"With the Giants playing catch-up down three possessions for a significant portion of the third quarter, Daboll kept calling rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart's number, and the future of the franchise kept taking hits, whether it was buying time to find one of his ineffective receivers downfield or on designed runs that saw the Ole Miss product refusing to shy away from contact."
"It was especially worrisome to see Dart bounding to his left for a 10-yard run on a 3rd-&-10 while down 34-17 with 1:56 to go, only for him to get blown up by 49ers linebacker Tatum Bethune. This is the sort of player Dart is: An ultra-competitive leader who is going to put his body on the line regardless of the score."
"It's the responsibility of Daboll and Giants management to, at times, save Dart from himself. That's not happening. It was 34-24, we had three timeouts left, Daboll said of not lifting Dart in the final minutes. Went for the onside [kick]. If we would have held them there, get the ball back with, say, 50 seconds, so we are going to try to play til the end there. That's what we're going to do."
Brian Daboll faces imminent dismissal amid criticism over decision-making that repeatedly placed rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart in harm's way. Daboll continued to call plays for Dart while trailing by multiple possessions, including designed runs and scrambles that exposed Dart to heavy contact. Dart is an ultra-competitive leader who will put his body on the line regardless of score, and coaching staff frequently failed to restrain him. The Giants have also lost key playmakers Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo earlier in the season, further complicating offensive effectiveness and heightening pressure on coaching and front-office choices.
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