New York Giants co-owner John Mara issued a lighthearted warning after coach Brian Daboll achieved unexpected success in his first season.
“Right now, he’s Bono walking around New York City,” Mara said during the 2023 offseason. “But I’ve told him — I’ve said: ‘In this business, it doesn’t take long to go from Bono to Bozo. So don’t get your head too big right now.’”
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Mara has never been more right. He surely has never wished he were more wrong.
The Giants fired Daboll on Monday after they dropped to 2-8 for the third consecutive season following another fourth-quarter collapse in Chicago on Sunday. That was the Giants’ fourth-straight loss and 11th straight defeat on the road. That comes on the heels of last season’s 3-14 record, which included a franchise-record 10-game losing streak.
Beyond the subpar product on the field, the Giants devolved into the type of dysfunctional mess ownership hasn’t tolerated while firing four coaches in the past nine years. Airplanes flew over MetLife Stadium before two home games late last season, imploring Mara to “fire everyone” and “fix this dumpster fire.” Another plane toting a similar message flew over MetLife before the Giants’ most recent home game, a 34-24 loss to the 49ers in Week 9.
Mara stopped short of firing everyone, as g
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