Giants players grade Brian Daboll, training staff high in NFLPA poll

The New York Giants may have been one of the worst teams on the field over the last decade, but off the field, they’re still one of the league’s top franchises to play for.

In the latest tNFLPA Team Report Card release, the Giants finished among the top teams in a poll of 1,300 players who provided information about their current clubs.

The Giants were ranked 13th in the NFL, scoring an overall grade of B+.

The eight categories included in the poll were: treatment of families, nutrition, weight room, strength staff, training room, training staff, team travel, and locker room.

The Giants were rated highly across the board with their training staff leading the way with a top grade of A+. They also finished in the top 10 in treatment of families (B+, 5th), food service/nutrition (B+, 8th), training room (B+, 5th), and team travel (A-, 9th).

Their worst grade was in the area of strength coaches (B+, 28th) followed by weight room (B, 13th) and locker room (B, 14th).

The Giants apparently knew that there were issues in the strength and conditioning ranks last year. Craig Fitzgerald left and was replaced last month by Frank Piraino.

To be clear, the locker room category is not about morale but the physical room itself. 92 percent of the Giants players feel they have sufficient, functional space in the locker room.

The training staff was rated the highest in the NFL.

One of the most well-respected training staffs in the league. The players feel like they significantly add to their personal success.

Team travel was also a key area. 95 percent of players feel like they have enough room to ‘spread out’ with a “good amount of first-class seats.” They also have no roommates on the road.