Do you agree with Joe Schoen?
New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen met with reporters on Tuesday and the exec explained why he thinks the Giants' open coaching job will be highly coveted.
New York will be hiring a new head coach this offseason after firing Brian Daboll. Mike Kafka, the current interim coach, will get a chance to be hired as the head coach.
"OK, you have a young quarterback," Schoen wrote. "He's shown that he's played at a pretty good level. We've got a No. 1 receiver who had a historical rookie season. They've got a left tackle. They've got a left guard. They've got a center coming back. They've got a young running back room. [Tight end] Theo Johnson was showing very good flashes this year. That side [of the] ball, there's some pieces in place to build around.
"Defensively, there's pass rush, there's Dexter Lawrence, there's some pieces in the secondary. So when you look at it individually, are there pieces? Yes, but we've got to come together collectively as a group, and there's 11 guys on the field that need to be doing the same thing. They need to be on the same page. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to do that. That starts with me. That's what we have to figure out. It's not just talent."
The Giants are 2-11 on the season. They were the first team to get eliminated from the 2025 NFL playoffs.
The good news? New York won't have to draft a QB in the first round of the 2026 draft, as Jaxson Dart has played well this season and looks to be a future star in the league.
"We're at two wins," Schoen said. "Got to do better. We're not there. ... I'll just say this, nobody's perfect and the chance of me batting 1.000 are gone. I've made mistakes. OK, everybody's going to make mistakes. And we're going to get some things right. As long as you're learning from those mistakes and you reflect on the process in place and where you went wrong and you continue to get better, that's what is most important.
"I'm better today than I was four years ago when I took this job. And a year from now, God willing I'm standing here, I'm going to be better than I am today. That's all I can do."
The Giants are not expected to fire Schoen. Let's see what he does this offseason to improve the team around Dart.