On Monday, New York Giants co-owners William Mara and Steve Tisch sent out the following statement on the 2025 season and GM Joe Schoen:
“The 2025 season has been deeply disappointing, and the results on the field have not lived up to the standard this organization and our fans expect.
“As previously stated, Joe Schoen will remain our General Manager and continue to lead our football operations and the search for our next head coach. Continuity and stability in the front office is important to our progress.
“We believe in our young core of talent, which we can build around for future success.”
As announced after the firing of head coach Brian Daboll in November, Schoen will continue to lead the organization and lead the search for the team’s new head coach, which he is grateful and honored to do.
“I’ll start off by saying I’m honored and humbled that (President and Chief Executive Officer) John Mara and Steve Tisch (Executive Vice President, Chairman of the Board) allowed me to see this process through,” Schoen said on Monday. “To our fans, I understand the wins haven’t been what the expectation is. I’m fortunate enough to be tasked with getting the organization and the franchise back where it belongs. That’s the goal as we move forward. We’re going to start the search for the next head coach of the New York Giants. As soon as I leave here, that’s what we’re going to go start focusing on. We’re going to get the right person to lead the franchise and, again, get us back to what the standard is. That’s competing for championships on a yearly basis.”
During Schoen’s four seasons with the Giants, the team is 22-45-1, with one playoff appearance. In the last two seasons, New York has posted a combined 7-27 record, including a 4-13 mark in 2025.
As he prepares to help select the team’s next head coach, Schoen outlined the qualities he is looking for in a coach.
“The criteria for the next head coach, there’s several criteria that we’re going to look for, leadership being an important element in the head coaching world,” he said. “Football acumen will be important. Player development is very important, having a plan for player development. We have a young quarterback. It’s going to be important that there’s a plan in terms of (quarterback) Jaxson’s (Dart) development, holding people accountable, and communication. There’s a lot that goes into the head coach that can fall under that leadership element, but those are some of the characteristics that we’re going to be looking for in the next head coach.”
The Giants, who have the fifth pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, appear to have a franchise quarterback in Jaxson Dart, and Schoen believes that will make the head coaching job more appealing.
“Absolutely, absolutely,” he said. “From the people I’ve talked to, the consensus, there are a lot of potential head coaching candidates that are excited about the opportunity here because of Jaxson Dart.”
The Giants have some talent, and they probably should have been better than 3-14 in 2025. There are rumors that Schoen received an extension, which he neither confirmed nor denied, but it would appear he has to turn things around next season if he wants to keep his job.
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