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Giants news, 8/15: Daboll non-committal on playing starters, Brian Burns, Abdul Carter, more headlines

New York Giants headlines for Friday

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Four coaches on the hot seat | The Athletic

1. Brian Daboll, Giants. I doubt he keeps his job if the Giants start 1-8, a realistic possibility, considering they are expected underdogs in eight of their first nine games (six of the Giants’ first eight opponents made the playoffs last year).

Co-owner John Mara has already said his patience was running thin with this regime, but the continued growth of rookie QB Jaxson Dart could buy Daboll time (considering he was hired due to his success with Josh Allen), as could a Week 1 upset over the Commanders.

Jameis Winston gives his impression of Malik Nabers

How NFL teams approach, develop rookie QBs at training camp | ESPN.com

One of the things coaches talk about when bringing a rookie along behind an established starter is seeing how he reacts to a surprise. If the rookie has a shot to open the season as the No. 2, then he might have to go into a game at a moment’s notice because of an injury. Some coaches try to simulate that in camp.

“There’s usually a level of anxiety at times for young players when they get thrown into the mix,” Giants coach Brian Daboll said. “It’s not exactly planned in terms of ‘He’s getting rep three.’ Sometimes we’ll just say, ‘Get in there.’ Then he’s calling plays in front of veterans that have done it at a high level. I think that’s important.”

“He’s level-headed for sure, and I think that that’s one of his strengths,” rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart said of Mbow. “Because as a rookie you’re going to make mistakes, and there’s a lot of learning that you have to do, and I think that it’s kind of just shown his maturity. He makes a mistake, he doesn’t get flustered, he’s able to come back and answer. He’s been thrown into a lot of different situations … I know that he’s hungry, and he wants to do the best of what he does.”

Giants listening to their 340-pound voice inside | Giants.com

In addition to eating up double teams with his physical presence, Lawrence has been a sounding board for players like Brian Burns, an established veteran, and rookie Abdul Carter, the third overall pick in the draft. The All-American out of Penn State has Lawrence breathing down his neck – literally.

“He sits right behind me in the meeting room,” Carter said. “So I’m always talking with him trying to get better. He helps me a lot.”

NY Giants OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux Says Goals Provide Direction | SI.com

“I feel like if you don’t have any goals, you don’t have any direction. If you don’t have things set out for what you want to do, it’s hard to figure out what you’re going to do,” he said. “I like to set goals so that I can at least set a standard and say, ‘Am I playing to my standard?’ And that’s why I’ve added the film to back up not just the goals, but also the fact that you may not get 22 sacks. You may not get 100-and-something tackles, but if you fall somewhere in between that and then you have the film and the hard work and everything to back that up, then you can be considered still a top player.”

Thibs details what went wrong on his pre-draft trip to Florham Park

Every NFL Team’s Most Important Remaining Position Battle | Bleacher Report

New York Giants: No. 2 Cornerback.

Contenders: Deonte Banks, Cor’Dale Flott. The New York Giants have a surprising battle in the secondary between Banks, who’s a first-rounder from the 2023 draft, and Flott, who’s played in the slot and on the boundary in three years with the team. Flott has quad and knee injuries that sidelined him for the Giants’ Week 1 preseason matchup with the Buffalo Bills. Banks played through the first half of that contest, but he didn’t separate himself in the competition.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that certain claims made by former Dolphins coach (and current Vikings defensive coordinator) Brian Flores should not be sent to arbitration. In a 29-page ruling, the three-judge panel found that claims made by Flores against the Giants, Broncos, Texans, and the NFL should proceed in court.