The Giants are making a critical mistake after firing Brian Daboll – and it could hold back the franchise further
The New York Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll, and they need to be smart about handling Joe Schoen
The New York Giants decided to fire head coach Brian Daboll amid their 2-8 season after a 24-20 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 10.
Per a statement from the Giants, the team is choosing to keep general manager Joe Schoen and will allow him to be the one responsible for finding a new head coach.
“We feel like Joe has assembled a good young nucleus of talent, and we look forward to its development,” the statement read, “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.”
While the Giants may feel the issues were mainly coaching related, it will be a huge mistake if they let Schoen continue to be the general manager.
The Giants must also fire Joe Schoen
Firing Daboll was obvious, given the team’s current state and the recurring issues plaguing the franchise on the field. The Giants’ ownership needs to take a critical look at the roster and realize that keeping Schoen will only hold this team back further.
Schoen is not a general manager who has earned the right to be the architect of this team in the future. This is not a circumstance in which Schoen built an elite team that was underperforming. He has consistently swung and missed on crucial free agent and draft decisions that have held the team back.
We must legitimately ask ourselves, what has Schoen done that has set this team up for long term success? His track record as a drafter built a roster with no depth in four years. His free agent moves resulted in losing one of the most talented running backs of all time.
Let’s look back at Schoen’s draft history since 2022. His notable misses include offensive lineman Evan Neal (7th overall in 2022), cornerback Deonte Banks (24th overall in 2023), wide receiver Jaylin Hyatt (73rd overall in 2023), and safety Tyler Nubin (47th overall in 2024).
To his credit, his selections of wide receiver Malik Nabers, pass rusher Abdul Carter, and quarterback Jaxson Dart have become integral pieces of the team. However, the top franchises in the NFL have a much higher success rate of turning first-round picks into high-level starters and day three selections into key role players. Neither has been the case under Schoen.
Right now, this team lacks the cornerback talent necessary to field a competent pass defense, the depth at defensive tackle and linebacker to stop the run, the offensive line to produce a capable rushing attack, and the receivers to generate threatening pass production. The inability to find value with later picks at those positions is the result of poor drafting.
The most egregious failure by Schoen was his handling of star running back Saquon Barkley and his decision to give quarterback Daniel Jones a gigantic extension. Barkley left to join the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024 and won a Super Bowl during a historic season.
Jones signed a four-year, $160 million contract in 2023 after the team reached the playoffs. He then played atrociously without Barkley and was later released. While Jones has played better with the Indianapolis Colts this season, it was clear at this time that his success in 2023 was due to Barkley’s dominance. And if anything, the performance of Jonathan Taylor proves he needs an elite rushing attack to help him reach his potential. If the intnetion was to keep Jones, they should have held onto Barkley as well.
Schoen has a lot left to prove because the current state of the roster is not that of a championship caliber team that just needs the right coach. Most importantly it could be dangerous to allow someone who has struggled with making the right decisions to be responsible for deciding who the next head coach is.
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