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Fans are loudly debating whether Brian Daboll or Joe Schoen deserves more blame for the Giants’ current dysfunction. Daboll was fired on Monday, while Schoen will keep his job and conduct the search for the next head coach. Given that, let’s take a look at Schoen’s track record while leading the Giants: Hits Drafting Jaxson Dart Schoen aggressively traded back up into the first round to draft Dart with the No. 25 pick in April, and Dart has quickly looked capable of being the franchise quarterback. Schoen sent the No. 34 pick, No. 99 pick and a 2026 third-rounder to the Texans in the move. Dart’s stature as a prospect had mixed reviews coming out of college, but if there were to be a redraft, he’d likely be the No. 1 pick. Trading for and signing Brian Burns In the 2024 offseason, Schoen sent a 2024 second-rounder and fifth-rounder and 2025 fifth-rounder to the Panthers, with Burns set to enter the last year of his contract. Immediately after the trade, the Giants gave Burns a five-year, $150 million extension. Burns had a strong first season with the Giants, and this year has emerged as an elite edge defender, leading the league with 11 sacks. He is also second in the league with 15 tackles for loss. Drafting Malik Nabers It didn’t take a rocket scientist to project stardom for Nabers. Before he tore his ACL this year, he was well on his way to cementing himself as a top five receiver in the league. Follow The Post’s latest on the Giants firing head coach Brian Daboll: Giants fire Brian Daboll after another awful meltdown Sports+: Nine potential Giants coaching candidates after Brian Daboll firing Joe Schoen is keeping his Giants job with new coaching search on tap Inside the Giants collapse that got Brian Daboll fired Schoen passed on quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr. and J.J. McCarthy, who have struggled in the NFL. The only player taken after Nabers who could cause regret is Bo Nix, but Dart should quell that sentiment. Signing Jermaine Eluemunor Bringing him in on a two-year, $14 million deal was good value, as he’s emerged as an above-average right tackle. But now Schoen will have to decide whether to give him a big contract this offseason. Misses Drafting Evan Neal Drafted with the No. 7 pick in 2022, he has been unplayably bad. Through 10 games this year, he’s been a healthy scratch nine times and did not play a single snap the one game he suited up. The hope he could transition from tackle to guard was a failure. Trading up and drafting Deonte Banks Schoen gave up a 2023 fifth- and seventh-round pick to move up one spot — from No. 25 to No. 24 — to draft the cornerback. But he has been brutal and lost his starting job this year, only seeing action when those ahead of him are hurt. And when that happens, he is hard to watch. Trading up and drafting Jalin Hyatt Another player Schoen traded up to draft, giving up a 2023 third- and fourth-rounder to move up in the third round and take the speedy receiver. But he has failed to make an impact, with 452 career receiving yards — the vast majority of which came as a rookie — and no touchdowns. CHECK OUT THE LATEST NFL STANDINGS AND GIANTS STATS This year, he’s completely fallen out of the game plan. Daniel Jones contract Yes, Jones is now thriving with the Colts. But he was a disaster immediately after Schoen gave him a four-year, $160 million deal — and was cut by the second season of it. Saquon Barkley debacle Schoen and Barkley could never find an agreement on his value, and it culminated in Barkley leaving in free agency last year, signing with the Eagles and playing a central role in the bitter rivals winning the Super Bowl. Xavier McKinney decision Schoen let McKinney walk in free agency last year. After signing with the Packers, he was named a First-Team All-Pro and is enjoying a stellar season again this year. Julian Love decision Another safety Schoen let walk, this time back in 2022 in one of his first decisions, Love was a Pro Bowler the next year with the Seahawks and has since been a reliable starter. Somewhere in between Drafting Kayvon Thibodeaux Taken with the No. 5 pick in 2022, he has certainly not been a big hit. But it is probably not fair to call him a miss, as an above-average edge. Drafting Tyrone Tracy Jr. A fifth-round pick last year, he recorded 1,123 scrimmage yards and six total touchdowns as a rookie. But he lost his starting job this year and looks like a shell of himself. To be determined Drafting Abdul Carter He has shown flashes, but Carter has not yet been the game-wrecker the Giants hoped he would be when Schoen drafted him at No. 3 this past April. Drafting Cam Skattebo A fourth-round pick in April, he quickly became a fan favorite and emerged as a spark plug. But after his gruesome ankle injury, have we already seen the best of him? Drafting Tyler Nubin, Dru Phillips Second- and third-round picks last year, they both showed promise as rookies before completely regressing this year. Could a better defensive coordinator get more out of them? Signing Paulson Adebo, Jevón Holland Both signed this past offseason to revamp the secondary, they’ve dealt with injuries. But when healthy, they haven’t exactly created a shutdown unit.
