When the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants square off tonight for the right to participate in next weekend’s NFC championship game, the game will carry a bit of local flavor for those of us here in Western New York. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and Giants head coach Brian Daboll both have ties to the area; Sirianni was born in Jamestown and attended Southwestern, while Daboll attended St. Francis and also went to college at the University of Rochester.
Daboll, the former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator in his first year as the Giants’ head coach, has turned a lot of heads in navigating a roster on the verge of being overhauled to the playoffs.