“You got to get rid of Joe Schoen”: NFL fans react as Giants get eliminated from playoff contention after 34-27 loss to Lions

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.

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:

“You got to get rid of the GM, just not the coach. The coach doesn’t trade or pick up players.”

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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.

Edited by Kayode Akinwumi