From the moment the New York Giants announced that former Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Joe Schoen was their new general manager, many people assumed that he would lead the effort to hire Bills’ offensive coordinator Brian Daboll away to become their new head coach.
Sure enough, it appears as though the Giants have their guy.
Giants hiring former Bills’ OC Brian Daboll as their next head coach, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 28, 2022
Sources: The #Giants are working to hire #Bills OC Brian Daboll as their new head coach. The two sides will attempt to do a deal and reunite him with old friend and new NYG GM Joe Schoen.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 28, 2022
Daboll’s first interview with the Giants was actually the same day that Schoen was officially hired and his second interview came earlier this week following the Bills’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs.
The 46-year-old was voted the AP’s NFL Assistant Coach of the Year in 2020 and has overseen a Bills offense that finished third in the NFL with 28.4 points a game and fifth with 381.9 yards a game. He was also part of the five Super Bowl-winning teams with the New England Patriots as an assistant. He also spent time as offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and Chiefs.
While the official announcement may not come for a little bit, the reactions from around the NFL about the news have started trickling in.
Good sign that Schoen was able to hire the candidate he was most aligned with
(And of course I’m just finishing dinner) https://t.co/BhW9MkFtxX
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) January 28, 2022
Good for Brian Daboll. Finally gets his head coaching shot. Now the task will be for the Bills to replace him. Does Ken Dorsey join him in New York? Or does he stay as Buffalo‘s OC? https://t.co/c0OHZ86j1Z
— Sal Capaccio 🏈 (@SalSports) January 28, 2022
Giants have their man https://t.co/xh6g5sAaqa
— Pat Ragazzo (@ragazzoreport) January 28, 2022
I heard mid-week this that Daboll absolutely loves Daniel Jones—makes sense now. Good for him-good for DJ. https://t.co/r3fCELwTyU
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) January 28, 2022
The New York Giants — after a string of terrible decisions — seem to be on the right track. https://t.co/IZOJwuEF4H
— Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) January 28, 2022
Daboll now gets to see if he can work the same magic with Daniel Jones that he’s done with Josh Allen.
It’s tough news for the Miami Dolphins, who had Daboll tagged as a finalist for their open head coaching position. They’ll likely look to Mike McDaniel and Kellen Moore for that job now.
Brian Daboll was a finalist for the #Dolphins, who now have two coming in next week — Mike McDaniel and Kellen Moore. https://t.co/z2bh5HHC82
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 28, 2022
UPDATE: The Giants have confirmed the hire.
Got our guy.
Details: https://t.co/YOcYY6a1Kz pic.twitter.com/8kW8p4tEwU
— New York Giants (@Giants) January 28, 2022
