The league’s third head coaching hire has reportedly been made. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network tweets that the Giants are hiring Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their new HC. 
Daboll was thought to be the favorite for the job when he became the first candidate to receive a second interview in New York. That, along with the obvious connection to newly-hired GM Joe Shoen, had many speculating that the position was his to lose.
Of course, the Giants weren’t the only suitor for the 46-year-old’s services. He was named as one of three finalists for the Dolphins’ HC vacancy, and recently considered the favorite in Miami. Rapoport’s colleague, Tom Pelissero, tweets that the Saints also wanted to interview him.
Instead, he will be replacing Joe Judge in an attempt, along with Schoen, to reset the Giants on an organizational level. The two hires prove that the franchise’s stated goal of looking from outside New York to find its next HC and GM has been fulfilled.
Daboll will be tasked first and foremost with improving the Giants’ lackluster offense in what could very well be a make-or-break year for quarterback Daniel Jones. His job developing Josh Allen would certainly represent cause for optimism on that front.
Meanwhile, this news drops the number of remaining candidates set for second interviews with the Dolphins down to two: Mike McDaniel and Kellen Moore, the OCs for the 49ers and Cowboys, respectively.
Here’s a final look at the Giants’ coaching search:
- Lou Anarumo, defensive coordinator (Bengals): Interviewed 1/23
- Brian Daboll, offensive coordinator (Bills): Hired
- Brian Flores, former head coach (Dolphins): Interviewed 1/27
- Leslie Frazier, defensive coordinator (Bills): Conducted second interview 1/28
- Patrick Graham, defensive coordinator (Giants): Interviewed 1/26
- Dan Quinn, defensive coordinator (Cowboys): Interviewed 1/24; remaining in Dallas
Miami waiting around for the scraps!
Come on Miami hire Kellen Moore so I don’t have to worry about him wrecking my Cowboys next year to.
not a bad choice, but we will have to see how much he can push the needle without Allen.
Get the feeling this is a McAdoo type hire. We will see
Nope
McAdoo became OC after several years in Green Bay and did a great job despite, aside from OBJ, a dearth of talent. Then he was promoted to HC. I don’t see how this hire is in any way similar.
Definitely not a quick-fix situation. It’ll be interesting what he can do with D Jones, however, there are lots of pieces needed around him.
Build a line 1st and you immediately improve EVERY other aspect of the team.
Injuries decimated 60% of an already suspect line last year.
Draft Neal for RT and Linderbaum for C with the two 1st round picks. Combine them with Thomas at LT and hopefully bring back Lemieux and Gates healthy for the 2 guards. Add some depth at tackle and guard via FA and or later in the draft and you have an O line that DJ can stand in the pocket and pass behind, Saquon can run behind. You improve the offense which keeps them on the field longer and puts up more points which keeps the defense off the field longer which helps them.
Step 1 accomplished.
Step 2 clear some cap space and let go of some dead weight/players who did not fight last year.
Can only hope that works out. I doubt Neal will be available at 5 but would love if he is. I also think Gates won’t see the field next year if ever again. Would love it though if it works out that way.
Also to add to that daniels from the bears is 24 and a guard and it the only free agent people said the giants should sign this year. You get him and draft 2 olineman your oline is a big strength
No too bad linderbaum will be cowboys first pick.daboll was dumb to take this job it is nothing but a hot mess.
Hot mess that has won 4 superbowls and been to 5 in my lifetime. Not many teams have such history. You mentioned the cowboys now there is a hot mess. Haven’t won anything in decades and parade around like they win each year.
Giants are the definition of a Hot Mess…..since that last Superbowl (11 yrs ago) they have has TWO winning seasons in 10 years, the last one coming in 2016. So yes, they are indeed a hot mess.
Technically, they didn’t hire outside of NY for the HC position…
But they did hire outside of New Jersey…
This should go terribly. They’ll be looking again in three years.
Why?
exactly, why?
You misspelled two
This seems like a pretty good hire. Though the fact that Eric Bienemy has only interviewed for ONE job – and he lost it – is astounding and a disrespect to the coach. He deserves a TON of credit for making Mahomes the player that he is now, making the Chiefs’ offense be as good as it has been, and helping them adjust to being a more conservative offense this year with everything else not working.
But Bienemy doesn’t call plays as the OC in KC. Giants wanted some experience in play calling I think
Great choice the best coach with innovation, courage and insight.
He took the job because of Golladay.
Miami front office trying to screw themselves.
Fired Flores after he looked pretty good in two years and then missed on this guy.
McDaniel and Moore aren’t good hires.
I’d instead turn my attention to Eric Beinemy
In my opinion, it’s Kevin O’Connell or bust for the Dolphins. I didn’t think Bieniemy was the right choice for them either and I don’t think the time is right for Kellen Moore either.
I understand they want an offensive-minded coach but they’re limiting themselves.
This probably won’t end well.
Daboll has been mediocre almost everywhere except Buffalo.
Unless they find players that let him run EXACTLY what they ran in Buffalo, he may struggle mightily.
And because he has pretty much none of those pieces in New York, he may end up being the coach who gets booted before he can reap the benefits.
Giants may have been most attractive GM spot, but it’s arguable the worst situation fir a new head coach.
“Daboll has been mediocre almost everywhere except Buffalo.”
Context is important here. As OC, his QBs were:
2009: Cleveland – Brady Quinn
2010: Cleveland – Colt McCoy/Jake Delhomme/Seneca Wallace
2011: Miami – Matt Moore
2012: Kansas City – Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn
His HCs were Eric Mangini, Tony Sparano, and Romeo Crennel. And this was over a decade ago. After that, he was great in New England coaching Gronk and then great at Alabama as OC.
He may flame out as Giants HC, but you can’t look at his past and just automatically assume that he’s going to be bad.
What did I say?
If he doesn’t have the type of players around him to run what he did in Buffalo, he will likely struggle. You made my point for me.
Daniel Jones, a weak line and mediocre receivers? Good luck with that.
You said he’s been ‘mediocre almost everywhere except Buffalo’. I’m saying A) that’s not true, and B) in places where he was mediocre, the talent he was working with was non-existent. No one on earth is going to run a good offense with Brady Quinn or Matt Moore and horrible Head Coaches as well.
He was mediocre as an NFL coordinator. That’s not in dispute. He was not a coordinator in New England.
And have you seen the Giants roster? They are probably less talented offensively than the other teams he coordinate, especially if Barkley is cooked.
Again, that was my point.
Good hire. Hopefully they do the right thing and let him rebuild. Got to let him turnover the roster with his own guys. Primarily a QB he knows can excel in his system. This won’t be a 1 year fix.
maximumvelocity,
At least someone else actually watches football instead of regurgitating what everyone in the media tells them is a good idea. This guy has no charisma or presence when you hear him speak. He’s not even a good coordinator. Josh Allen was the one making things happen in that offense, not his bad play calls.
juanc-2,
You’ll understand by this time next year after you’ve watched him for a year. Another Pat Shurmur. They’re hiring only the best up there in NY.
Giants hire another head coach who’s never been a head coach. Great success as OC—is he a head coach? Should have hired Flores, who won with bad teams, but as soon as they hired the Buffalo guy as GM, well, we know how it works in the NFL fraternity.
Haven’t we debated enough about whether a coordinator is really a HC in he making? Time will tell.
Did you really expect the Giants brand new GM to hire Flores who has been described as a control freak and got fired in a power struggle with the GM in Miami….come on man, Shoen isn’t stupid……Flores obviously didn’t impress or answer the “why” question in his second interview which is why he wasn’t named HC.
Logical choice.
The entire process from GM to HC was done extremely well.
Go Giants!
I imagine Trubisky will be the first Bill player poached.
Didn’t 2021 prove why the backup is important not to go cheap on? Trubisky is an experienced backup who we guess knows Dabols offense…..good get!
Just can’t quit the former Belichick guys, huh?
He was an established coach years before joining New England.