Brian Daboll vs. Wink Martindale: Inside the Giants coaches’ messy divorce

The relationship between New York Giants coach Brian Daboll and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale came to an explosive end Monday, less than 24 hours after the team finished a disappointing 6-11 season. Neither side looked good as details emerged about the final hours of their partnership, with Daboll’s firing of Martindale’s two most trusted assistants, Kevin and Drew Wilkins, and Martindale’s responding by saying, “F— you” and storming out of the room, according to team sources granted anonymity by The Athletic because they are not authorized to discuss the situation publicly. “On game day, he’s a madman,” one team source said. “It’s to the point where you’ve got to take your headsets off or take one ear off,” another team source said. “When it’s not going good, it compounds.” Most observers believed the Giants’ misery this season started with their 40-0 Week 1 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in front of a national audience on “Sunday Night Football.” But a team source said there was an extraordinary amount of tension on the sideline during the Giants’ preseason opener in Detroit.