{"id":71655,"date":"2025-05-23T01:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/71655\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T01:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:37:20","slug":"how-joe-schoen-and-brian-daboll-can-survive-another-losing-season-with-new-york-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/71655\/","title":{"rendered":"How Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll can survive another losing season with New York Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NFL-Preseason-New-York-Jets-at-New-York-Giants-21282560.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"NFL: Preseason-New York Jets at New York Giants\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" lazyload=\"eager\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>With training camp two months away, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/new-york-giants\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">New York Giants<\/a> roster is significantly better than it was at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>General manager <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/joe-schoen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Joe Schoen<\/a> made massive upgrades at key positions via free agency and the draft, which has people inside the Giants organization excited.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the improved roster, most are predicting the team will finish third or last in the division and have another losing campaign. If that happens, it would be the third time in four years under Schoen and head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/brian-daboll\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Brian Daboll<\/a> that the franchise finished below .500. Based on what happened last season, most would think that spells the end for the duo.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not necessarily the case. Here\u2019s how Schoen and Daboll can keep their jobs, even with another losing season.<\/p>\n<p>Show steady improvement as season progresses<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Syndication-The-Record-24334144-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"Syndication: The Record\" class=\"wp-image-1305784\"  \/>Credit: Julian Leshay Guadalupe\/NorthJersey.com \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The Giants schedule is brutal, especially with six of their first eight games against playoff teams from last season. That includes two games against the reigning Super Bowl champion <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/philadelphia-eagles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> and the team they defeated in the Super Bowl, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule eases up in the second half as they face only four playoff teams from last season over their final nine games. If the team has a strong finish, ownership may retain their general manager and head coach despite a losing record.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid getting swept in the NFC East<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NFL-New-York-Giants-at-Dallas-Cowboys-24869924-788x526.jpg\" alt=\"NFL: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys\" class=\"wp-image-1305785\"  \/>Credit: Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>One reason the Giants have struggled over recent years is their inability to defeat their fiercest rivals in Dallas and Philadelphia. The Giants haven\u2019t defeated a <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/dak-prescott\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Dak Prescott<\/a>-led <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/dallas-cowboys\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Cowboys<\/a> team since 2016, and they haven\u2019t won in Philadelphia since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Including the Eagles\u2019 38-7 thrashing of the Giants in the 2022 Divisional Round, the team is 1-12 against Philadelphia and Dallas in the Schoen\/Daboll era. Last season, they were even swept by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/washington-commanders\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Washington Commanders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If the team can win a couple of divisional games this season and go at least 3-3 in the NFC East, it will signal that things are moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Jaxson Dart shows promise in his rookie season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NFL-New-York-Giants-Rookie-Minicamp-26142175-788x582.jpg\" alt=\"NFL: New York Giants Rookie Minicamp\" class=\"wp-image-1305787\"  \/>Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Aside from winning games, the most important task for the Giants in 2025 is developing <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/jaxson-dart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Jaxson Dart<\/a>. The team traded back in the first round to take him with the 25th overall pick because they believe he\u2019s the right quarterback to bring the franchise back to prominence.<\/p>\n<p>Learning from <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/russell-wilson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Russell Wilson<\/a> will help his progression, but if the team falls out of playoff contention, it\u2019s not a matter of if Dart sees the field this season \u2014 it\u2019s when. Ideally, the team would want him to make his first start at home with crowd support, then make steady progress in each start.<\/p>\n<p>The goal by season\u2019s end is for the franchise to be confident that Dart is ready to be the starter for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>No dissension in locker room and facility<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NFL-New-York-Giants-Rookie-Minicamp-26141461-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"NFL: New York Giants Rookie Minicamp\" class=\"wp-image-1305789\"  \/>Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>At times last season, it seemed Daboll may have lost the locker room as players voiced frustration with the team\u2019s direction. There were also rumors that Daboll\u2019s personality was rubbing some people in the organization the wrong way.<\/p>\n<p>This was a bad look for Daboll, especially after his fallout with defensive coordinator Wink Martindale led to their parting ways shortly after the 2023 season ended. If there isn\u2019t inner turmoil surrounding the head coach this season, it will signal he hasn\u2019t lost the locker room and put to rest rumors about organizational conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With training camp two months away, the New York Giants roster is significantly better than it was at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[200,7,519,201,1917,56,2321,2469,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-71655","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-brian-daboll","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-giants","11":"tag-joe-schoen","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-giants","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkgiants","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114554591341426997","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71655","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=71655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}