The New York Giants suffered their 14th loss of the season on Sunday, the worst in a single season in the team’s history, capping one of the worst seasons in its history.
The Giants’ 20–13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles backups was only the team’s first loss of the week for a lot of supporters.
John Mara, the president of the New York franchise, declared on Monday that he will keep head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen, who were the main architects of the Giants’ current situation.
Even though the season’s outcomes have been disappointing, Mara added in the statement, “[Team Chairman Steve] Tisch and I remain confident in the process that Joe and Brian have implemented and their vision for our team.”
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mara stated that he anticipates a speedy recovery for Schoen and Daboll.
“I’ve almost run out of patience, so I’d better not take too long,” Mara replied.
Daboll and Schoen can be seen as victims of their own success.
In order to get more out of struggling quarterback Daniel Jones, New York hired Daboll in 2022 after he had previously served as offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills, where he was credited with helping to develop now-repeated MVP candidate Josh Allen.
And that is just what Daboll accomplished. He was significantly responsible for Jones’s finest season, which earned him Coach of the Year. The Giants had a 7-2 start to the 2022 season and even defeated the Minnesota Vikings in an away playoff game.
Schoen gave the quarterback a four-year, $160 million contract in 2023 as a reward for Daboll’s performance with Jones. The team’s issues started at that point.
Due to injury, Jones only appeared in six games during the previous season, and his performance on the field was subpar. In 2023, he only threw two touchdowns and six interceptions, recording the lowest passer rating and QBR of his career.
In addition to losing his quarterback magic, Daboll started to argue with his defensive coaching staff, and New York only managed six victories.
The Giants’ behind-the-scenes look at their roster choices from their appearance on HBO’s sHard Knocks this summer plagued the team for the entire season. According to the show, Schoen’s decision to not re-sign star running back Saquon Barkley was partly influenced by the sum of money New York had committed to Jones.
You’re spending forty million dollars on [Jones]. Schoen states, “It’s not to hand the ball off to a $12 million back,” when meeting with other front office staff.
Barkley earned the eighth-most rushing yards in a season after joining the Philadelphia Eagles. Less than two years into his new contract, Jones was cut after just ten games. Additionally, the Giants are 12-31-1 after their 7-2 start in 2022.
(Also on Hard Knocks, Mara is seen saying, “I’ll tell you that if Saquon goes to Philadelphia, I’ll have a hard time sleeping.”
Now, would keeping Barkley be the difference between a bad season and a fantastic one for New York? Most likely not. The Giants are positioned to address the quarterback position in the NFL draft in April, but they still need to resolve it.
Due in part to their late-season victory against the Indianapolis Colts, New York will have the third overall pick, meaning they may be able to draft quarterbacks like Shedeur Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes or Cam Ward of the Miami Hurricanes.
Keeping Daboll and Schoen around may make the Giants appear like geniuses if they can produce another signal-caller. (With receiver Malik Nabers, who shattered the franchise record for receptions in his first season, Schoen did get his 2024 first-round pick spot on.)
However, in a crucial offseason, can Daboll and Schoen, who appear to need to win now to save their positions, be trusted with the team’s long-term direction? They will need to do far better in the coming months than they have in the last two years.
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