Shea Tierney never had any expectation of Giants OC promotion after Brian Daboll firing

Everything got turned upside down this week for Giants quarterbacks coach Shea Tierney.Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.

Brian Daboll — who has been Tierney’s superior since 2017 at Alabama, the Bills and the Giants — was fired as head coach, and Jameis Winston went from third-string quarterback to starter because Jaxson Dart is injured and Russell Wilson was demoted.“Miss him and love him,” Tierney said about Daboll.“Appreciate the opportunity he gave me.”Tierney was bypassed for offensive coordinator by interim head coach Mike Kafka, who chose instead to elevate tight ends coach Tim Kelly.

Kelly has called plays for the Texans and Titans.“I was happy for Tim.He has a lot of good experience doing it,” Tierney said.

“I don’t think there is ever any expectation [to be promoted] with anything like that.When these things happen, it’s, ‘What’s best for the team?’ ”The Giants are starting a third quarterback for the third time in Tierney’s four seasons in the post.“Getting Jameis ready to go — he’ll do a great job — and Russ has been awesome throughout this whole thing,” Tierney said.

“[Jameis’] energy, his focus, his detail, the experience, him singing and all that happens in the meeting room, that happens all the time.He gives energy to the other guys, he feeds off the other guys.”Dart, DL Chauncey Golston (neck), OG Evan Neal (hamstring), WR Darius Slayton (hamstring) and OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (shoulder) did not practice and will not play against the Packers.Safety Tyler Nubin (neck) and DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches (toe) are doubtful.That could be the entire inactive list unless someone goes on injured reserve, which is a possibility for Neal (zero snaps played this season).LB Bobby Okereke (shoulder) and CB Paulson Adebo (knee) are questionable after returning to practice.Dart was on the field during media-viewed stretching Friday, his first...