Joe Schoen's Job Security as Giants GM Questioned by NFL Insider After Daboll Firing

The New York Giants' decision to fire Brian Daboll after Sunday's Week 10 loss to the Chicago Bears has raised some questions about the long-term job security of general manager Joe Schoen.

The Giants announced Monday that Schoen "remains in his position as general manager and will lead the search for a new head coach."

The Athletic's Ian O'Connor wrote Tuesday, however, he doesn't "believe Joe Schoen is certain to be Giants GM next year."

"They needed someone to get things going on the search, especially with John Mara dealing with his illness," O'Connor wrote. "Ownership will make the final call on the coach in January, when I'd expect Schoen to be reviewed again."

Giants president and CEO John Mara announced on Sept. 29 he was receiving treatment following a cancer diagnosis.

Mara said when Daboll was fired the Giants "feel like Joe has assembled a good young nucleus of talent, and we look forward to its development."

"Unfortunately, the results over the past three years have not been what any of us want," Mara said. "We take full responsibility for those results and look forward to the kind of success our fans expect."

Schoen and Daboll were hired by the Giants one week apart in 2022. Daboll had spent the four previous seasons as offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills, where Schoen was working as assistant general manager.

The Giants have since gone 20-40-1, although following the Week 10 loss multiple reports indicated team leadership didn't see Schoen and Daboll as equally responsible.

SNY's Connor Hughes reported Monday he didn't "get the sense that Joe Schoen's seat is particularly hot" and that the Giants still hold him "in high regard" internally.

Fox Sports' Ralph Vacchiano meanwhile reported that "the sense I've gotten over the last few weeks is that Schoen is a lot safer than people on the outside think."

Those reports could indicate the Giants saw Daboll's player development as a larger problem than Schoen's roster management.

Schoen signed former Giants quarterback Daniel Jones in 2023 to a four-year, $160 million contract, only to cut him and saddle his franchise millions in dead cap just over a year later. Jones' subsequent success with the Indianapolis Colts has since raised questions about the role coaching played in his struggles in New York.

The Giants are now attempting to develop their next quarterback in rookie Jaxson Dart. Gary Myers previously reported that Daboll was high enough on Dart in the 2025 draft he was willing to take him in Abdul Carter's place at No. 3.

Since making stepping in as starter ahead of Week 4, however, Dart took 21 sacks in nine games prior to exiting the Week 10 loss with a concussion.

Whether interim head coach Mike Kafka is able to protect Dart enough to give him a better shot at success going forward could potentially play a role in how the Giants view Schoen's tenure when re-evaluating his status in two months.