The stress is on the New York Giants teaching workers to proper the ship earlier than their Week 3 contest in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. Following a 0-2 begin to the season, head coach Brian Daboll’s seat is getting hotter.
Per NFL insider Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda, Daboll and defensive coordinator Shane Bowen may very well be fired earlier than the season ends if issues do not flip round rapidly in New York.
“Sources inform me that head coach Brian Daboll and defensive coordinator Shane Bowen are hanging on by a thread, which ought to come as no shock,” Pauline wrote. “The temper within the locker room has modified from attempting to remain upbeat to the belief that the staff should win, and win quickly, or each may very well be out the door earlier than the season ends.”
The Giants’ offense was uncompetitive in a 21-6 loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 1. In Week 2, New York’s protection was the issue in a 40-37 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in additional time.
Regardless of their 0-2 document, the Chiefs can be a problem for the Giants on “Sunday Night time Soccer.” Every of Kansas Metropolis’s losses got here by one possession in opposition to playoff contenders, the Los Angeles Chargers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Extra modifications could be coming quickly for Giants
Russell Wilson will get the beginning in opposition to the Chiefs, however Pauline has heard whispers that Daboll may flip to rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart for his or her Week 4 contest in opposition to the Chargers if the Giants lose large on Sunday. Dart is believed to be Daboll’s solely “saving grace” left if New York begins the season 0-3.
Daboll went 9-7 with the Giants and received a wild-card sport in his first yr with the staff in 2022. Nonetheless, he is gone 9-27 since. With Daniel Jones beginning this season 2-0 with the Indianapolis Colts, Daboll faces extra scrutiny in New York.
