Brian Daboll being interview now at Owners Meeting

Tom Pelissero
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#Rams coach Sean McVay confirms the team has interest in bringing back Odell Beckham Jr. and says he loves him, but notes there’s a lot of other teams interested so they’ll see how it plays out.

Pat Leonard
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Brian Daboll just admitted he has texted with Odell Beckham Jr. directly this offseason.

“Once or twice,” he said with a smirk

Dan Duggan
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Daboll said he’s texted with Odell “once or twice” this offseason.

Feels like the Giants are hanging around so they can be a landing spot if/when his asking price drops.

But I think his greatest strength is his high EQ. He connects well with people and knows how to manage them.

Dan Duggan
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A reporter prefaced a question to Daboll listing all of the Giants’ successes last season. He interrupted with “and got smoked in the playoffs.” That Eagles loss clearly left a bad taste that has lingered.

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Sal Capaccio 🏈
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I asked Brian Daboll why it worked so well in NY with Isaiah Hodgins, as opposed to not seeing field in Buffalo. He credited the player, saying Hodgins got an opportunity and made the most of it, adding big keys were already knowing system and developing trust with Daniel Jones.

In comment 16076982 Mattman said:

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But I think his greatest strength is his high EQ. He connects well with people and knows how to manage them.

Would agree with this.

Connor Hughes
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Brian Daboll said he’s watched the tape of the loss to the #Eagles in the playoffs “a lot.” #Giants

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We’re getting Lions-Giants joint practices this year, folks

In comment 16076990 gidiefor said:

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Dan Duggan @DDuggan21 · 13m A reporter prefaced a question to Daboll listing all of the Giants’ successes last season. He interrupted with “and got smoked in the playoffs.” That Eagles loss clearly left a bad taste that has lingered.

As it should.

up front he is about the negatives. Most coaches wouldn't interrupt to point out they 'got smoked'. Shows me he won't be resting on any laurels following a better-than-expected season. And that he won't bury his head in the sand when things go badly.

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Brian Daboll just admitted he has texted with Odell Beckham Jr. directly this offseason.

“Once or twice,” he said with a smirk

In comment 16076990 gidiefor said:

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Dan Duggan @DDuggan21 · 13m A reporter prefaced a question to Daboll listing all of the Giants’ successes last season. He interrupted with “and got smoked in the playoffs.” That Eagles loss clearly left a bad taste that has lingered.

I love this answer. I hope he was able to take a second to appreciate the accomplishments and accolades, but I'm glad this is his takeaway from last season. I hope he grows to hate that team half as much as we do.

In comment 16077048 Ten Ton Hammer said:

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@PLeonardNYDN Brian Daboll just admitted he has texted with Odell Beckham Jr. directly this offseason. “Once or twice,” he said with a smirk

Ah, but did he FaceTime him? Everyone knows Daboll is a FaceTime guy.

In comment 16077046 Giantophile said:

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up front he is about the negatives. Most coaches wouldn't interrupt to point out they 'got smoked'. Shows me he won't be resting on any laurels following a better-than-expected season. And that he won't bury his head in the sand when things go badly.

I think this is really important. The worst possible scenario would be another 2017 where McAdoo came in acting like he had accomplished something amazing while having no answers for when the close games started going against him.

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Brian Daboll, asked directly if he wants Odell Beckham Jr.:

“Those are conversations that are private.”

😏

In comment 16077051 j_rud said:

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In comment 16076990 gidiefor said: Quote: Dan Duggan @DDuggan21 · 13m A reporter prefaced a question to Daboll listing all of the Giants’ successes last season. He interrupted with “and got smoked in the playoffs.” That Eagles loss clearly left a bad taste that has lingered. I love this answer. I hope he was able to take a second to appreciate the accomplishments and accolades, but I'm glad this is his takeaway from last season. I hope he grows to hate that team half as much as we do.

Hahahaha, I’ve never heard it stated better than that brother. Nice 👍

how disturbed he is about that playoff loss.

I've mentioned this before here, I am very surprised at how cavalier Giants fans were about that humiliating performance. "The Eagles were the better team."

Sure, that's true, but that does not explain what happened that night, and I'd love to hear Daboll's take on it.

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how disturbed he is about that playoff loss. I've mentioned this before here, I am very surprised at how cavalier Giants fans were about that humiliating performance. "The Eagles were the better team." Sure, that's true, but that does not explain what happened that night, and I'd love to hear Daboll's take on it.

Cavalier? Who? That loss sucked ass. And it was their front 7 that completely overwhelmed our OL. Many people (me) weren't surprised because we don't match up well with them (or Dallas) in the trenches. Until that's fixed, we still won't. It's a bitter pill to swallow, and that was a painful loss.

When you lose at the line of scrimmage, games don't tend to look satisfying or competitive. It's a default fan response to assume the players aren't playing hard, but that isn't the assumption to make.

I know everybody on our OL appeared to struggle. However, to me, it is telling that the 1st obvious change to our OL was at center.

We are going to have a new center. Maybe Daboll has seen enough and feels it must be upgraded.

Perhaps Daboll does not want to be that overmatched ever again.

I truly love everything about Brian Daboll.

In comment 16077132 Danny Kanell said:

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I truly love everything about Brian Daboll.

Other than the midseason goatee, agree completely.

It really showed in the division games. Both Schoen and Daboll know that the lines have to get better to compete in the division. They needed to improve the depth on the DL and there are young players who need to grow on the OL. The one exception is at center. That needs attention and I'm sure they know that.

Leonard is weirdly obsessed with the Beckham thing

In comment 16077181 ryanmkeane said:

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Leonard is weirdly obsessed with the Beckham thing

I think it’s partly because they get asked about it non stop.

In comment 16077126 Bob in Vt said:

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I know everybody on our OL appeared to struggle. However, to me, it is telling that the 1st obvious change to our OL was at center. We are going to have a new center. Maybe Daboll has seen enough and feels it must be upgraded. Perhaps Daboll does not want to be that overmatched ever again.

Our DL and ILBs got crushed too. If he's watched the game as many times as I think he has, he clearly came away from that game telling Schoen the DL depth and ILB positions have to improve, both of which have happened so far this offseason.

thing: for sure the both lines struggled; I wondered too if Love's feet of cement on the Eagles' opening play from scrimmage soured Dabes or other coaches. It was such a 'statement' play in the wrong way. That shouldn't diminish Love's generally consistently positive play for the Giants the past couple of years, but maybe it did?

any upcoming nuptials for any of his players?

In comment 16077239 ColHowPepper said:

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thing: for sure the both lines struggled; I wondered too if Love's feet of cement on the Eagles' opening play from scrimmage soured Dabes or other coaches. It was such a 'statement' play in the wrong way. That shouldn't diminish Love's generally consistently positive play for the Giants the past couple of years, but maybe it did?

Yeah that was pretty foreboding. That game was just a trainwreck from start to finish though. I can't think of one Giant that had even a decent game. Maybe Breida.

In comment 16076982 Mattman said:

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But I think his greatest strength is his high EQ. He connects well with people and knows how to manage them.

Indeed

This is what great the coaches do. Thye watch our teams vs the very best and determine what areas need to improve the most.

They are attacking DT depth and ILB in the offseason not by coincidence. They probably believed Feliciano was a weak link. They probably liked what they saw out of Bredeson. They recognized they needed a big mismatch type as a receiving option (Waller). Not a guy that will get shut down by a great CB. They recognized adding more speed at WR will create much better spacing on the field vertically and horizontally and also help the run game.

In comment 16077132 Danny Kanell said:

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I truly love everything about Brian Daboll.

If Dabs said, 'I'm going to walk across the Hudson'...I'd be like 'Damn right he can!' Haha.