The Ringer NFL Show Who Should be the Giants Next Head Coach?
Nov 11, 2025
Danny Heifetz, The Ringer's Giants analyst, joins to discuss the firing of Brian Daboll and the potential consequences for GM Joe Schoen. They explore the complexities of the Daboll-Schoen relationship, emphasizing the need for a unified approach in the team's rebuild. Danny evaluates five coaching candidates, suggesting Steve Spagnuolo and Kevin Stefanski as strong options, and considers trading for top coaches like Sean Payton and Kyle Shanahan. The conversation revolves around the appeal of the Giants job and the urgent need to optimize the team's offensive potential.
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Make GM And Coach Jointly Accountable
- When hiring linked GM-coach pairs, make their fates mutually dependent to prevent finger-pointing.
- Sheil recommends a joint accountability clause: if one fails, both go.
Drafting And Development Failures
- Heifetz lists multiple high-profile draft misses (Banks, Thibodeaux, Neal) that show drafting and development problems.
- These repeated misses make it hard to isolate blame to just coaching.
Hard Knocks Kids Pick QBs
- Heifetz recalls Joe Schoen's kids picking quarterbacks on Hard Knocks as evidence Schoen didn't love Daniel Jones.
- He uses the Hard Knocks moment to argue Schoen wanted a different quarterback direction.