Are the Giants chasing an outlier in retaining Joe Schoen?<\/p>\n
There’s been 57 GM’s\/Head Executives to be fired in 4 years or less who started in the 21st century & 21 GM’s to get a 5th year with less than 30 wins in 21st century<\/p>\n
Lets look at the 21 (6 were in playoffs in year 4)\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n There are plenty of reasons for New York Giants<\/a> fans to be down on general manager Joe Schoen. When it was announced that Schoen would be leading the search for the team’s next head coach rather than packing his bags after three disgraceful seasons, there was a collective moan.<\/p>\n The Giants, after going 9-7-1 in Scheon’s first season at the helm, have become the worst team in football (12-38) since then, firing head coach Brian Daboll this November, only to continue to spiral downward.<\/p>\n Schoen somehow managed to keep his job, despite his list of failures growing longer by the hour. This week, it was illustrated how lucky Schoen was to keep his job.<\/p>\n Schoen’s tenure can be summed up by three massive whiffs at the draft table: Offensive tackle Evan Neal, cornerback Deonte Banks, and wide receiver Jalin Hyatt, all players who have been basically useless in their time here.<\/p>\n Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post<\/a> recently outlined how Schoen missed badly on all three players and then doubled down on them, further deepening the embarrassment.<\/p>\n OL Evan Neal<\/p>\n Neal (6-foot-7, 340 pounds) was a “can’t miss” prospect from Alabama whom the Giants took seventh overall in 2022. He never could handle the speed rush and rarely had a full consecutive 60 minutes of success on the field.<\/p>\n Neal, who did not see the field even when he was healthy this season, will thankfully be gone after this week. The Giants, naturally, did not pick up his fifth-year option for 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cHe hasn\u2019t improved at all, and you don\u2019t see any real desire to get better with his hand usage, footwork, or technique,\u201d a scout told Dunleavy. \u201cWhatever you thought he was in college, that\u2019s what he still is — or worse.\u201d<\/p>\n It’s a shame, because the Giants really needed to hit on Neal. The switch from tackle to guard was also a failure. Another team could tap into his potential.<\/p>\n \u201cHe looks the part, but he\u2019s not an NFL player,\u201d one coach said<\/a>. \u201cHe had the tape at Alabama and the vision of athleticism \u2014 he was lower for most coaches\u2019 rankings than he was on most draft boards — but he doesn\u2019t want to bend his knees because it\u2019s hard. If he saved his money, he will be out of the league in two years.\u201d<\/p>\n CB Deonte Banks<\/p>\n Banks was also a first-round pick, but was not a slam dunk. Schoen traded up one spot in the first round in 2023, from No. 25 to No. 24, to grab Banks, a physically gifted player out of Maryland. Schoen also included a fifth- and a seventh-round pick in the deal to move up one spot.<\/p>\n He might have been the only GM who thought that highly of Banks, a player who did not take his role as a professional seriously enough and got himself benched. He is still a liability in space, and his main function at the moment is that of a kick returner.<\/p>\n Banks’ 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown last week is not enough for the fans to forget he is the guy who didn’t give a full effort on many plays and was godawful in single coverage.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you put him in coverage where he doesn\u2019t have to think too much and let him use his physical gifts to mirror receivers, you have your No. 3 or No. 4 cornerback,\u201d a pro scout said<\/a>, \u201cwith dynamic return ability.\u201dA “No. 3 or No. 4 cornerback” who cost them three draft picks. But, by all means, please let Schoen keep running personnel.<\/p>\n WR Jalin Hyatt<\/p>\n Hyatt is perhaps the biggest mystery. A third-round pick Schoen moved up for in 2023, costing him an additional fourth-rounder, has done basically nothing as a Giant. He is a straight-line speedster with little value other than to stretch a defense. The issue is, he isn’t really good at that, either.<\/p>\n