The New York Giants are going nowhere fast. Sunday's 24-20 loss to the Chicago Bears was just another clear indication that head coach Brian Daboll is in over his head, and he needs to go.
Losing is one thing. The way they're losing is another, and it starts at the top. Yes, the defense has struggled, and the offense has been vanilla, but at some point, when the same things keep coming up over and over again, the coordinators can only shoulder so much of the blame. Week 10's loss in Chicago was on Daboll.
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New York played well enough to win the game, and didn't. For some reason, the coaching staff cannot figure out how to close out games, and it's becoming a weekly — and obvious — problem. The Giants had the perfect chance to ice the game early in the fourth quarter, but a terrible decision by Dabs all but cost them the opportunity to steal a win on the road.
Brian Daboll's poor game management cost Giants upset win vs Bears
With just over 10 minutes to go — right after rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart left the game with a concussion — Russell Wilson led the Giants down the field, setting the team up nicely for a potential fourth-down try at the Bears’ one-yard line.
They were up 17-10 at the time — a field goal would put them up 10, but a touchdown would’ve had them sitting relatively pretty (it is the Giants, after all), with a comfortable two-touchdown lead. Daboll chose to kick the field goal.
Younghoe Koo drilled the 19-yard field goal through the uprights, but the Bears were flagged for too many men on the field. The penalty would have put the football inside the one-yard line. So, with a chance to reflect and make the right decision, he declined the penalty and took the points.
Worst-case scenario: the Giants fail to punch it in, and the Bears take over, backed up at their own one. The defense had been playing well up to that point. Why not show faith in both units and go for the win?
The season's also already over anyway. He's not jeopardizing playoff positioning or divisional standings, so... what are we doing?
Talk about a decision backfiring in real-time.
Ultimately, the three points did Big Blue no favors, and they blew another fourth-quarter lead. For the history buffs out there, Sunday's collapse marked the fourth time this season the G-Men have lost a game on the road when leading by 10-plus points. For reference, they've played six road games this season. That's terrible.
It’s the same story every week. If Sunday’s disaster doesn’t do Daboll in, then he’s either indestructible — or has some dirt on ownership. Either way, it’s time.