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Losing is one thing, but losing the way the Giants did on Sunday and then having players question each other’s effort is another
[T]hings went as badly as they could possibly go once the game started.
When I was asked before the season began, and even a few weeks ago, if I thought Daboll deserved to remain as head coach beyond this season, I consistently said yes. With the caveat that the one thing that could change that would be the season going completely off the rails and Daboll losing the locker room.
Well, the season has gone off the rails. And, with the non-competitive, seemingly disinterested way the Giants played on Sunday and players sounding after the game as though they had reached the point of hopelessness Daboll might be losing the locker room.
There are six games to go. That’s an eternity for a hopeless team. The Giants have lost six straight. They are an unwatchable 0-6 at home. After losing to the Carolina Panthers, watching the best quarterback on the team get benched and ultimately waived, and then being non-competitive Sunday from the first drive against a team that had itself lost four straight games it is fair to wonder if Daboll even finishes the season as the team’s head coach.
The Giants have a short week with a Thanksgiving Day game in Arlington, Texas against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day. If the Giants put up another turkey on Thursday, it is not unimaginable to think co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch will de-activate Daboll’s key card.
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