Giants only concerned about meeting own high expectations
NY Post
Expectations in the NFL are like volatile roller coasters. They can be exhilarating when they’re met or exceeded. And they can make you queasy when things aren’t as easy.
When Brian Daboll was hired to replace Joe Judge as the Giants head coach in 2022, the team was in the midst of a five-season free fall that included just 22 wins against 59 losses.
So the expectations for Daboll’s first season, outside of the Giants locker room, weren’t exactly what you would term lofty.
Yet, there were the Giants, finishing 9-7-1 and winning a wild-card playoff game at Minnesota, earning Daboll NFL Coach of the Year honors. It was the Giants’ first postseason game since 2016 and first playoff victory since their 2011 Super Bowl season.
That kind of success wasn’t expected by anyone, least of all Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen, who were embarking on a full-on culture reboot and roster teardown, and were prepared for a slow and steady climb to respectability.
The immediate and surprising success proved to be a curse of sorts, though, because the bar was raised to a level the 2023 Giants weren’t able to reach.
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