Ralph Vacchiano
NFC East Reporter
Joe Schoen has always known it would take more than a couple of years to completely fix the mess he inherited. And he was never fooled by the New York Giants’ surprise run to the playoffs last season. He knew he would have to be patient.
He believes the Giants owners know they have to be patient, too.
And despite a series of quick hooks with coaches and general managers over the past six years, it appears that they actually will be. Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch are “on board” with Schoen’s “big picture” plan and the idea that it will take time for him and head coach Brian Daboll to build a contender, the general manager said on Monday. And multiple team sources told FOX Sports there is no indication that either Schoen or Daboll are in danger of being fired, despite the disappointment over their 4-8 record as their bye week begins.
Of course, there were plenty of people who thought each of the Giants’ three previous coaches were safe heading into December of their second seasons too, and all three — Ben McAdoo, Pat Shurmur and Joe Judge — ended up fired. And both Mara and Tisch have been conspicuously silent this season, keeping whatever thoughts they have about their new braintrust to themselves.
But Schoen remains a believer that his bosses are believers in his vision and the fact that he and his hand-picked coach are on the right path.
“Yeah, absolutely. They’re on board with it,” Schoen said. “As much as it hurts to go through this, there are a lot of young players that are getting valuable experience. Another offseason, another draft, we will continue to build it. The communication is very helpful. The fact that John Mara is here on a daily basis, we can explain the ‘why’ — why we’re doing things, how we’re going to do them. They’re in the loop and they’re on board.”
Schoen’s job was likely never going to be in danger because the Giants have a long history…
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