Giants HC opens up about playoff loss
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Brian Daboll of the New York Giants officially earned 2022 Coach of the Year honors last month but had something else on his mind on Tuesday.
« Yeah, I got smoked in the playoffs, » Daboll admitted to reporters, per Bob Brookover of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.
Specifically, the 9-7-1 Giants recorded a 31-24 wild-card postseason win at the Minnesota Vikings on Jan. 15 before they were smashed 38-7 at the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles the following weekend. Previously, Philadelphia crushed New York 48-22 at MetLife Stadium in Week 14 and then held serve at home in Week 18 for a game that involved Daboll sitting starters.
In total, Daboll posted a 1-4-1 regular-season record against NFC East opponents in his first year in charge with the Giants. While he insisted on Tuesday he has « kind of moved on from » the playoff loss at Philadelphia, he later said he’s watched that game « a lot » during the ongoing offseason.
« I don’t have a tally mark on the board, but I’ve watched our season quite a bit, » Daboll explained. « You’re just trying to find ways you can get better that you can do in your position and that’s what I ask all the coaches to do and that’s what I talk to the players about. How can we get better? »
As The Athletic’s Dan Duggan pointed out, the blowout loss to the Eagles in January « clearly left a bad taste that has lingered » for Daboll despite all that he and the Giants achieved:
