In an anticipated midseason shakeup, the New York Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll on Monday, capping a dismal 2-8 start and an NFL-record 11 straight road losses. Daboll’s tenure, once buoyed by a 2022 playoff run, ended with a 20-40-1 record.
Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka was promptly named interim head coach.
The news drew a visceral reaction from former Giants center Jon Feliciano, who played under Daboll in 2022 after overlapping with him and general manager Joe Schoen in Buffalo.
On the “Not Our Fault” podcast, the now-retired lineman unloaded, calling the firing “(expletive) up” and insisting Daboll was “the right guy for the job.”
Feliciano lambasted Schoen for hemorrhaging talent, listing himself, Julian Love, Xavier McKinney, Leonard Williams, and Saquon Barkley as key departures for little return.
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“It’s kind of hard to win games when your best players get traded or just walk away for nothing,” he said.
Despite his loyalty — claiming Schoen is “my friend” — Feliciano predicted the GM’s ouster by season’s end, citing “rough patches” like lowball contract offers that drove him to a lucrative 49ers deal. Yet Schoen remains secure, tasked by owners John Mara and Steve Tisch with leading the coaching search and nurturing the young core.
As the Giants limp on at 2-8, Feliciano’s raw take underscores the front-office fractures fueling Big Blue’s woes.
