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PHILADELPHIA — It is over, mercifully, one of the worst seasons in Giants history — and now comes the time of reckoning.
Who gets the blame for what was an end-to-end mess, a Week 1 to Week 18 disaster, pretty much every step of the way, from start to finish? Who answers for the most losses in a season in franchise history, an embarrassingly bad offense and an overall decline in almost every statistical area? What is the fate of head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen?
The finishing touches included more of the same slop served up on weekends in the summer, fall and winter. The Eagles, a legit Super Bowl contender, played their backups (alas, no Saquon Barkley) and still were too much for the sad-sack Giants, who had all their healthy players on the field in some capacity. It was a listless showing, as the Giants went down meekly 20-13 at Lincoln Financial Field. Of course third-string quarterback Tanner McKey outplayed Drew Lock. The Giants trailed 17-3 before lock and Malik Nabers hooked up for a 45-yard touchdown with 10:32 remaining.
The loss puts the Giants at 3-14 — they never before lost 14 games in a season — and ushers in an offseason that could be filled with intrigue.
At least this loss will prove beneficial to the Giants in late April, when the NFL draft comes around. The Giants came into the day with the No. 4 overall pick and, with a victory, they could have dropped all the way down to No. 9.
That worst-case scenario did not transpire. With New England’s win over the Bills, the updated draft order stands at the Titans with No. 1 overall, followed by the Browns at No. 2, Giants at No. 3 and the Patriots at No. 4.
It is called Black Monday for a reason, as the day after an NFL season ends, firings come fast and furious.
For the Giants, the expectation is not-so-fast with whatever goes down with Daboll and Schoen. A decision on their futures might not be made public on Monday.
It is believed Daboll and Schoen will meet separately with co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch and those meetings might not come until late Monday or Tuesday morning. Players will clean out their lockers Monday morning. Daboll will conduct exit meetings before the players make their exits.
As it stands now, it would be more surprising if Schoen gets fired, three years into the job. He and Daboll were hired in 2022, both coming from the Buffalo Bills organization. Schoen and Daboll are friends and close confidants, as far as job security is concerned, they are not package deals. Ownership could decide to keep both of them — both have five-year contracts — or separate them. The more likely scenario, if both are not retained, is that Schoen stays and Daboll is dismissed.
Mara and Tisch have had months to take in all the losing in what was supposed to be a celebration of the 100th year of the franchise. They will hear what Schoen and Daboll have to say, as far as what went wrong — that could take a long time — and, more importantly, there will be an opportunity to present solutions and plans moving forward to turn the franchise around. After these discussions, a decision will be announced about Schoen and Daboll’s future with the Giants.
The Giants are 18-32-1 in three years with Schoen assembling the roster and Daboll coaching the players. They were immediate hits, going 9-7-1 and winning the first playoff game for the franchise since the 2011 season. There was regression to 6-11 in 2023 and a complete meltdown this season, which included a franchise-record 10-game losing streak.
Will there be a change at the head coach position?
Enhancements to the Rooney Rule — designed to increase the hiring of minority candidates — include diversity training for team executives involved in searches for coaches and executive positions. The Giants, according to a source, not long ago reached out to the Jets, inquiring about the training, as the Jets have already embarked on interviews for their head coach and general manager jobs, having fired Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas during the season.
Was this a preemptive fact-finding mission that foreshadows a round of head coach interviews? We shall see in the next day or two.
