach Brian Daboll and Daniel Jones didn’t have a perfect start to their partnership, but it was just good enough to end up at 1-0 in the standings.

While Jones did lead the offense to a handful of score and looked much more efficient from the pocket in this new-look attack, a horrendous interception had some pessimistic Giants fans wondering when the Tyrod Taylor experiment was going to start. Daboll quickly shut that down.

Daboll was caught on camera giving Jones a vicious verbal lashing after the interception. While many quarterbacks could have mentally shut down after getting embarrassed like that in the first game of the season, Jones responded to Daboll’s critique with improved play.

Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka claims that Daboll “lit a fire” under Jones after the interception. Considering that Jones was able to lead the Giants to a victory thanks to that game-winning drive, it looks like Daboll’s status as a master coacher of quarterbacks is getting stronger.

Giants: Daniel Jones and Brian Daboll are in lockstep.

Jones completed 17 of his 21 passes and thew two touchdowns on the road, but the Giants clearly prioritized getting the ball out of his hands as quickly as possible. It didn’t lead to gaudy numbers, but it was nonetheless effective enough to help New York start off hot.

The Giants have shown that they can win games against elite teams by leaning on a resurgent Saquon Barkley. Everyone on that offense is smart enough to know what a dynamo Barkley can be when he’s healthy. Jones being foolish with the football is taking touches away from Saquon.

Last year, Jones would often compound mistakes by holding the ball too long or throwing the ball into coverage. Even if Jones doesn’t become a Pro Bowl passer in this high-octane offense, cutting down the mistakes and leaning on Barkley should be the formula the Giants use for the remainder of the season.

There is still a ton of work to do before the Giants can be comfortable with Jones as their long-term answer at quarterback, but beating Tennessee and beating up on what promises to be a very weak schedule should get this season started off on the right foot. Daboll and Jones appear to be synched up already.

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