{"id":657097,"date":"2026-01-05T23:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/657097\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:37:14","slug":"joe-schoen-humbled-to-get-another-chance-to-right-giants-after-early-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/657097\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Schoen humbled to get another chance to right Giants after early ‘mistakes’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The two words Joe Schoen used to describe how he felt about remaining on the job as the general manager of the Giants were \u201chonored\u201d and \u201chumbled\u201d that co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch \u201callowed me to see this process through.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Schoen could have added \u201cfortunate\u201d and \u201crelieved\u201d that Mara and Tisch showed great patience with him, despite terrible results the past two seasons.<\/p>\n

Schoen will return for his fifth year running the entire football operation. Th is was affirmed Monday after ownership upheld what was stated Nov. 10, when head coach Brian Daboll was fired, that Schoen would stay on to lead the search for a new head coach. There was also the caveat that Schoen would be subject to a performance review after the season.<\/p>\n

That review did not lead to a dismissal after the Giants needed to win their last two games \u2014 breaking a nine-game losing streak to finish 4-13 a year after going 3-14.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2025 season has been deeply disappointing, and the results on the field have not lived up to the standard this organization and our fans expect,\u201d the co-owners said in a joint statement Monday. \u201cAs previously stated, Joe Schoen will remain our General Manager and continue to lead our football operations and the search for our next head coach. Continuity and stability in the front office is important to our progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in our young core of talent, which we can build around for future success.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"GiantsGiants GM Joe Schoen speaking to the media as the Giants players were cleaning out their lockers at the New York Giants training facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n

Unlike last year\u2019s team, this edition had rookie Jaxson Dart, who within the Giants building is widely considered to be their franchise quarterback<\/a>. Schoen expertly engineered a draft-day trade back up into the first round to get Dart with the No. 25 pick. Despite the meager results this past season, bringing Dart in was a boon for Schoen in the eyes of the decision-makers who went against public sentiment by keeping him aboard.<\/p>\n

The Giants are 22-45-1 in his five years, with one winning season and one playoff victory. They are 7-27 the past two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, early on I made mistakes,\u201d Schoen said, when asked why he believed he deserved to keep his job. \u201cI\u2019m fortunate to have great ownership here where you\u2019re allowed to stub your toe and try to course correct. Over the last couple of years, we\u2019ve been able to add a franchise quarterback. You\u2019ve been able to add a No. 1 receiver in Malik Nabers. The defensive line, the pass rushers. There are pieces in place that also make this an attractive job. Looking at where we\u2019re going, where the build is, what the plan is moving forward, and seeing the vision through is why I think that\u2019s the case.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Clearly, ownership believes the sad results are not entirely commensurate with the assembled talent on the roster.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Schoen said his preliminary contact with representatives has shown that head coach candidates \u201care excited about the opportunity here because of Jaxson Dart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"GiantsGiants quarterback Jaxson Dart speaking to the media as the Giants players were cleaning out their lockers at the New York Giants training facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n

Dart sounded excited Schoen will continue to try to build the Giants into a winner.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a ton of confidence in him,\u201d Dart said. \u201cIt\u2019s been great to have a relationship with him and build it. There\u2019s a lot of things to be excited for here. We\u2019re gonna take the right steps necessary to make sure we\u2019re in the best position we can be next year, and I have all the confidence in him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Receiver Wan\u2019Dale Robinson, set to become a free agent, was in Schoen\u2019s first draft class in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he can,\u2019\u2019 Robinson said of Schoen\u2019s ability to turn around the Giants\u2019 fortunes. \u201cHe\u2019s drafted some valuable pieces, brought in some good pieces. Obviously not every pick you make is going to be a hit. I feel he\u2019s drafted some good core pieces that should be around here for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schoen has compiled a list of head coach candidates<\/a> and that list will be shared with ownership.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\u201cCollectively we\u2019ll come up with who the next head coach of the New York Giants is going to be,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cUltimately, it\u2019s ownership\u2019s decision, but I imagine that\u2019s going to be a collaborative effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schoen does not anticipate losing any potential head coach because the candidate will not want to work with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalking to a lot of the representatives of potential head coaches, that has not come up one time and doesn\u2019t appear to be anything that\u2019s going to deter a coach from wanting to take this job,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cThere\u2019s actually the opposite. There\u2019s a lot of excitement for the opportunity. We have phenomenal ownership, the history of the team, and some of the young pieces that are in place along with some of the veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Giants must get this next hire right.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to get the right person to lead the franchise and, again, get us back to what the standard is,\u201d Schoen said. \u201cThat\u2019s competing for championships on a yearly basis.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The two words Joe Schoen used to describe how he felt about remaining on the job as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":657098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2067],"tags":[7,519,201,1917,56,2321,2469,6,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-657097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-giants","10":"tag-joe-schoen","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-giants","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkgiants","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115845126603362591","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}