Giants’ John Mara warns Brian Daboll can go ‘from Bono to Bozo’

New York Giants co-owner John Mara has delivered a humorous but severe warning to move coach Brian Daboll this spring. 

“We child him,” Mara mentioned about Daboll throughout an look on SiriusXM NFL Radio, per ESPN and Kevin Patra of the NFL’s web site. “I imply, proper now he’s Bono strolling round New York Metropolis. However I’ve advised him — I’ve mentioned: ‘On this enterprise, it doesn’t take lengthy to go from Bono to Bozo. So don’t get your head too massive proper now.’ However he has been nice.”

Mara is correct about Daboll being a rock star amongst passionate Giants followers. In his first season after accepting the job in January 2022, Daboll helped New York evolve into one of many league’s optimistic surprises and a membership that went 9-7-1 en path to incomes a playoff berth. Daboll then guided the Giants to a postseason victory on the Minnesota Vikings this previous January. 

Maybe simply as importantly, Daboll molded Daniel Jones into the kind of quarterback Mara and others imagine can take the Giants again to a minimum of a Tremendous Bowl look. Forward of free company, the Giants and Jones agreed to a four-year contract that could possibly be value as much as $160M.

Daboll additionally went viral on a number of events this previous fall for greeting supporters whereas having fun with victory cigars after wins: