The Giants fell to 2-10, losing to the Detroit Lions on Sunday as general manager Joe Schoen continues the search for a new head coach. The franchise had fired former head coach Brian Daboll after a 2-8 start to the 2025 season while deciding to continue with Schoen. Mike Kafka took over as the interim head coach and has since led the Giants to two straight losses, including Sunday’s loss to the Lions. The loss meant the Giants have dropped out of playoff contention for this campaign. Thanks for the submission! Reactions are trailing the team’s 10th loss of the season, especially with calls across social media for Schoen to be fired. Francesco Dimaggio wrote: 70% Win (110-25-1) 70% Win (110-25-1) 70% Win (110-25-1) Unlock Free tips from our Experts Get Picks Now “You got to get rid of the GM, just not the coach. The coach doesn’t trade or pick up players.” Stakit also demanded: “Please fire the GM.” Herbert D. Espinosa remarked: “This is only the mathematical confirmation of something we all knew a long time ago.” JaydenBlue commented: “How did the Giants get eliminated before the one-win Titans?” Jonathan V also commented: “And they keep the general manager despite having 1 winning season.” Chris wrote: “Thanks, Giants, for another joke of a season. Fire everyone and sell the team.” Why wasn’t Joe Schoen fired alongside Brian Daboll? Many felt that the firing of Daboll by the Giants was a justified move and long overdue. But the decision to retain Joe Schoen has been described as “stopping at a half measure.” But co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch attempted to explain what warranted the measure in a statement. The excuse, of course, was that Schoen has recruited a young pool of talent. Mara said: “We feel like Joe has assembled a good young nucleus of talent, and we look forward to its development. Unfortunately, the results over the past three years have not been what any of us want. We take full responsibility for those results and look forward to the kind of success our fans expect.” The implication of this statement is that the co-owners are convinced Joe Schoen has delivered on his stated role of recruiting talent for the team. Daboll’s role of getting results out of the talent is what the co-owners deem unfulfilled. The Giants have tasked Schoen with finding a new head coach as Kafka steers the team’s ship in the interim. With his five-year deal almost running into its final year, it remains to be seen what his future with the franchise will be.
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“They keep abstaining from responsibility”: Jason Kelce calls out Giants GM after Brian Daboll’s firing
The New York Giants are heading in a new direction after the team fired head coach Brian Daboll on Monday, following a disastrous 2-8 start to the season. Daboll, who was in his fourth season with the team, was let go after the Giants suffered their fourth consecutive defeat against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
Despite some bright sparks from players like Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo, the team’s overall performance has been on the decline. Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce recently acknowledged Daboll’s shortcomings that contributed to his firing this week. However, Kelce also criticized the Giants’ general manager, Joe Schoen, for what he called a lack of accountability.
In Tuesday’s episode of the *New Heights* podcast with Travis Kelce, Jason shared his thoughts (timestamp 29:00 onwards):
“Daboll’s been there for four years, they’ve changed over the roster completely, and the team just hasn’t gotten better. They’ve shown flashes, like it felt four weeks ago that things were starting to turn a corner. But the graphics are out there — they’ve blown a number of big double-digit leads that good teams and really disciplined teams don’t do. It’s not all Brian Daboll’s fault, never is, but when you’re the head coach, you’re the one ultimately responsible. Somehow, the general manager is abstaining from responsibility over this whole thing to date.”
Following Daboll’s dismissal, Mike Kafka will take over the interim head coach role. The Kelce brothers, who both worked with Kafka early in their NFL careers, wished him the best of luck moving forward.
### Giants President Praises GM Joe Schoen for Recruiting Young Talent
While Brian Daboll faced backlash for the team’s performances over the past few weeks, Giants general manager Joe Schoen has also come under scrutiny. However, Giants president John Mara praised Schoen for assembling a promising core of young players in the wake of the coaching change.
“We feel like Joe has assembled a good young nucleus of talent, and we look forward to its development,” Mara said. “Unfortunately, the results over the past three years have not been what any of us want. We take full responsibility for those results and look forward to the kind of success our fans expect.”
Joe Schoen is now leading the search for New York’s next head coach, while interim coach Mike Kafka is preparing to face the Green Bay Packers this Sunday in his first game in charge.
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