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NFL fans are calling for head coaches Brian Daboll and Doug Pederson of the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars, respectively, to be fired after their teams lost in Week 2 on Sunday.
Brian Daboll’s questionable coaching decisions proved costly in the Giants’ 21-18 loss to the NFC East rival Washington Commanders that dropped Big Blue to 0-2 on the season. Doug Pederson was also guilty of some head-scratching calls that backfired in the Jags’ 18-13 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
With both the Jaguars and Giants in 0-2 holes, the NFL fans are calling for both coaches to receive their pink slips before Week 3:
Honestly, two years in a row of not having a kicker in a game and now losing because of it is enough to fire Daboll tomorrow
— Matt Hladik (@MattHladik919) September 15, 2024
My copium this morning: Giants fire Daboll and takes the OC job with Bears.
— Kurt Werner (@ItsJustWerner) September 16, 2024
Fire DABOLL now.
He’s Clueless..
Team is a disaster. https://t.co/Wd93usz2kk— Rob Kidd🇺🇲🇱🇹 (@RobKing44645429) September 16, 2024
Fire DaBoll & Shane Bowens please man! #nfl #NYGiants
— тумвσ ѕℓι¢є (@TybutwithaM) September 16, 2024
officially on the fire daboll train https://t.co/vQj2sFODQ4
— Lucia 🌬🥀 (@Logicaln0nsense) September 15, 2024
I would like Mara or Schoen to publicly tell Giants fans who was fired for the decision to let Gano play today.
Or Mara should fire Schoen or Daboll. It’s unacceptable and there needs to be accountability. #Giants100
— Brett Sosnik (@BrettSoz) September 15, 2024
Doug Pederson’s weird obsession with Press Taylor is going to get him fired from two organizations over a five-year span. https://t.co/g7sVtrfQSk
— Brenden Deeg (@BrendenDeeg_) September 16, 2024
Doug Pederson will be fired at the end of the season if Trevor Lawrence continues to look more like Joe Flacco circa 2011 and less like one of the most hyped quarterback prospects in NFL history. They wrote stories of this man being the next great NFL QB. He’s been disappointing.
— Boxing, Cinema and DC (@Giavotella_170) September 16, 2024
Bill is sharp – fire Doug Pederson https://t.co/XoFUj4nMlN
— Bo Nix for Secretary of Commerce (one year only) (@JalenHurts4Prez) September 15, 2024
Monday is a great day to fire Doug Pederson and Trent Baalke @Jaguars
— Zack Funkhouser (@zfunkhouser93) September 15, 2024
Pray for the Jaguars to fire Doug Pederson and Press Taylor please @RGIII
— 𝓐𝓾𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓷 (@Ace2x____) September 16, 2024
Trevor Lawrence is gonna be benched or Doug Pederson is gonna be fired. It’s one of two.
— 🃏 Troll Pats 🃏 (@TrollPats) September 15, 2024
The Giants lost kicker Graham Gano on the game’s opening kickoff with a hamstring injury, forcing Brian Daboll to pass up on field goal opportunities throughout the contest. Gano came into the contest dealing with a groin injury, so pundits are wondering why the Giants didn’t bring in another kicker as a precaution.
So instead of attempting a go-ahead 39-yard field goal at the two-minute warning, the Giants had to go for it on 4th-and-4. Malik Nabers dropped an easy pass from Daniel Jones, and the Commanders won on a last-second Austin Seibert field goal.
And Brian Daboll was visibly upset after the loss:
Brutal loss for the Giants at they fall to 0-2 pic.twitter.com/7GJg9hcX2H
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) September 15, 2024
In Doug Pederson’s case, it was just another uninspiring performance by Jacksonville’s star-studded offense. Trevor Lawrence was only 14-of-30 for 220 yards and had no touchdowns, as the Jags were held to under 20 points for the second straight week.
Pressure Is Building On Brian Daboll & Doug Pederson
Brian Daboll’s Giants and Doug Pederson’s Jaguars were two of the biggest surprises in 2022, qualifying for the postseason and pulling off upsets in the Wild Card Round to reach the Elite Eight.
But both teams have gone backwards ever since, missing the playoffs in 2023. Now at 0-2, both face awfully long odds of rebounding and sneaking into the postseason with tough schedules ahead of them. So it’s definitely not too early to start wondering about the futures of both coaches.
