Who knew that Daboll would help transform Daniel Jones into the franchise’s $40 million quarterback
Who knew that after all the young hotshots who were jumped to the head of the head coaching hiring line, this polished diamond who had paid his dues as a football lifer and been overlooked over a two decade-long career as an assistant coach would be the answer to John Mara’s post-Tom Coughlin prayers
Who knew that Daboll would be the driving force behind the restoration of Giants PrideGeneral manager Joe Schoen hired him, but even he couldn’t possibly have known, not in their first year together, when there were all those salary-cap and personnel potholes.
No one who watched how Daboll made coming to work fun again and built relationships with everyone in the building and repaired a broken culture and not only led the Big Blue horse to water but made it drink believes he will prove to be a one-hit wonder. Or be two-and-done like Ben McAdoo and Pat Shurmur and Joe Judge were before him.
So now, with the Cowboys in his crosshairs when the regular season begins Sunday night at MetLife Stadium, a team that has won 11 of the last 12 games against the Giants and swept them in 2022, we ask:
