Proper guard Jon Runyan Jr. supported the GM and coach, saying “I feel comfortable with them” and the “vision they’ve installed here.” However he certified that this doesn’t imply the Giants (3-14) can afford to remain the identical.
“Something has to get better, for sure,” Runyan mentioned. “If somebody in this building [is] comfortable with three wins on the season, they shouldn’t be here next year. … We’re not comfortable with three wins, and we’ve got to do better next season. Bottom line.”
A sluggish Malik Nabers, with a hood over his head, mustered a subdued endorsement.
“I’m happy that they’re back,” he mentioned. “I’m trying to do better next year.”
Extensive receiver Jalin Hyatt, nonetheless, failed to hide his lack of enthusiasm.
“Yeah, that’s good — that’s good for them,” he mentioned of Schoen and Daboll returning.
Hyatt mentioned of his future with the workforce: “We’ve got some talks we gotta have, but we’ll see.”
Requested why he had a disappointing second NFL season, his assessment of the whole offensive system was damning:
“I don’t know,” Hyatt mentioned. “We’ve got a lot of problems that we’ve got to fix. And that’s where I’m gonna leave it.”
Fellow huge receiver Wan’Dale Robinson then posted the phrase “quality over quantity” on his Instagram story on Tuesday.
That was an apparent reference to Robinson’s restricted and predictable utilization in Daboll’s offense, which usually includes a brief check-down beneath simply in time for a linebacker to crush him.
Robinson completed the Giants’ season finale in Philadelphia with an absurd 10 catches for 43 yards.
Past some particular person participant gripes, there’s a ton of uncertainty about the place this program goes.
A number of gamers are hopeful that consistency within the teaching workers and methods will end in quicker and simpler play.
However one participant mentioned one of many Giants’ greatest points is that they don’t have a powerful sufficient perception as a workforce that they’ll win, dominate and overcome setbacks in video games.
Daboll’s sideline tends to collectively dangle its head too usually when one thing goes incorrect. The pinnacle coach’s demeanor in these moments doesn’t assist gamers to loosen up and play freely, both.
It additionally mentioned one thing on Monday that Dexter Lawrence, the workforce’s finest participant and a captain, didn’t present up in any respect to talk — though it’s not clear precisely what that message was.
In the meantime, it was transparently hypocritical that Schoen and Daboll prevented particular person participant exit conferences final season — after they have been orchestrating workers firings and avoiding Saquon Barkley — after which resumed them this 12 months after profitable three video games.
“We didn’t like the way we did it last year, so we changed it this year,” Daboll mentioned.
There have been a number of gamers saying what Runyan and Nabers did: that they’re glad Schoen and Daboll are again.
Left sort out Andrew Thomas mentioned of Daboll: “Continuity is a big thing in this league. He’s a great leader, a great coach.”
Center linebacker Bobby Okereke mentioned he’s “excited” about subsequent 12 months now as a result of the Giants have a “talented roster.”
And linebacker Micah McFadden mentioned that the protection will profit from continuity within the system after adjusting to a brand new scheme in 2024.
Main questions persevered within the locker room throughout December and January, although, about what the workforce goes to do at quarterback and about what this roster is even going to appear to be in 2025.
Some gamers have been monitoring the NFL Draft order week-by-week down the stretch of the season identical to Giants followers have been, curious who had gained or misplaced after their video games.
And on Monday, when Schoen and Daboll have been declared protected by co-owner John Mara, different gamers understandably have been questioning if the blame wasn’t being positioned there, the place wouldn’t it land?
As a result of as Runyan mentioned, one thing has to get higher.
They will’t simply do the identical factor and anticipate totally different outcomes, proper?
That’s, as they are saying, the definition of madness.
