I held off a little on writing the blog this week in hopes that the Giants would fire one of their coaches early this morning. As of 11 a.m., when I’m writing this, all of Brian Daboll, Joe Schoen, and Shane Bowen still have their jobs.
I’ve said time and time again I don’t like calling for people’s jobs, but after yesterday’s debacle, I truly feel there’s no more defending Daboll or Bowen.
The first example of their utter incompetence was displayed by Shane Bowen on Chicago's first TD drive. Dropping Burns (the NFL’s sack leader) into pass coverage against the Bears’ best receiver while blitzing Dru Phillips (the Giants' best coverage corner), allowing an easy first down and leading to a quick score for the Bears.
Not to mention Bowen again sent just three on a crucial fourth down in the fourth quarter, the same exact mistake he made in both Dallas AND Denver.
The even worse decision-maker on Sunday was Brian Daboll, who forced our rookie QB to be battered and beaten into a concussion.
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With the loss of both Nabers and Skattebo, Dart has been forced to make more plays on his own in order to keep the offense moving. While that’s understandable, someone on the coaching staff needs to step in and ensure the kid can protect himself if the Giants want to keep their future of the franchise healthy. Instead, Daboll seems intent on “showing off” Dart’s skills in a last-ditch effort to save his job.
His play-calling was nothing short of dangerous, especially knowing Dart isn’t one to give up on a play. Late in the third quarter, Dart took a shot to the noggin on a designed run, lost the ball, and appeared disoriented on the ground. On the Giants’ next drive, he was still out there but clearly seemed off. Shortly after, he was sent to the blue medical tent to be evaluated for a concussion, a test he did not pass.
Another detrimental decision came later in the final quarter when the Giants kicked a field goal to take a 10-point lead, 20–10. On the attempt, the Bears had too many men on the field, which gave the Giants another fourth-down opportunity from the six-inch line. To which Daboll, for some reason, declined.
As head coach of a football team, even with your backup quarterback under center, if you don’t have confidence in your offense to get six inches, you don’t deserve to be a coach. That is not a leader.
Rather than give the Giants a chance to take a 24–10 lead, he opted to keep the score at 20–10. And as you may have guessed, Shane Bowen’s Swiss cheese defense allowed two easy touchdowns in just four minutes, and they lost the game 24–20.
This blown lead marks the fourth time this season that New York has blown a ten-point lead on the road. Take a look at the graphic below; each of these games resulted in a Giants loss. I cannot express in words how pathetic and sorry this is for a professional football team.
With Dart likely out, the Giants return home to host the Green Bay Packers Sunday at 1.
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