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The arrival of the former Bills offensive coordinator comes one
week after the Giants selected former Buffalo assistant general
manager Joe Schoen to be their new GM, replacing the retired
Dave Gettleman.
"It is an honor and a privilege to be named head coach of the
New York Giants," Daboll said in a news release. "Thank you to
Joe Schoen for believing in me and to (owners) John Mara and
Steve Tisch and their families for entrusting me with this
position. My immediate goal is to assemble a coaching staff -- a
strong staff that emphasizes teaching and collaboration and
making sure our players are put in the position to be their best
and, ultimately, to win games. That's why all of us do this. To
teach, to be successful, to develop talent, and to win."
The Giants axed Judge on Jan. 11 after he spent two seasons on
the job. They went 10-23 during Judge's tenure before making him
the third straight coach to be shown the door after two seasons,
following Ben McAdoo and Pat Shurmur.
"I have a pretty good idea where our fan base's feelings are
right now, and I get it," Daboll said. "I promise we will work
our tails off to put a team on the field that you will be proud
to support and give us the results we all want."
Daboll, 46, spent the past four seasons as Buffalo's OC. He was
praised for his work developing Josh Allen into one of the
game's premier quarterbacks. In 2021, the Bills ranked third in
the league in scoring offense (28.4 points per game) and fifth
in total offense (381.9 yards per game).
A Canadian-American from the Niagara Falls area, Daboll has also
worked as an offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns
(2009-10), Miami Dolphins (2011), Kansas City Chiefs (2012) and
in college at Alabama (2017) under Nick Saban.
The Giants revealed Daboll had his second interview with the
franchise Tuesday, when he spent the day at their training
center in East Rutherford, N.J.
Reports this week indicated the Giants had narrowed it down to
Daboll and former Dolphins coach Brian Flores as their
finalists. Leslie Frazier, the Bills' defensive coordinator,
also reportedly received a second interview Friday.
NFL Network reported that the New Orleans Saints requested to
interview Daboll before he came to terms with the Giants. Miami
was also interested in the University of Rochester alum.
--Field Level Media
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