Brian Daboll on Giants’ Year 2: ‘You’re Never the Same Team’

After leading the New York Giants to the playoffs in his first season as head coach, Brian Daboll wasn’t interested in simply picking up where the team left off.

Speaking with Jim Miller and Pat Kirwan on SiriusXM NFL Radio’s “Movin’ The Chains” ahead of 2023 training camp, Daboll emphasized that the Giants would need to continue evolving as they entered his second season.

“It’s all about improvement, as you know,” Daboll said. “You’re never the same team as you are from the year before, and that’s the way the National Football League works.”

Part of that challenge was integrating a roster that Daboll estimated included roughly 30% new players.

“So it’s not a full reset, but there’s, you know, call it 30% new roster people on your team,” Daboll said. “And I think we made some progress in the OTAs but, you know, certainly a long way to go. Looking forward to getting to training camp.”

For Daboll, that meant using the offseason not only to evaluate personnel but also to begin establishing chemistry among a group that had changed considerably since the Giants’ previous season.

As training camp approached, Daboll and his staff were also evaluating how the roster was taking shape across each position group, with particular attention on the offensive and defensive lines.

“We believe everything starts up front,” Daboll said. “With your offensive and defensive lines, we think we’ve either added some pieces, retained some pieces. These guys are good players.”