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On Monday, the New York Giants relieved head coach Brian Daboll of his duties. This didn’t come as a surprise to most after the team blew another double-digit lead, which dropped the 50-year-old head coach’s win-loss record to 20-40-1.
What was surprising was that ownership decided not to part ways with general manager Joe Schoen, who hired Daboll in January of 2022. Many felt the head coach and GM would have the same fate if the team’s struggles continued, but obviously that wasn’t the case.
“We feel like Joe has assembled a good young nucleus of talent, and we look forward to its development. Unfortunately, the results over the past three years have not been what any of us want. We take full responsibility for those results and look forward to the kind of success our fans expect.” President, CEO, and co-owner John Mara said in a statement shortly after the news broke on the firing of Daboll.
It’s obvious ownership has confidence in their 46-year-old general manager, and here are other takeaways from Schoen being retained as GM.
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John Mara also stated on Monday that Schoen will lead the search for the new head coach. If this holds true, you can expect Schoen to remain general manager through the 2027 season.
Even if the team struggles in 2026, it’s doubtful they would part ways with him after he just hired a new head coach. Parting ways with Schoen wouldn’t be ideal because if they hired a new GM, they’re going to want to hire their own head coach. As disastrous and dysfunctional as the franchise has been over the last decade, having three head coaches in three years would further erode the franchise’s credibility. There’s no way New York’s brass would let that happen.
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Despite the product that we’ve seen from the team on the field this season, ownership is pleased with the players Schoen has acquired and feels the issue has been their lack of development, which falls on the coaching staff.
Despite the team’s first-round swings and misses with Evan Neal and Deonte Banks, this did not deter Mara and Steve Tisch’s assessment of Schoen. Perhaps it’s the fact that he acquired a young nucleus of Jaxson Dart, Malik Nabers, Cam Skattebo, Theo Johnson, Brian Burns, and Abdul Carter, has the owners optimistic and feels a new coach will help develop the rest of the roster, and have them reach their full potential.
With Mike Kafka being named interim head coach, he’ll have command of the roster, and any player that may have been in Daboll’s doghouse will have a chance to play. One of the players that...
