Even if there is no dysfunction, coaching changes for the Giants are possible.
There is plenty of dysfunction in the NFL. It is akin to what Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in 1964 said of his test for obscenity: “I know it when I see it.’’
What is going on with the Giants, Brian Daboll and Wink Martindale is not dysfunctional. You know that when you see it and this ain’t it. That does not mean it is all simpatico with the head coach and his defensive coordinator.
Nothing that has transpired this season between the most important and second-most important coach in the building means there will definitely be a parting of the ways once the Giants put the footballs away. Could it happen? Sure. Will it? Too soon to tell.
The winning the Giants experienced in Year 1 of the Daboll regime reinforced the desire to keep things together. The return of all three coordinators in 2023 was considered a boon to Daboll’s program.
The losing the Giants are doing in Year 2 could lead to changes in the upper-reaches of Daboll’s staff. Perhaps Daboll will feel pressure to act. Maybe offensive coordinator Mike Kafka is the collateral damage for the scoring ineptitude. Daboll might want to shake things up with longtime special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey. There is a chance ownership pushes for Daboll to make moves. There is certainly a chance Kafka and McGaughey return and Daboll concentrates more on the continued building of the roster.
And then there is Martindale. A Fox Sports report surfaced 11 games into the season stating the relationship between Daboll and Martindale is in a “bad place’’ and this could lead to Martindale leaving the team before the end of this season and more likely after this season.
There is plenty of dysfunction in the NFL. It is akin to what Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in 1964 said of his test for obscenity: “I know it when I see it.’’
What is going on with the Giants, Brian Daboll and Wink Martindale is not dysfunctional. You know that when you see it and this ain’t it. That does not mean it is all simpatico with the head coach and his defensive coordinator.
Nothing that has transpired this season between the most important and second-most important coach in the building means there will definitely be a parting of the ways once the Giants put the footballs away. Could it happen? Sure. Will it? Too soon to tell.
The winning the Giants experienced in Year 1 of the Daboll regime reinforced the desire to keep things together. The return of all three coordinators in 2023 was considered a boon to Daboll’s program.
The losing the Giants are doing in Year 2 could lead to changes in the upper-reaches of Daboll’s staff. Perhaps Daboll will feel pressure to act. Maybe offensive coordinator Mike Kafka is the collateral damage for the scoring ineptitude. Daboll might want to shake things up with longtime special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey. There is a chance ownership pushes for Daboll to make moves. There is certainly a chance Kafka and McGaughey return and Daboll concentrates more on the continued building of the roster.
And then there is Martindale. A Fox Sports report surfaced 11 games into the season stating the relationship between Daboll and Martindale is in a “bad place’’ and this could lead to Martindale leaving the team before the end of this season and more likely after this season.
