Irked Brian Daboll Says “Merry Christmas” Before Giving a Bunch of One-Sentence Answers

Brian Daboll’s postgame media session had a great start:

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I like how he angrily puts the papers down on the podium before grabbing the mic and then saying “Merry Christmas, by the way.”

The entire session was basically just one-sentence or brief answers. It’s pretty good. Here’s the whole transcript:

On the quarterback switch:

“Just tried to spark the team. I don’t really have anything else to add to that. I just did it to try to spark the team.”

On if the change did spark the team:

“I don’t mention plays, I mean – we started out the second half well. Obviously, the kickoff return had an interception for the touchdown. I thought he made a great play. Had a slant route to [Giants WR Darius Slayton], but that was the reason for it.

On what wasn’t working in the first half:

“We weren’t scoring any points. We were one for eight on third down.”

On the mechanics of the spike:

“He went down. You know, he fought his way to get back and stay in. Would have been a touchdown if he’d run off.”

On the quarterback position for the final two games:

“I’m just worried about tonight here. We’ll talk about that here this week.”

On saying Giants QB Tommy DeVito had earned his start:

“So, I made a spark. I don’t really have anything else to add about it right now. I made a change to try to make a spark.”

On Eagles RB D’Andre Swift’s performance:

“He’s a good player. He made some really good plays, some cutback plays, some bounce-off plays. We talked about him before the game. He’s a good football player. He played well, I’ll give them credit. Came down to the end.”

On getting riled up:

“Because it was a competitive game. You don’t like to lose.”

On the false start on Giants C John Michael Schmitz Jr.:

“You can ask those guys.”

On what the refs said about the false start:

“Yeah, you can ask the refs.”

On the one foot down in the first half:

“I’d say, any official questions, you can ask those guys.”

On Giants LB Bobby Okereke’s play:

“Yeah, I mean, they got a field goal out of it, so it was good they got a field goal, not a touchdown.”

On the difference between Giants QB Tommy DeVito and QB Tyrod Taylor:

“I’d have to look at the tape.”

On if he was worried about the second half:

“Worried at halftime? It’s a 60-minute game.”

On how it feels to lose to the Eagles again:

“Competitive game. Give them credit.”

On Giants TE Darren Waller’s injury:

“I’ll have to talk to the trainers.”

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