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Giants set to interview Bills OC Brian Daboll on Tuesday

 Buffalo Bills Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll is getting a second interview with the Giants on Tuesday, and it will be in person. This comes as the Giants are also set to interview former Falcons Head Coach and current Cowboys Defensive Coordinator Dan Quinn for the head coaching job.

Daboll is the first coaching candidate the Giants have interviewed who is getting a second interview. He interviewed via zoom on Friday. Typically second interviews in person are a good indicator that a team is closing in on “their guy” for head coach.


General Manager Joe Schoen is well versed in Daboll’s coaching ability and personality, having worked with him in Buffalo the past four years when Daboll was the O.C. and Schoen was Assistant GM. Daboll has perceived to be the favorite for the job for some time.

 The Giants have also interviewed Bills Defensive Coordinator Leslie Fraizer, Cincinnati Bengals Defensive Coordinator Lou Anarumo, and Quinn. Former Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores has not been interviewed formally as of yet, but was once believed to be a candidate.

Daboll’s Buffalo Bills lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Playoffs 42-36 in overtime on Sunday night. Quarterback Josh Allen, whom many credit Daboll for turning into an All-Pro at the position, lit it up, throwing for 329 yards and four touchdowns. 

 The Bills were ranked fifth in the NFL in total offense this year behind only the LA Chargers, Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Buffalo was also ranked third in scoring offense in the NFL at 28.2 points per game. Only the Cowboys and Bucs were better.

Should the Giants go the route of Brian Daboll, he will be tasked with fixing an Giants offense that was ranked 31st in the league in both scoring offense (15.2 points per game) and total yards per game (287.3 ypg).

  Before joining the Bills in 2018, Daboll spent parts of 11 years with the New England Patriots as an assistant on both sides of the ball. He was the Offensive Coordinator for the Browns, Dolphins and Chiefs during a four year period from 2009-12. He was also the Jets quarterbacks coach under Head Coach Eric Mangini from 2007-08. Daboll was also the offensive coordinator on Alabama’s National Championship winning team in 2017.

 

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