Do Giants Players Think Daboll's Getting Fired?

For now, their jobs are safe. As the Giants march toward disaster, though, the reset button remains an option. They’ve scored the least points in the NFL, have sent their starting quarterback packing after a mutual parting of ways, and are routinely fodder, acting as other teams’ get-right game.

From a performance perspective, it’s an awful lot like 2021, when head coach Joe Judge and general manager Dave Gettleman were fired. New York went 4-13 that season, landing the fifth pick in the proceeding NFL Draft.

According to receiver Darius Slayton, the last administration’s final season was far worse, despite the ongoing losing streak and carousel of quarterbacks.

“2021 was its own beast,” Slayton said. “That was its own deal but yeah, I wouldn't compare this year to that year.”

The Giants have lost four games by at least three possessions and have scored 15 or fewer points in half of their games. By the eye test and a handful of metrics, New York is the worst team in football.

However, the team is not mutinous as it was in Judge’s final campaign. Effort has remained high and several players are battling through injury to try and make plays in otherwise meaningless games. The Giants, unequivocally, have not quit on Daboll.

“We just had a lot of other stuff going on that year that we don't have necessarily going on now,” he continued. “We're just losing. That is the only real common denominator between the two.”

At the very least, there seems to be some semblance of a culture being built in New York. That could be enough to save Daboll’s job.

“It just doesn’t feel like there’s going to be any changes made,” Slayton said, via SNY. “Which is fine.”

Slayton, among the longest-tenured Giants, is a leader in the locker room and a measuring stick for how well the team’s message is getting across. Although he’s in a contract year, Slayton wasn’t traded at the deadline, suggesting New York wants to bring him back for Year 7.

Even as things get ugly, the stadium grows empty, and fans become increasingly frustrated, the Giants seem inclined to keep Daboll and Schoen together for another offseason.