Giants head coach Brian Daboll pointed to himself and deflected criticism of quarterback Daniel Jones within the speedy aftermath of a 28-6 defeat by the hands of the visiting Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
New York mustered solely two area targets, Jones was intercepted twice — one for a pick-6 — and sacked 5 instances. The offseason-long deal with pushing the ball downfield was invisible to the bewilderment of Daboll, whose staff was embarrassed 40-0 by the Dallas Cowboys within the 2023 season opener.
Jones was requested postgame about stopping an analogous decline in confidence because the one he lived via in 2023 earlier than a season-ending ACL damage.
“I feel it is about seeing the place we should be higher and addressing these areas after which executing. It comes down to creating the play, executing and getting going. I do know we have the fellows to try this,” Jones mentioned. “Assured in myself, assured within the group and we’ll go from there.”
The one go play over 20 yards within the recreation was a 25-yard reference to rookie first-round decide Malik Nabers. Jones averaged 4.4 yards per go try.
Daboll mentioned the Vikings “did not strain that a lot” and he “referred to as the performs” to take photographs down the sphere. Requested why they by no means panned out, Daboll once more pointed to himself.
“Nicely, they performed a bunch of soppy shell, cut up security stuff. They did. Once more, I am going to return and watch it,” Daboll mentioned. “We will do every thing higher, but it surely all begins with me.”
Jones and the Giants are on the street subsequent week, visiting Washington and new Commanders coach Dan Quinn. He was the defensive coordinator in Dallas accountable for crafting the plan and delivering the opening-week shutout final season.
“It is actually irritating and disappointing to get the end result at the moment that we did,” Daboll mentioned. “I feel for us, we have to grasp that is the primary week and there is lots of soccer to play, so we have to wash it up. We have to make some enhancements quick and we have now lots of soccer to play, so that is what we will do.”
–Subject Stage Media