Big Blue Huddle

QuoteESPN's Jordan Raanan reports that several Giants players are beginning to lose faith in Daboll and fear that he will lose the locker room entirely if the team reaches 0-4.

"I've spoken to guys over the past few days," Raanan said on the Breaking Big Blue podcast, "and some of them — not all of them — have said it's starting to get shaky in there. The confidence in Brian Daboll is hanging by a thread.

"Their trust in him is waning."

Publicly, Giants players have presented a very different narrative but there have also been some red flags.

All-Pro nose tackle Dexter Lawrence took very uncharacteristic aim at fans following a Week 1 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, saying he didn't respect their booing. There was also a tense exchange between Raanan and linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux after the Washington loss, but that was quickly resolved in a lighthearted way.

Then, of course, there was Daboll angrily staring down New York Daily News reporter Pat Leonard following a question about his job security.

"This is about as tenuous as I've seen the locker room since 2017 when things fell apart on Ben McAdoo," Raanan said. "This one here has the potential to go in the wrong direction if this gets much worse."

Raanan adds that there are players in the locker room who refute the failing confidence in Daboll but "more than one or two" see things headed down an ugly road.

Vegas shares similar expectations as many sportsbooks currently list Daboll as the odds-on favorite to be the first coach fired this season (+150, 40% implied probability).

Quote from: Jclayton92 on Today at 08:31:42 PMWhy would any coach come here seriously? The guy won a playoff game with Daniel Jones, you think the next coach is going to here if we run off a coach of the year in 3 years?

Don't get me wrong I want a new guy but still.

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on Today at 08:35:45 PMThe first sentence is odd. Why 0-4 instead of 0-5 or 0-3? Seems like a strangely precise number around which to be predicting "losing the locker room."

Quote from: coggs on Today at 08:45:42 PMHave heard a few people over the year refer to "1/4 of the season".  Last game in September.

Quote from: coggs on Today at 08:34:11 PMBecause they want a paycheck and a chance to prove they can win as a head coach.