How do Brian Daboll, Shane Bowen and Joe Schoen still have jobs?
The Giants fell to the 49ers on Sunday in yet another game that looked identical to every other Giants performance over the last decade. Outside of Brian Daboll’s inaugural (and obvious outlier) playoff season, the rest of his tenure has been nothing short of a disaster.
So, again —how does anyone in this coaching/management regime still have a job?
Shane Bowen’s defense consistently gives up 30+ points per week. Blown coverages. Miscommunication. Missed assignments. Bad fundamentals. Meanwhile, Brian Daboll is outcoached weekly and his teams look unprepared more often than not. And Joe Schoen? His entire job is to build a roster with playmakers and depth and this roster has neither.
The fact that players routinely leave this franchise and suddenly thrive elsewhere is a direct indictment of this coaching staff and front office.
Sure, they hit on Jaxson Dart and they deserve credit for drafting him. But does that one move really justify keeping everyone for another season? Let’s be honest: Dart was NFL-ready thanks to Lane Kiffin and his Ole Miss development. We still don’t even know how much of Dart’s early success is due to the Giants’ coaching staff versus his college foundation.
Every Sunday Looks the Same
You could turn on any Giants game from the last decade and you’d barely notice the difference. New faces, same results. And this regime has fallen right in line with every failed staff since Tom Coughlin was pushed out.
On Sunday versus San Francisco, the Giants rolled out their greatest hits:
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Unprepared
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Daboll out-coached
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Players not set up for success
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Bowen looking lost
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Defense gives up 30+ (again)
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Offense must score 30+ to compete
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Dart has zero support
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Kicking game unreliable
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No true playmakers
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Questionable decisions and play-calling
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No roster depth
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Poor tackling and fundamentals
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Dropped perfectly thrown passes
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Garbage-time stats to make the box score look respectable
At some point, ownership has to take a stand. I get that firing coaches isn’t easy, but what message does it send when a 2-7 team and a third losing season under Daboll and Schoen is considered acceptable?
By doing nothing, ownership is endorsing the losing culture that has rotted this franchise for far too long. They are stamping approval on this sub-par product we’re forced to watch week after week.
So I guess the real question becomes:
When is enough, enough?
