Not IF—but WHEN—the Giants Fire Brian Daboll

Looking at the Giants’ 2025 schedule, it’s damn near a certainty that Brian Daboll is getting fired. The only real questions are:

• When?

• Does GM Joe Schoen go with him?

• And will anyone remember that I called it?

Spoiler: they won’t.

But back to the first question. The Giants' schedule is a buzzsaw. I count three winnable games—and that’s me being generous.

Here’s how I see it playing out:

1. Commanders – Loss

2. Cowboys – Loss

3. Chiefs – Loss

4. Chargers – Loss

5. Saints – Maybe

6. Eagles – Loss

7. Broncos – Loss

8. Eagles – Loss (again)

9. 49ers – Loss

10. Bears – Maybe

11. Packers – Loss

12. Lions – Loss

13. Patriots – Maybe

14. Bye

15. Commanders – Loss

16. Vikings – Loss

17. Raiders – Loss

18. Cowboys – Loss

That’s a 3-14 season, best case.

Now, let’s talk timing…

Exit 1: After the First Eagles Game (Week 6)

If the Giants are 1-5 (or 0-6), Daboll should be gone. This is the best time to make the change, while the season still has a heartbeat. If Russell Wilson is underwhelming (likely), I’d let Jaxson Dart take over.

Best case? He flashes. Schoen gets another year (For trading back into the first round to get him).
Worst case? He flops. Fire Schoen too. Let the new GM draft the next QB (maybe another Manning?) and rebuild from scratch.

Exit 2: After the Lions Game (Week 13)

This is the second-best window to make the move. Why not wait until the Bye in Week 14? Because I think the Giants might actually beat the Patriots in Week 13. And like it or not, you can’t fire a coach after a win—not unless it’s Week 18. Firing Daboll after the Lions game avoids that awkwardness and gives the interim coach one of the easier games (on paper) before the Bye Week and the final stretch.

Exit 3: After the Week 15 Commanders Game

If the Patriots game delays the inevitable, the Commanders won’t. A loss here finally gives John Mara the cover to move on.

Exit 4: After the Season

The worst-case scenario. By waiting, you let every other team get a head start on coaching interviews. It limits your options. It slows the rebuild. If you know you’re firing him, don’t wait. Just don’t do it after a win. That’s the rule.

Look—I get this post might rub people the wrong way. Nobody wants to root for a guy to get fired. But this is the NFL. It’s a results business. Daboll gave Giants fans a flicker of hope in 2022. But the magic’s gone.

Unless that defense absolutely dominates—and they could, with that defensive front—this season is already circling the drain.

Don’t ask if. Ask when.