The Giants have a new head coach and, perhaps, a savior to resuscitate their dormant offense. 

They wasted no time Friday night, finishing up their interview process and then, mere hours later, announcing they had hired Brian Daboll, the former Bills offensive coordinator. That makes it a shuffle in from Buffalo for a Giants organization that a week earlier entrusted their entire football operation to new general manager Joe Schoen, a former Bills executive. 

As soon as Schoen was hired last week, his link with Daboll, based on their time together in Buffalo, made for a clear pathway for this next move. 

“Over the last four years, I have observed first-hand Brian’s strengths as a leader — he is an excellent communicator, intelligent, innovative, and hard working,’’ Schoen said. “Brian’s genuine and engaging personality is refreshing. He fosters relationships with the players and coaches around him. He is progressive in his vision and values collaboration, two of the attributes we think are essential.’’ 

Schoen added he is “thrilled to partner with Brian.’’ 

The Giants fired Joe Judge two days after the team finished this past season with a 4-13 record. They now are on their fifth head coach in the past eight years. The search process ended Friday with the in-person interview of Leslie Frazier, the Bills’ defensive coordinator. After that, the Giants’ brain trust huddled and it did not take long for Daboll to emerge as the winner. He was always going to be difficult to beat, given his relationship with Schoen and that his specialty — creating an offense and getting the most out of his quarterbacks — is exactly what the Giants have been lacking for several years. Daboll’s hiring should be a boon for Daniel Jones. 

Schoen made the recommendation and Daboll, 46, was approved by co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch. 

“It is an honor and a privilege to be named head coach of the New York Giants,” Daboll said. 

It sounds as if Daboll knows what he is stepping into. The Giants have gone 22-59 in their last four seasons. 

“I have a pretty good idea where our fan base’s feelings are right now, and I get it,’’ Daboll said. “I promise we will work our tails off to put a team on the field that you will be proud to support and give us the results we all want.” 

The Giants seriously considered Brian Flores, the former Dolphins head coach. Flores went 19-14 in his last two seasons, but clashed with the front office and created upheaval on his coaching staff. Those were strikes against him. 

The Giants need to rebuild their anemic offense — they averaged 15.2 points a game in 2021, 31st in the league. Daboll arrives as the leader of the entire team, of course, and must now prove he is ready for this ascension as he becomes a head coach for the first time at any level. He has been in the NFL since 2000, with a one-year tenure at Alabama. 

“In the end, it was obvious Brian has spent his career preparing for this moment,’’ Tisch said. 

“Brian has had tremendous experience in the NFL and has been part of multiple championship teams,’’ Mara said. “It is clear he used that experience to grow and develop into a dynamic leader, one that we are confident is the right fit as our head coach.” 

Daboll was one of six candidates to interview for the job. His strong relationship with Schoen, his acumen on the offensive side of the ball and his penchant for the “collaborative’’ environment Schoen wants to instill all worked in his favor. Schoen said he and the new head coach had to be “in lockstep.’’ 

Daboll also attracted strong interest from the Dolphins, who wanted to bring him in for a second interview next week. The Giants made sure Daboll would not be getting on a flight to Miami. 

Daboll grew up in the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca, played two years of football at Rochester and graduated with a degree in economics. He got his start in the NFL in 2000 as an assistant with the Patriots, the beginning of a well-traveled journey that took him to six different teams and two separate stints with Bill Belichick and the Patriots. He was the offensive coordinator for the Browns, Dolphins and Chiefs. He spent one year at Alabama, which won a national championship with Daboll as offensive coordinator. His big break came when Sean McDermott hired him to join the Bills in 2018. In his second year in Buffalo, Daboll was handed Josh Allen, and he helped develop a raw athlete into one of the best quarterbacks in the league. 

The other candidates for Giants head coach were Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, the Giants’ own defensive coordinator, Patrick Graham, and Frazier. 

“Brian was the first candidate we met with when we began our search,” Mara said, “and as we continued our conversations, it was clear that his approach to coaching and team building was what we are looking for moving forward with our team.’’