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Over the last week and a half, there have been dueling media reports claiming that how head coach Brian Daboll expresses his competitive nature is fast becoming a turnoff to his staff, while others have tried to downplay the fireworks that stem from defensive coordinator Wink Martindale’s resignation.
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll is a competitor who knows that if his team is going to win (the bottom line), the players need to be put into the best position to succeeded
But it’s fair to wonder if that was always the case this past season, a season in which the Giants went 6-11 on their way to a third-place finish in the division.
It was fair to wonder what now former offensive line coach Bobby Johnson was teaching his pupils in the classroom that they couldn’t pick up stunts consistently or why former defensive coordinator Wink Martindale thought it a good idea to drop outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux into coverage or why offensive coordinator Mike Kafka called for a running play down by the goal line when he should have called for a passing play.
I don’t want to speak for Daboll, but I believe he tends to pop off so quickly because he recognizes how hard the team works behind the scenes.
I also think that deep down, he realized that despite everyone’s best intentions, the team he had in 2023, whose chemistry was ruined by injuries, wasn’t good enough to overcome many mistakes.
This doesn’t suggest that Daboll is fine with continuing such explosive behavior. If nothing else, popping his cork as often as we see during games or practices can’t be good for his health, so if for no other reason, he might want to remember that no game is going to be played perfectly and that he should consider figuring out a way to better release any frustration that comes from a mishap.
