Somehow, some way, New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen thought he could pull off the most ridiculous of mental gymnastics
He would drop enough cliches to make it seem like he was taking the blame for another heinous season, while dropping hints that the moves he made simply did not work out through no fault of his own.
The reality is that his Giants are 2-11 after seven straight losses and are the first team eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight year. Big Blue is 4-25 during that stretch.
“Two wins is not where we want to be right now, it’s good enough,” Schoen said. “I understand the frustration from fans, ownership, the people inside the building. Nobody is more frustrated than myself, it starts with me, and I’m tasked with trying to get this organization going back in the proper direction. The standard is to compete for championships year in and year out, and that’s the plan moving forward. So, we’re going to look at everything. Free agency, the draft, coaching, finishing, execution on the field, whatever it may be. We’re going to look at all avenues in order to get this franchise back to where it belongs.”
This is the same tune that Schoen has sung for the last three years while continuously building duds of football teams. He spent $215 million in free agency, specifically bolstering the defense by acquiring Paulson Adebo and Jevon Holland.
The defense ranks 30th, and they fired coordinator Shane Bowen because of it, along with his five disastrous fourth-quarter collapses this season.
The majority of his draft picks have been significant whiffs. Cornerback Deonte Banks is nothing short of a liability, offensive lineman Evan Neal can’t stay healthy and simply is not good enough when he’s on the field, and wide receiver Jalin Hyatt still can’t properly run routes after three pro seasons.
No. 3 overall pick Abdul Carter has been benched twice in the last three games, which is more than the 1.5 sacks he has picked up through the first 13 games of his professional career.
“Defensively, after we were 30th last year at this time, and the addition of Abdul Carter, Paulson Adebo, Jevón Holland, Chauncey Golston, Roy Robertson-Harris, we’re in that same area, unfortunately,” Schoen said. “I didn’t anticipate we’d still be 30th in the league in defense at this point with the addition of those players, and we have to do a better job of executing, a better job of finishing games, and I’ve got to do a better job with the personnel.”
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