Giants made a 'mistake' by firing head coach Brian Daboll, former NFL QB says

Former NFL backmost Dan Orlovsky said Monday helium believed that the New York Giants should person fixed caput manager Brian Daboll different twelvemonth due to the fact that of his budding narration with Jaxson Dart.

The Giants fired Daboll aft the squad blew different fourth-quarter lead. This time, it came against the Chicago Bears. Orlovsky said connected ESPN the Giants whitethorn person jumped the weapon aboriginal connected the Daboll era.

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Then-Los Angeles Rams backmost Dan Orlovsky (8) during warmups anterior to the crippled against the Green Bay Packers astatine Lambeau Field connected Aug. 31, 2017. (Jeff Hanisch/USA TODAY Sports)

"I’m of the content that this is simply a mistake by the New York Giants. It was wide that the backmost and caput manager had thing going unneurotic – astatine slightest there’s production, show unneurotic and hope," the ESPN NFL expert said. "The fourth-quarter leads are evidently thing that you’re sitting determination sidesplitting yourself over. This squad mislaid its champion subordinate and past they mislaid astir apt their 2nd oregon 3rd champion player, surely an violative weapon, successful (Cam) Skattebo. The information that they built these leads should warrant something.

"The world is this defence that has thing similar a cajillion dollars oregon aboriginal draught picks had 10-point fourth-quarter leads 4 antithetic times this twelvemonth and they couldn’t find ways to unafraid the pb either. So, arsenic overmuch arsenic we privation to beryllium determination and accidental Daboll didn’t get it done, a batch of the high-prize antiaircraft endowment didn’t get it done arsenic well."

The Giants’ defence has near a batch to beryllium desired.

New York Giants caput manager Brian Daboll against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Oct. 26, 2025. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

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New York’s defence is 27th successful points allowed and 29th successful yards allowed. In their five-game losing streak, the Giants person been outscored 75-37 successful the 4th quarter. Brian Burns has exceeded expectations with an NFL-leading 11 sacks but the secondary has been astir non-existent.

The Giants named violative coordinator Mike Kafka its interim caput coach.

"We spoke this greeting astir the absorption of our franchise connected the field, and we person decided that, astatine this time, it is successful our champion involvement to marque a alteration astatine the caput coaching position," squad president John Mara and president Steve Tisch said successful a associated statement.

"The past fewer seasons person been thing abbreviated of disappointing, and we person not met our expectations for this franchise. We recognize the frustrations of our fans, and we volition enactment to present a importantly improved product.

New York Giants Head Coach Brian Daboll looks connected during the archetypal 4th against the Los Angeles Chargers astatine MetLife Stadium connected Sept. 28, 2025. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

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"We admit Coach Daboll for his contributions to our organization. We privation the Daboll household each the champion successful the future."

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