The New York Giants picked up a blowout win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 17, but New York's first victory since Oct. 9 doesn't change the fact that it's been a brutal season for the franchise.
Entering Week 18, the Giants hold a 3-13 record and have posted their seventh losing season in eight years. There must be a change within the organization, especially the front office, but it sounds like it will be more of the same in 2026.
General manager Joe Schoen has done an awful job building the Giants into a respectable team that plays competitve football. Many of his draft picks have missed, his free-agent signings have left a lot to be desired, and, obviously, letting running back Saquon Barkley and safety Xavier McKinney walk in 2024 NFL free agency are decisions that have aged poorly.
However, it looks like Schoen is going to keep his job for at least another year. During an appearance on The Jake Asman Show on Monday, ESPN's Jordan Raanan stated that he believes Schoen will remain with the Giants as general manager in 2026.
"Retaining a GM that is 6-27 since last season seems insane to me, but Jordan Raanan said he thinks Schoen will be back," Asman said on X regarding Raanan's comments on Schoen's future.
The Athletic's Dan Duggan also believes that the franchise's ownership wants to keep Schoen.
"I don't know if anything is "true" today. But I do believe ownership prefers to keep Schoen. Personally, I don't see how they could do that. But they've made a lot of bad decisions over the years," Duggan said on X.
These comments from Raanan or Duggan are just rumors, but it does feel like Schoen will be back in New York in 2026. When the team fired head coach Brian Daboll earlier this season, they shockingly kept Schoen on board instead of cleaning house, which was the first sign that the franchise prefers to keep Schoen for the future.
Obviously, firing Schoen and moving in a completely different direction would be a logical move for the Giants, but all signs point to the former Buffalo Bills assistant getting an extra year in New York.