Brian Daboll of the New York Giants formally earned 2022 Coach of the 12 months honors last month however had one thing else on his thoughts on Tuesday.
“Yeah, I obtained smoked within the playoffs,” Daboll admitted to reporters, per Bob Brookover of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.
Particularly, the 9-7-1 Giants recorded a 31-24 wild-card postseason win on the Minnesota Vikings on Jan. 15 earlier than they have been smashed 38-7 on the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles the next weekend. Beforehand, Philadelphia crushed New York 48-22 at MetLife Stadium in Week 14 after which held serve at residence in Week 18 for a sport that concerned Daboll sitting starters.
In complete, Daboll posted a 1-4-1 regular-season report in opposition to NFC East opponents in his first 12 months in cost with the Giants. Whereas he insisted on Tuesday he has “form of moved on from” the playoff loss at Philadelphia, he later stated he is watched that sport “rather a lot” through the ongoing offseason.
“I don’t have a tally mark on the board, however I’ve watched our season fairly a bit,” Daboll defined. “You’re simply looking for methods you will get higher that you are able to do in your place and that’s what I ask all of the coaches to do and that’s what I speak to the gamers about. How can we get higher?”
As The Athletic’s Dan Duggan identified, the blowout loss to the Eagles in January “clearly left a nasty style that has lingered” for Daboll regardless of all that he and the Giants achieved:
