Brian Daboll didn’t feel the need to elaborate or go any further.
When asked if he had a potential quarterback controversy, the Giants’ head coach only needed one word.
“No,” Daboll said on a Zoom call Monday morning.
Daboll shot down any notion that he will start Tyrod Taylor next week even if Daniel Jones is healthy.
Jones missed the Giants’ 14-9 “Sunday Night Football” loss to the Bills with a neck injury he suffered during the team’s Week 5 loss to the Dolphins.
Taylor played in Jones’ place against Buffalo, with mixed results.
Taylor completed 24 of 36 passes for 200 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions.
He committed a costly blunder in the closing seconds of the first half, however, changing a pass play to a run play with the team not owning a timeout, dooming the Giants as Saquon Barkley’s run from the 1-yard line came up short and allowed the clock to expire.
Daboll did not have any updates Monday on Jones’ neck.
Rookie receiver Jalin Hyatt, whom the team traded up to draft in the third round, played 56 offensive snaps (72.7 percent) in Sunday’s loss, by far his most of the season.
He also finished with a season-high four targets, which he turned into three catches for 21 yards.
Daboll shortened his receiver rotation in the loss, and indicated Monday the team’s younger receivers, particularly Hyatt and second-year Wan’Dale Robinson, will keep seeing increased playing time.
“They’re young, so you’ve got to play them to develop them, too,” Daboll said. “The more reps they have, the more experience they’ll get, the more developed they’ll get. … Two obviously young, young players in this league. In that position, you’ve got to play some to gain experience and to gain development.”
Daboll took the high road on a blown call against the Giants.
Right tackle Evan Neal was called for ineligible man downfield during the second quarter in Sunday’s loss, negating a 43-yard catch by Hyatt.
Replay shows Neal was still engaged in his block, however.
Rules allow ineligible players to be more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage before a pass is thrown if they are still actively engaged in a block that began legally.
“I’ve seen it,” Daboll said bluntly on Monday. “It’s what they called.”
The Giants subsequently went three-and-out and punted.
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