The 33rd Team ranks Giants’ play-callers in middle of NFL pack

There is a lot of emphasis on play calling in the NFL these days. If you have a good one, you’re likely to go deep into the playoffs and possibly the Super Bowl often.

The 33rd Team ranked the NFL play callers in a recent post and the usual suspects topped the list: Kyle Shanahan of San Francisco, the Los Angeles Rams’ Sean McVay, and Andy Reid of Kansas City.

Where did the New York Giants’ duo of Brian Daboll and Mike Kafka fall? Right in the middle of the pack at No. 16.

Brian Daboll and Mike Kafka probably deserve to be higher on this list, I know. Daboll got Josh Allen rolling in Buffalo and got the most out of Daniel Jones in 2022. The way Daboll and Kafka crafted the New York Giants offense around Jones’ strengths — quarterback run game and quick passing — were phenomenal.

Unfortunately, all of that fell away in 2023. The offense added talent, but somehow got worse along the offensive line, which cratered the whole thing.

At their best, Daboll and Kafka are probably top-10. I just want to see it again after how disastrous last season was.

Derrik Klassen, a film analyst for The 33rd Team, fails to mention the rash of injuries the Giants suffered in both the quarterback and offensive line ranks.

The Giants were forced to rely on all three quarterbacks and went through over a dozen iterations along the offense line which clearly affected the playcalling.