The New York Giants are standing by their leadership despite a disappointing 3-14 season, announcing that general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll will return for the 2025 campaign. In a statement Monday, team president John Mara expressed ongoing confidence in the duo’s long-term vision and process.
Mara Backs Schoen and Daboll
While acknowledging the Giants’ dismal results in 2024, Mara emphasized his faith in the foundation Schoen and Daboll are building:
“As disappointing as the results of the season have been, [team chairman Steve] Tisch 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 the result we all desire.”
Back-to-Back Losing Seasons
The vote of confidence comes after the Giants limped to a franchise-worst .176 winning percentage, continuing their downward spiral from a 6-11 record the previous year. Daboll, the 2022 Coach of the Year, faced turmoil in his second season, clashing with defensive coordinator Wink Martindale and reshuffling his staff.
- 2022: Made playoffs, won Wild Card game
- 2023: 6-11 record
- 2024: 3-14 record, franchise-record 10-game losing streak
Players Crave Stability
Giants standout Brian Burns voiced support for keeping the regime intact, highlighting the importance of organizational stability in the face of adversity:
“Do I want [a new coach]? Not really. I would like some stability. I would like [Daboll] and Joe and everybody to stay so we can get rolling next year without having to start a whole new regime and a whole new everything.”
– Brian Burns, Giants linebacker
Pivotal Offseason Ahead
With Schoen and Daboll now assured of another year, the pressure is on to rebuild the roster and evaluate young talent. The Giants hold a pair of first-round picks in the upcoming draft, offering a chance to inject much-needed playmaking ability.
Still, questions linger about whether the current brain trust can engineer a rapid turnaround. Back-to-back losing seasons have eroded the optimism that surrounded their playoff run in 2022, with the team showing little progress since.
As the Giants look ahead to 2025, Schoen and Daboll find themselves under immense scrutiny to prove their long-term plan can yield results. With a restless fanbase and legacy franchise hungry for a return to contention, the clock is ticking on their attempt to restore the Giants to glory.
