Brian Daboll won’t take over play-calling from Mike Kafka and it’s a mistake

There are few things NY Giants head coach Brian Daboll has done wrong during his first, memorable year leading Big Blue. However, one of the biggest issues people have right now is the play-calling being done by new offensive coordinator Mike Kafka. The former Kansas City Chiefs assistant hasn’t lived up to the hype.

Kafka was expected to provide the NY offense with excitement, but time and time again we see Kafka being either too conservative, or he gets too cute with his calls. This was on full display vs. Washington in Week 13. From our chair, Daboll is making a big mistake in not taking charge. Here’s three reasons why:

3. Mike Kafka simply is not getting the job done for this team

You’re not alone if you’re getting sick and tired of seeing Kafka’s offense be stagnant each week. The past two weeks in particular have been terrible. Against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day, the G-Men actually had a 13-7 lead at the break. Then, Dallas dominated in the second half and the NY O didn’t do much.

NY lost 28-20, but let’s be real here, the only touchdown the G-Men scored in the second half came in garbage time. Other than that, Daniel Jones and Co. didn’t instill any kind of fear in the Dallas defense. More of the same was the case in Week 13 going up against the Washington Commanders.

The Giants led for the majority of the action, but the Giants were held to seven points in the second half – again. Though NY and Washington tied 20-20, this really felt like a loss at the end of the contest. The Giants let a win slip away and it still stings. Kafka’s terrible play-calling was a big reason NY wasn’t able to secure the victory.

2. You can tell Brian Daboll isn’t happy with the offense’s play

Daboll is always going to take responsibility for how NY performs and he’ll never throw anyone under the bus. However, after the Week 13 tie, Daboll look quite annoyed during his press conference with how things shaped out. There were so many chances for the offense to lock in a win, but they stumbled.

On both offense and defense, the Commanders called better plays than the Giants. Daboll and Co. were out-coached, which was a bummer to see, especially with this game being played in front of a rockin’ crowd in East Rutherford. The Giants have to take advantage of playing at home, yet they’re not doing so.

Daboll is the head coach and he has to answer to the good and bad from this team. Kafka’s effort and job performance is on him. If Daboll doesn’t think things have been good enough, then he needs to make a switch. For now, though, Kafka’s play-calling duties are safe, with Daboll saying he has full trust in his OC and the guys trying to make plays for him. We’ll see how long that lasts.

1. NY can’t afford to let more close games slip away

The Giants have exceeded expectations already in 2022, but this team can’t miss the postseason. Not after starting the year 6-1. In their last five games, the G-Men have three losses, one win and one tie. That’s not going to cut it and the offense is the main reason why the G-Men haven’t been able to have more success.

Daboll has to realize that Kafka is costing this team and Big Blue doesn’t have much room for error the rest of the way. This weekend at MetLife Stadium, the Giants host the Eagles. The offense has to be perfect to even keep things close against Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, Miles Sanders, DeVonta Smith and others.

If the Giants, who are big-time underdogs in Week 14, lose to Philly, they’ll then have to try and regroup in Week 15 against the Commanders in Washington. That will feel like a must-win contest for this squad. Depending on how things go against Philly, are people going to have a lot of confidence in Kafka to lead this unit to an impressive showing during Sunday Night Football?

Not at all. From our chair, Daboll should take the reigns and call the plays. He was brilliant doing so in Buffalo. We need him to take care of business to really help Jones, Saquon Barkley and more.

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