Brian Daboll Reveals Why He's Sticking with Tommy DeVito at Quarterback

As one of two healthy quarterbacks on the roster who's been here the longest, DeVito, in the opinion of head coach Brian Daboll, gives the team its best chance to win.

Despite having his share of struggles in last week's blowout loss to the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito doesn't have to worry about getting the hook from head coach Brian Daboll, at least not this week.

"I think he's a good young quarterback to work with. Try to improve him this week from last week," Daboll said Wednesday.

Truthfully, the Giants don't have a lot of options at the position. They could turn the reins over to veteran Matt Barkley, who spent three years with Daboll in Buffalo when the Giants head coach was the Bills' offensive coordinator. 

But in a lost season with nothing to play for, Daboll, although he wouldn't come right out and say it, seems to have shifted a focus on seeing what some of his younger players on the roster are capable of doing, DeVito included.

"He's done a good job improving," Daboll said. 

Last week, DeVito, in his NFL starting debut, finished 14 of 27 for 86 yards, two touchdowns (both in garbage time), and an interception. He also rushed for 41 yards on seven carries.

DeVito said the game has started to slow down for him. "Yeah, for sure. I think it happened in the Raiders game. The second half of the Raiders game is when it really slowed down but like I said, I feel good. Every week, every snap, everything that gets under my belt, it’s all positives."

The game plan with Devito appeared to get the ball out of his hands quickly, but that was thwarted when the Giants' offense was backed up in its own end zone on its first couple of possessions.  

Despite getting much help from his supporting cast, DeVito also had his bumps. He had one interception dropped, missed a handful of easy throws, underthrew receiver Jalin Hyatt deep into triple coverage, and showed an inability to make plays.

Whenever he broke the pocket, he simply tucked it in rather than attempt to make a play with his arm. He continued showing a poor feel in the pocket and never seemed eager to move off his initial read.  

Although the 17 points he led the Giants offense to were the second most scored by the team this year, DeVito did not make a play when it mattered, his production coming in garbage time.

That all said, Daboll believes that DeVito, as of right now, gives them the best chance to win games.

"He's a young player, a young quarterback," Daboll said. "We'll see if we can get him better this week than he was last week."

DeVito is appreciative of that support from his head coach.

"Yeah, I appreciate it," DeVito said. "I tried to earn that throughout OTA’s, camp and throughout the preseason. I’m going to continue to try to do that and try to live up to that standard and exceed that standard."

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