> **Can the Giants retain some of their own?**
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> Internal evaluations of players change with a new regime. While Schoen remains, this is very clearly Harbaugh’s show now. The Giants have four primary starters set to hit free agency: Receiver **Wan’Dale Robinson,** tackle **Jermaine Eluemunor**, cornerback **Cor’Dale Flott** and linebacker **Micah McFadden**.
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> All four want to get paid. The markets for Robinson and Flott figure to be the highest. Will the Giants compete for them all? You figured that to be the case after the season, but there is a chance Harbaugh views each differently than **Brian Daboll** and Schoen did.
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> The combine will present the Giants with an opportunity to sit down with each player’s representatives to begin ironing out where their markets are and how eager New York is for a reunion.
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> **How effective is the Harbaugh-Schoen relationship?**
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> Things are peachy right now, or at least that is what every indication suggests. The two also have not faced any trial or tribulation. Harbaugh was focused on rounding out his staff and Schoen on scouting.
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> This is the first time it all comes together. They will evaluate players together. They will begin putting together a free-agent plan. They will figure out who they want to target and retain.
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> If the two survive this test together, a long-term partnership might work beyond the NFL draft.