EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are hiring Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their new head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Daboll replaces Joe Judge, who went 10-23 and was fired after two seasons. He was the third consecutive Giants coach to be fired after two seasons or less, following Ben McAdoo (13-15) and Pat Shurmur (9-23), as the once-proud franchise has stumbled through one of the worst 10-year stretches in its history.
Now it’s Daboll’s turn to try to stop the trend.
New York cleaned house this offseason. General manager Dave Gettleman was retired following the conclusion of the season. Former Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen was hired in his place.
Daboll was one of five finalists for the job along with former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, Bills assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. Quinn informed teams on Thursday he would be returning to Dallas.
Daboll, 46, guided Top 5 offenses in Buffalo each of the past two seasons. He is credited with spearheading the development of quarterback Josh Allen from an erratic, big-armed quarterback into one of the game’s brightest young stars.
The connection between Schoen and Daboll from Buffalo made this an almost expected hire. Daboll was considered the favorite for the job from the moment Schoen was hired.
“It’s going to be imperative that [the head coach is] somebody that’s in lockstep with me that I can work with, we can have constant communication and we’re going to be aligned in our vision as we build a football team,” Schoen said at his introductory news conference.
Daboll was also the only offensive coach among the Giants’ candidates. That may have played in his favor with the franchise looking to unlock the potential of young quarterback Daniel Jones and the need to fix the NFL’s 31st-ranked offense.
