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Paul Schwartz of the New York Post recently reported that New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen are not necessarily a package deal regarding their employment beyond the 2025 season. It appears the Giants may have already decided to show at least one of those men the door. Giants were ready to fire Brian Daboll in October? On Thursday afternoon, Shaun Morash of New York sports radio station WFAN revealed that the Giants were ready to fire Daboll after the club's collapse during its 33-32 loss at the Denver Broncos that dropped New York to 2-5 on Oct. 19. "He was fired off the plane in Denver, and cooler heads prevailed," Morash explained on Thursday's edition of the "Evan & Tiki" program. "...Daboll is as good as gone, and basically was two weeks ago." The Giants shockingly surrendered 33 fourth-quarter points against Denver, and Big Blue has since fallen to 2-7. Following this past Sunday's 34-24 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a reporter asked Daboll if the coach had been crying before he met with media members. Why would Giants fire Brian Daboll and when could it happen? Daboll earned NFL Coach of the Year Award honors after he guided the 2022 Giants to a playoff berth and a road postseason victory. However, the club has since gone 11-32 in regular-season play under his watch. As of Thursday afternoon, ESPN BET had New York as a 4.5-point underdog for this coming Sunday's game at the Chicago Bears (5-3). Following Week 10, the Giants will play three more times before they enter their bye in Week 14. Teams often wait for such a break to make a major change, but it's possible that Giants co-owner John Mara may want to let offensive coordinator/assistant head coach Mike Kafka serve as the team's interim head coach for more than a handful of weeks. That said, it's also possible that those running the Giants may not yet want rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart to lose the only head coach Dart has had in the pros. Regardless of what previously did and/or didn't happen, it seems as if Daboll will need the Giants to begin what becomes a significant winning streak sooner rather than later to hold onto his job this offseason.
