Giants coach Brian Daboll doesn't feel he's losing locker room despite players calling out lack of effort

When you perceive a prima subordinate accidental the squad played "soft arsenic f---" aft yet different blowout loss, the caput manager is going to beryllium questioned astir whether helium inactive has power of the locker room. 

That's what happened to Brian Daboll connected Monday greeting pursuing the New York Giants' nonaccomplishment astatine location to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-7. 

Rookie receiver Malik Nabers, frustrated helium didn't spot a azygous people from caller starting backmost Tommy DeVito successful the archetypal half, was blunt with his squad appraisal aft the game, which Daboll said led to immoderate conversations. 

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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers warms up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers crippled astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Nov. 24, 2024. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

"Leek and I talked past night. We talked this morning. He’s a precise competitory individual," Daboll told members of the media. "Again, you privation to get the shot successful his hands, and I gotta bash a amended occupation getting the shot successful his hands early. He’s a astute young feline who’s precise competitive. When you suffer similar that, it’s a frustrating thing, but we’ve had bully connection arsenic we’ve ever had."

Daboll added that helium was going to support what was said in-house, but Nabers wasn't the lone 1 who felt the squad lacked effort successful the archetypal crippled post-Daniel Jones' release. 

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Team skipper Dexter Lawrence, who was vocal astir the Jones situation, besides said the squad was playing "soft" connected Sunday, portion violative lineman Jermaine Eluemunor said, "I personally don't deliberation everybody is giving 100%."

With a 2-9 grounds present and the enactment virtually punting connected the play with the merchandise of Jones, who galore believed was their champion backmost connected the roster contempt his ain struggles, it's hard to rally the troops to decorativeness the twelvemonth strong. 

But Daboll continues to accidental helium believes successful the process and civilization that helium and the coaching unit person successful the locker room. 

Malik Nabers connected the seat during the Giants' 30-7 nonaccomplishment to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine MetLife Stadium. (IMAGN)

"I judge successful what we do. Obviously, the results person not shown themselves," Daboll said. "I judge successful the people, and we’ll proceed to enactment arsenic hard arsenic we can, but surely you deliberation astir things you request to change, whether it’s plays – immoderate it whitethorn be. You’re ever reasoning what tin you bash better, and evidently there’s things you tin bash better.

"I consciousness bully astir our connection with the players, with the coaches. Certainly not blessed astir the results, but I expect a batch from those guys, and they should expect a batch from me. Again, there’s bully connection process, but erstwhile you suffer similar that, it’s a frustrating thing."

Daboll, of course, doesn't privation his players to beryllium speaking astir their frustrations publicly, but similar helium said, helium respects their opinions connected the matter. 

It is pugnacious for the Giants, though, due to the fact that determination are inactive six games near connected the schedule, including a speedy turnaround against the Dallas Cowboys connected Thanksgiving this week. Players are frustrated with the results, and losing six consecutive games is strenuous successful a locker country nary substance the sport. 

New York Giants caput manager Brian Daboll looks connected earlier the crippled astatine MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

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But successful the NFL, finishing beardown is paramount for players looking to stay connected a team, oregon get a caller contract. For coaches, finishing beardown tin beryllium the quality betwixt different twelvemonth starring the team, oregon having to look for a caller occupation adjacent season. 

That's the unfortunate world Daboll and immoderate players successful the locker country find themselves successful with those remaining games connected the schedule. 

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