The New York Giants appear prepared to move forward with general manager Joe Schoen at the controls despite one of the worst three-year stretches in franchise history, signaling ownershipâs inclination toward continuity rather than a full-scale overhaul.
According to multiple NFL insiders â including The Athleticâs Dan Duggan and NFL Networkâs Ian Rapoport â have indicated that the Giants ownership âprefersâ to keep Schoen in place heading into the offseason.
The move comes as Schoen prepares to steer the organization through a pivotal draft and head coaching search, even as fan frustration and external pressure mount after another disappointing campaign that saw the Giants once again be the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs.
Why Ownership Is Backing Stability Over Another Reset
Giants ownership has been burned too many times by abrupt regime changes over the past decade, and thereâs a growing belief inside the building that Schoenâs personnel plan still deserves runway. From the outside, the case looks shaky â a 12â38 record across the last three seasons offers little evidence of meaningful progress.
But internally, Schoen is credited with cleaning up the cap mess he inherited, modernizing scouting and analytics processes, and finally adding blue-chip upside at premium positions in a terrific 2025 NFL Draft. The administration views the current roster as more structurally sound than when he arrived, even if the win column hasnât reflected it yet.
Thereâs also the matter of organizational sequencing. The Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll and turned to Mike Kafka on an interim basis, but theyâve stopped short of detonating the front office â a strategic choice meant to avoid another total restart.
By maintaining Schoen as the anchor, ownership believes the next coaching hire will plug into an infrastructure with a defined identity, not a blank canvas. In short, they see continuity as the stabilizing force the franchise lacked through the post-Coughlin churn, and Schoen as the architect positioned to finish what he started.
How Schoenâs Return Could Shape The Giants’ Future
If Schoen remains in power â which current indications suggest â his fingerprints will define two critical decisions: selecting the next head coach and navigating a draft that may influence the Giants’ future for years to come.
Schoenâs vision will shape the coaching profile the Giants pursue: whether they chase a CEO-style leader to reset culture, an offensive mind to develop a young signal-caller, or a defensive tactician who can fix the issues that have been plaguing that side of the ball.
The expectation is that any candidate must align with Schoenâs roster-building philosophy, not challenge it â a dynamic that could narrow the field but create cleaner synergy. The draft looms just as large. With the Giants near the top of the board again, Schoenâs evaluation of talent will be scrutinized more aggressively than at any point in his tenure.
Whether New York selects a premium defender, pairs Malik Nabers with another home run threat at receiver, or trades back to accumulate capital will reflect Schoenâs long-term map â and could ultimately determine whether ownershipâs patience was justified. For now, he has the runway. But the decisions ahead will either validate that trust or exhaust it once and for all.
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