Giants: Brian Daboll stunningly low in latest head coach rankings
Brian Daboll is heading into only his second year ever as a head coach, with a litany of coordinating positions decorating his coaching history. Still considered "green" in what is a tenured position amongst the top of the league, Daboll has stripes to earn when it comes to being mentioned amongst the elite head coaches […]
Brian Daboll is heading into only his second year ever as a head coach, with a litany of coordinating positions decorating his coaching history.
Still considered "green" in what is a tenured position amongst the top of the league, Daboll has stripes to earn when it comes to being mentioned amongst the elite head coaches in the league.
But the latest rankings from Patrick Daughtery of NBC Sports, have criminally underrated Daboll, almost as if last season never even happened.
Daboll came in 15th on "RotoPat's" list, one that included some questionable coaches in front of Daboll such as:
Dan Campbell (14) and Matt LaFleur (13).
Two good coaches in their own right, but the Lions have yet to make the playoffs under Campbell and LaFleur has had a four-time MVP and future Hall of Fame quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, yet has failed to even sniff a Super Bowl with the Packers.
When explaining his ranking of Daboll, "RotoPat" mentioned the following:
New York sports fans know a few things about wild expectations. There is no way they could have dreamed big enough for Brian Daboll's first year on the job, said Daugherty. Armed with only the distressed assets of the Dave Gettleman era — a first-round quarterback whose fifth-year team option was declined, a first-round running back who missed 20 games over the previous three seasons, and zero pass catchers to speak of — Daboll squeezed 107 more points out of his offense than Joe Judge managed in 2021. He took the Giants to the postseason for the first time since 2016 and won them a playoff game for the first time since Super Bowl XLVI, passing the Vikings out of the building in the Wild Card Round. It was a testament to sheer scheme, something no Giants coach had even attempted since Ben McAdoo. It was a monument to true leadership, something no G-Man had possessed since Tom Coughlin. It was an absolute home run, one the Giants are now betting Daboll can run back with Daniel Jones. This is where it gets complicated. Getting to 9-7-1 with Jones required every trick in Daboll's book. He will have to write several new chapters to make Jones a true franchise player.
So while I fully agree with the sentiments that Daugherty outlined, I'm confounded as to how he can be placed below the aforementioned coaches above him.
If Daugherty truly believes that Daniel Jones isn't a serviceable starter, then what Daboll did last season should have carried more weight, propelling him up these rankings.
I understand that everybody has their reasons, and rankings are totally subjective.
But Something tells me that if Daboll gets his hands on this list, the offensive mastermind will have something else up his sleeve come the fall.
