The New York Giants' 20-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 18 didn’t just cap off a miserable 3-14 season. It put a giant (pun intended) exclamation mark on why Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen need to be shown the door.
If there was any doubt about their ability to lead this franchise back to relevance, this game should erase it.
Let’s start with the fact that this was a meaningless game for the Eagles, who rested starters like Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley, yet New York still couldn’t take advantage. Instead, the Giants looked like a team without a plan—or maybe one actively trying to lose. Daboll’s decision-making was baffling. Benching Malik Nabers for stretches of the second half? You could write it off as tanking, but this has been the story all season: a team that looks out of sync, underprepared, and poorly coached.
The Giants leave 2024 with nothing but questions. They couldn’t even nail the tank properly, letting a Week 17 win over the Colts cost them the No. 1 pick in the draft. Now, with the No. 3 selection, they’ll likely have to trade up to land one of the top quarterbacks. Does anyone actually trust Schoen and Daboll to make the right move?
Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen give the NY Giants 14 more reasons to show them the door in 2025
Daboll’s first-year magic in 2022 feels like a distant memory. Since that playoff win against the Vikings, the Giants are 9-25. Nine wins in two seasons. That’s not just bad; it’s franchise-crippling. Even worse, the supposed offensive guru has overseen one of the league’s worst offenses, and the personnel moves under Schoen have been equally uninspiring.
Let’s first talk about the draft. The Malik Nabers pick was a home run. He just set the franchise single-season receptions record as a rookie. Other rookies like Tryone Tracy Jr., Dru Phillips, and Tyler Nubin look like future starters. However, the offensive line is still a mess. The quarterback room? A joke. The decision to let Saquon Barkley walk to a division rival is a failure fans will feel for years, especially after he nearly broke the single-season rushing record in Philadelphia Green.
And then there’s Daboll’s playcalling. Taking over the offensive reins was supposed to fix things. Instead, it’s only highlighted his inability to adapt. This isn’t just about talent; it’s about a head coach who doesn’t seem to have answers and a GM who can’t put the right pieces in place.
With the No. 3 pick, the Giants are almost certainly drafting a quarterback. But what makes John Mara and the Giants think Daboll and Schoen are the duo to lead this next era?
Keeping Daboll and Schoen tells fans to lower their expectations, to accept mediocrity as the new norm. The Giants need to make a statement, and it starts by cleaning house. Let’s find leadership that can actually build around the few bright spots on this roster and make Big Blue competitive again.
Because right now, the only thing the Giants are competing for is the league’s laughingstock title—and that’s a race they’ve already won.