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No player directly called out Daboll, who displayed a volcanic-at-times sideline demeanor during his mostly disastrous run in East Rutherford. But they didn’t have to. Their answers made what he lacked obvious — as if it wasn’t already.
Across the locker room, fourth-year safety Dane Belton doubled down on that point. “Something that’s important to me — in any leader of men — is someone who keeps his composure no matter if the bullets are flying,” he said. “As a player looking up to someone, you want to be able to have that sense of calmness when things are going bad — and know we’re working to solve the problem. Don’t ride highs and don’t ride lows. Be a steady presence.”
Multiple sources told ESPN over the past four years that there never seemed to be any sort of consistency with Daboll’s decision-making. Multiple players have even said the Giants were too worried about the narratives and perceptions from outside the building.
Several players told ESPN that word of the decision to fire Daboll spread before Monday’s team meeting at 1 p.m. local time. Some players found out while in a bible study session when the news went public at 12:43 p.m. They weren’t surprised because several players noticed Daboll’s postgame message the previous day was unusually curt. In retrospect, they viewed it as being resigned to his fate.
The coach who bet it all on him, who believed in him in a way few others did, is gone, and that makes the rookie’s future just a little less certain than it was a few days ago. Make no mistake, Dart is still likely the future of the franchise, but...
