By Adeniyi Precious 
When the Giants hired Joe Schoen as GM and Brian Daboll as head coach, it felt like they finally hit the reset button the right way. Schoen knew scouting, Daboll had a sharp offensive mind, and in their first year, they even managed to get the team into the playoffs. It felt like they had it all figured out.
But that momentum didn’t last.
After that playoff run in 2022, the Giants hit a wall. Injuries piled up, players regressed, and some roster moves raised eyebrows. The smooth operation started to look shaky, so the front office took a hard look at how things were being run.
Now, they’re switching things up.
Instead of Schoen and Daboll working side-by-side on everything like a two-man startup, the Giants are giving them separate lanes. According to a report from Pat Leonard, the two are no longer making every decision together. It’s not a dramatic fallout—just more of a professional separation of roles.
So what does that mean?
Schoen is sticking to what he does best—handling personnel, scouting, and building the roster. Daboll, meanwhile, can focus more on coaching—prepping for games, developing players, and leading the locker room.
It’s about drawing clearer lines. When two people share all responsibilities, it can be hard to tell who’s accountable when things go wrong. This new setup brings more structure, and likely more voices into the room when decisions are being made.
They’re still a team, but the front office is starting to look more like a serious business and less like a buddy project. After two rough seasons, that might be exactly what the Giants need.