The Giants have hired former Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen as their new GM, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter). Now, per a press release from the team, Schoen has been officially tapped as Dave Gettleman‘s replacement.
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“We are pleased and proud to name Joe as our general manager,” said Giants president John Mara. “Throughout our search, Joe impressed us with his ability to communicate a progressive and comprehensive vision for our team. His philosophy and collaborative approach to building a roster and coaching staff align with what we were looking for in a general manager.”
The Giants spoke with at least nine candidates during their search, before narrowing the field to three finalists: Schoen, 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters, and Chiefs executive Ryan Poles. This morning, the Giants informed Peters and Poles that they will be hiring someone else (Twitter link via Schefter) — that someone was Schoen.
“Steve [Tisch] and I were both impressed with all nine candidates,” Mara said, via the team’s press release. “We came away from this process feeling like all nine will be a general manager in this league at some point. We just felt like Joe was the right fit at the right time for us.”
Schoen, 42, has spent the past five seasons as an assistant under current GM Brandon Beane, who has a relationship with Schoen dating back to 2001 when he was the GM of the Panthers. The turnaround in Buffalo over the past few years, and Schoen’s role in that process, earned him plenty of GM interest. In addition to the G-Men, the Bears were also high on him, but they’ll have to look elsewhere.
“[Schoen is] going to be a GM,” Beane told The Athletic back in 2019. “The thing about him is that he’s smart enough to know that he’s still learning and growing, and he’s trying to get stronger at his craft. He wants to be totally ready when he gets in there.”
“Instead of just rushing to the seat and then trying to figure it out, Joe’s that guy that he wants to have all the answers to the test before he goes and sits down. Very few people are like that. There’s so many people in this business that are just trying to get into that head coach seat, that GM seat, and maybe they’re not ready for it. I have no doubt he’s going to be ready for it. He’s a great communicator. He understands people. You’re not going to outwork him.”
With Schoen at the helm, Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll may have a leg up in the Giants’ head coaching search. It’s also worth noting that Giants ownership was high on Daboll, even before Schoen got the job today. Cowboys DC Dan Quinn and ex-Dolphins head coach Brian Flores are also expected to garner serious consideration.
First my mets make the right moves bringing in professionals to run and manage the team in Showalter amd eppler and now my giants with schoen and most likely daboll. Really happy about this. With a great draft and smart free agency we can have a shot at the playoffs next year
As long as Daniel Jones is the QB, the Giants will not sniff the postseason
I know everyone thinks it’s Dabolls HC job to lose now but I think they will interview the same amount as they did GMs, can’t mess this HC hire up. I’m excited for the future of this team.
Yes they will but Daboll to me is the guy. If you trust Schoen and he vouches for a guy who helped turn Josh Allen into a top 5 qb and turn the bills offense into a juggernaut then its Daboll. Maybe he can get jones on the right track. Maybe they guve jones 1 more year and draft a qb in round 2 or 3 or just wait til next year. Gotta build in the trenches now!!!
Agreed, right now with a very mediocre QB class this year, and any QB available by trade endangering the Giants flexibility in the draft (via asking for at least a #1+ in picks either this year or next), Daboll would certainly be the obvious pick given what he’s done with Allen and molding the Bills offense into one of the most dangerous in the league….
Don’t like Flores given his control demands, and why bring in somebody who’s already been fired like Quinn.
This assumes Schoen thinks Daboll is his guy. That may not be the case.
I believe it is. But i guess we will see soon enough
So Daboll and then do they bring in Trubisky to compete with Jones?
I’m good with that if neither meets expectations you end up with another top 10 pick to use next year when there are better QBs and use this years 2 first to plug other holes
The Giants are taking a QB until Arch Manning is available
Well have to wait 5 year for that
Way to go Bears. Especially Georgie boy! Shorn was the top pick for GM and you blew it. Why don’t you just make gramma the GM , she’s not happy with anything going on there so let her fix it
How do you know he was the top choice, or that they blew it?
How do you it didn’t have more to do with the fact that the Giants have two top ten picks and a roster so bad that he gets to build everything from the ground up?
Frankly, no one knows how good a GM will be until they actually take the seat and get to work.
The Bears will make their choice last and just hire the janitor from Lake Forest College like usual. Sad and Pathetic.
Carolina North about to become Carolina Tri-State
can’t argue with the product the bills have put on the field the past couple of seasons. if Schoen had a big part to play in that i say, great. come on downstate and let’s get the giants back on the right track.
Bring Dabol with you