The New York Giants may have put together a very inspired performance in a loss against the Dallas Cowboys, but the fact that they have started the season 0-2 right before getting into the teeth of what might be the most difficult schedule in the league is not what Brian Daboll wanted to see.
Daboll may have won a playoff game in his first season in charge, but he has gone 9-27 in the regular season since that game. Even though he has a first-round quarterback in Jaxson Dart, both he and GM Joe Schoen are very much on the hot seat ahead of a 2025 season where the Giants were predicted to struggle.
A few more losses in a row without signs of turning things around might be enough to convince a notoriously patient ownership group that Daboll is not the right man for the job. CBS Sports thinks Daboll is already feeling the pressure.
CBS ranked Daboll as the second-most likely coach to get a pink slip in their most recent hot seat power rankings. Only Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, who is operating a team that is basically on fire at this point, ranks above him.
Giants head coach Brain Daboll No. 2 on hot seat rankings
The one silver lining for Daboll is the fact that the passing game looks much better than it did during the Daniel Jones era. Even though Russell Wilson is likely in his last season as a starting quarterback, his 450-yard passing game on the road vs. Dallas suggests that improvements are being made.
The problems are clear and obvious, however. The much-hyped defensive line doesn't have as much bite as the preseason hype would have indicated, the offensive line remains in tatters after Andrew Thomas' injuries, and the secondary has been picked on.
The only way Daboll could save his job is by eventually putting Dart into the starting lineup and leading him to such a hot start that it would become impossible to break up this partnership. Outside of that, Daboll and Schoen both appear to have run out of road in New York after four seasons together.
While an upset win against the Kansas City Chiefs would turn the tide for the better, all signs point to the Daboll regime in New York not lasting much longer. The playoff win from 2022 may as well have been from a different decade for how far away it feels.