With that established, I know a lot of folks are out for blood on the general manager. So, I’ll point out a couple things regarding Schoen. First, over the past four years, he has helped completely modernize the team’s football operation, building an entirely new scouting system, and draft room, and incorporating analytics and data, not just to support scouting, but also the coaching staff on game day. As a result, for the first time, the Giants’ entire football operation was working under one system, and ownership saw that as a promising step forward.
Second, Schoen’s experience in a similar situation before helps. He was in Miami when the Dolphins fired Joe Philbin four games into the 2015 season, and turned to Dan Campbell, who eventually had Zac Taylor and Lou Anarumo as his play-callers. There was regret in Miami that Campbell wasn’t given a longer look for ’16, given the fight he drew out of that ’15 team. So Schoen will know how to support Mike Kafka and secure the most thorough evaluation of whether the well-regarded interim is viable as a candidate for 2026. Now, does that guarantee anything for Schoen? It does not.