USAT: Giants Wire audio clip

USAT: Giants Wire

Jan 26, 2022

The New York Giants will introduce newly hired general manager Joe Schoen on Wednesday morning. But before he has a chance to stand at the podium and take heat from the beat, Schoen sat down with former Giants center Shaun O’Hara. - In the wide-ranging 10-minute interview, Schoen touched on a variety of topics. He talked about Bill Polian’s book, culture and his approach to roster building. - “Ultimately, I think building through the draft — I believe in that. Drafting, developing and signing your own. I think that’s very important if you want to sustain success,” Schoen said. “I believe in supplementing the roster with free agency and going outside the building, but don’t really like getting into signing the biggest fish out there and spending a lot of money. - “I won’t say we’ll never do that, but I prefer to draft, develop and sign our own. I just think the margin for error is much smaller because you know exactly what you’re paying for. You know how the guys work on a daily basis and you know how they fit your culture. So, that’s kind of how I foresee us doing it here with the Giants.” - Speaking of culture — a word frequently thrown around by former head coach Joe Judge — Schoen is big on that as well. - “I know ‘culture’ is thrown around a lot, but (I want) guys that fit our culture,” Schoen said. “Guys that are smart, tough and dependable. It’s going to start there. Guys that are talented and that have really good habits. I think you’re going to have your best chance for success with those type of players. - “To me, that’s going to be a concerted effort — trying to find out who the leaders are currently in the locker-room. But also, if we do have to go outside of the locker-room, what are those guys going to add in terms of leadership and carrying the head coach’s messages throughout the locker-room?” - Schoen is certainly saying all the right things and it’s a significant departure from Dave Gettleman’s approach in recent years. It’s a modernized approach — something very different for the stone age Giants. - - List - - 2022 NFL draft: Giants select a new QB in full 7-round mock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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