Joe Schoen, Brian Daboll fates don’t have to be a Giants package deal

Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll came in together, both on five-year contracts. This does not mean they must or will go out together.

There is no doubt co-owner John Mara envisioned these two, hired in 2022, alongside each other for years to come, returning the Giants to their glory days, friends who worked together in Buffalo in assistant roles hitting a grander stage, with promotions and a bond that would be unshakeable. This vision grew even more vibrant after the debut season produced the first playoff victory in 11 years.

That vision is now quite blurry.

There is no rift between Schoen and Daboll. By all accounts, their behind-the-scenes relationship remains strong. They speak every day. There are honest conversations. There are the usual front office-coaching staff disagreements as to how the personnel is utilized, but Schoen is a believer in supporting the head coach, because the coach is the one in all the meetings and he knows the players better than the general manager knows them.