{"id":522543,"date":"2025-11-13T18:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/522543\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:48:17","slug":"giants-shane-bowen-takes-his-share-of-blame-for-brian-dabolls-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/522543\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Shane Bowen takes his share of blame for Brian Daboll&#8217;s firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the most trying times, Brian Daboll resisted the public outcry to fire Shane Bowen.<\/p>\n<p>The embattled defensive coordinator returned the favor Thursday when he fell on the sword for the four defensive collapses that contributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/10\/sports\/inside-how-brian-dabolls-firing-went-down-and-why-giants-got-it-right\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daboll\u2019s firing on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a responsibility that falls on me,\u201d Bowen said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t been good enough defensively, particularly closing out games. Evaluating everything \u2013 scheme, personnel, different situations what we can do to continue to improve. We have to find ways to win these games and not give it up in the fourth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daboll hired Bowen after he was fired by the Titans along with head coach Mike Vrabel after the 2023 season and then retained him after last season despite Giants owner John Mara\u2019s harsh criticisms of the defense.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.45042493;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/11-02-25-san-francisco-114685246_300b40.jpg\" alt=\"In the most trying times, Brian Daboll resisted the public outcry to fire Shane Bowen.&#10;&#10;The embattled defensive coordinator returned the favor Thursday when he fell on the sword for the four defensive collapses that contributed to Daboll\u2019s firing earlier this week.&#10;&#10;&quot;There's a responsibility that falls on me,\u201d Bowen said. \u201cWe haven't been good enough defensively, particularly closing out games. Evaluating everything \u2013 scheme, personnel, different situations what we can do to continue to improve. We have to find ways to win these games and not give it up in the fourth.\u201d&#10;&#10;Daboll hired Bowen after he was fired by the Titans along with head coach Mike Vrabel after the 2023 season and then retained him after last season despite Giants owner John Mara\u2019s harsh criticisms of the defense.&#10;&#10;Bowen expressed his gratitude for Daboll and how he \u201ccan\u2019t say enough good things about him as a leader.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-37657615\"  \/>Shane Bowen and Brian Daboll on the Giants sidelines during a game against the 49ers. Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Bowen expressed his gratitude for Daboll and how he \u201ccan\u2019t say enough good things about him as a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the most trying times, Brian Daboll resisted the public outcry to fire Shane Bowen. 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