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Show posts MenuQuoteQ: One of the things I went back and looked at the play-by-play, and you guys put yourselves in a lot of second and third and long. How do you change that?
BRIAN DABOLL: Be productive on first down. Be able to run the ball, complete passes, stay on track and not have penalties. But playing in that obvious pass situation, good things usually don't happen when you do that. So, you've got to stay two-dimensional. Play good on early downs, which helps on not having long downs. Seven of 13 on third (down) and one to nine (yards), and one out of seven on third (down) and 10-plus (yards), with numerous second and longs. So, obviously not a good enough job.
QuoteDuring the latest episode of The GM Shuffle podcast with Lombardi, the former executive looked back on "Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants" and took personal offense to what he saw.
"When you watch that, there were no models, there was no, 'How are we building this team?' It was really amateur hour," Lombardi said. "What it did, it was insulting to my profession. It made people (who) hang out at sports bars think they can be a GM. So, to me, it was really embarrassing."
Lombardi went on to suggest that fans have quit on Schoen, no longer have any confidence in him as general manager, and they are aware his product is no good.
Perhaps some of that is projection, but there may also be a level of truth to it.
"I feel bad for the Giants fans. I really do because I don't see how it gets better," Lombardi said. "How are they getting to five wins?"