While New York Giants co-owner John Mara strongly suggested in October he would be retaining general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll despite the team’s dismal record, ESPN’s Adam Schefter raised eyebrows when he said As of Monday, he wasn’t sure whether Schoen or Daboll were safe.

For a mailbag released Wednesday, NFL Insider Connor Hughes from SNY discussed what the 2-8 Giants might need to accomplish in Week 18 for Mara to return with Schoen and Daboll.

“It is entirely possible that they will end “This season, 2-15, 3-14,” Hughes said of the Giants. “It is difficult to foresee a situation, speaking to sources, where Mara would allow the regime to come back with this brand. They will to have regressed every season since their first together. The magic number is five. You can hope for a comeback if the Giants finish the year 3-4.”

The Giants finish their Week 11 bye with a home game against the 4-6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. From there, New York plays a beaten On the Dallas Cowboys side (3-6), a team from the New Orleans Saints (3-7) with a temporary worker head coach, the Baltimore Ravens (7-3), the talented Atlanta Falcons (6-4), one Indianapolis Colts (4-6) team going through another change of quarterback and a Philadelphia Eagles team (7-2) that could rest starters in Week 18.

It’s not a stretch to suggest that New York could stumble and fall to three wins in these seven games, but it’s also worth noting that the Giants are widely anticipated benching starting quarterback Daniel Jones so they can release him this coming offseason. Regardless of what fans think of Jones, Daboll made it clear during last Sunday’s loss to the lowly Carolina Panthers that he believes the 2019 first-round pick is the best player in a room. quarterback also occupied by Drew Lock and 2023 undrafted rookie Tommy. DeVito.

It is possible that Daboll does not care about injury guarantee committed to Jones’ contract and will do whatever he deems necessary in his quest for three wins in seven games. Then again, Daboll benching Jones could be a sign that Mara has ensured that everyone involved stays put at least until the start of the 2025 campaign.