‘Very intense’ Brian Daboll has learned to channel it, and be authentic

From “a son of a gun” to a coach who believes in relationships first, new Giants coach Brian Daboll has grown up

Brian Daboll was affable, funny and cooperative during his first press conference as head coach of the New York Giants. He even suggested, jokingly, at one point that we all bail on the festivities and go grab a beer. In short, he was a nice guy.

Co-owner John Mara noticed Daboll’s personality right away when Daboll interviewed for the job.

“It certainly made him likable right from the beginning,” Mara said at that introductory press conference. “I don’t know that I’d say we’ve never had a coach with that type of personality, but he seems like somebody that will be very easy to work…