Three wins proved good enough for the New York Giants to bring back general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll for 2025.
Despite a 3-14 season and rumors of a change atop of the organization, Giants co-owners Steve Tisch and John Mara retained the team’s leadership on Monday.
“Now that our season is over, we felt it necessary to make this statement: Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll will continue in their respective roles with the organization,” Mara said in a statement. “As disappointing as the results of the season have been, Steve and I remain confident in the process that Joe and Brian have implemented and their vision for our team. We look forward to the future and achieving the results we all desire.”
Mara said later Monday that he spent hours meeting with Daboll and Schoen separately on Friday. It was a sitdown with Tisch on the same day when they decided to move forward with the coach and GM.
Their marching orders, Mara said, have a clear No. 1 priority: Finding the QB of the future.
“We came to the decision that staying with both of them is the best course of action for us right now. I think in Brian’s case, he was the Coach of the Year two years ago. That didn’t disappear all of a sudden. I still believe he can do that again,” Mara said.
“And in Joe’s case, I thought we had an outstanding draft class this year. I thought we had a really good free agency period,” Mara said. “I really like the staff that he’s put together and built. I think that they’re the right two guys to lead us going forward. I understand, believe me, that that’s not going to be the most popular decision in Giant land. But we believe it’s the right decision for us going forward. So, with that, I thought I’d come out and face the music and listen to your questions.”
New York moved on from quarterback Daniel Jones during the season and flipped between backups Tommy DeVito and Drew Lock throughout a losing streak that reached 10 games before a 45-33 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 29. That win bumped the Giants from the No. 1 overall draft pick before they ended the season on Sunday with a 20-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
DeVito is the only quarterback on the roster under contract for next season.
“It’s the most important position in football. So, that’s definitely important to any team in the NFL’s success,” Schoen said. “We’ll look at any avenue we can to upgrade the position.”
Daboll began his coaching career with a 7-2 record and the Giants reached the playoffs at 9-7-1 in 2022. But they fell to 6-11 in 2023 and opted not to re-sign running back Saquon Barkley in March 2024, when he landed with Philadelphia.
Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards and had 15 total touchdowns with the Eagles this season.
Daboll said that he has been in “constant communication with ownership,” and that he was thankful when learning Monday that he will return next season. Any potential changes to the staff, and whether Daboll will retain play-calling duties, will be discussed in the coming days.
“We have a lot of work to do. Obviously, 3-14 is not good enough,” he said. “When you only win three games, there’s a lot of things that need to be improved.
“I just found out we’re going to be able to stay. So, got a lot of work to do and that’s what we’re going to do.”
