EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Given the uncertainty regarding a new coaching staff and the subterranean expectations seemingly everyone outside their headquarters had for them, the Giants' 2022 season could be considered a resounding success. Their nine regular-season victories were five more than their 2021 total and they advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years.
But the flip side is, they were 1-6 against NFC playoff teams – beating Minnesota in the wild card round – and 0-3 against the NFC East champion and No. 1 seeded Eagles, including a 38-7 season-ending loss Saturday night in Philadelphia.
The 15-3 Eagles and 15-4 San Francisco 49ers will meet Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. Giants general manager Joe Schoen conceded today the Giants have some catching up to do before they reach their level, particularly in the pursuit of the Eagles.
"I know Philly more intimately and I would say yes, there's a talent gap there that we need to close and to me it's the NFC East," Schoen said today. "I mean, we're 1-5-1 against the NFC East and if you win the division the rest takes care of itself. So, that's always going to be a goal of ours, to close that gap and be NFC East champs. That's the goal and that's what we're going to work toward."
That gap-narrowing process has already begun. The players yesterday underwent their postseason physicals and exit interviews before scattering. On Thursday, the Giants will have their first postseason staff meeting to begin preparing for the months ahead – all-star games, free agency, the NFL Draft. The offseason conditioning program begins on April 17.
The Giants finished 4½ games behind the Eagles – and 2½ games in back of second-place Dallas – and were a combined 0-5 against them. They scored 112 fewer points than Philadelphia and 102 fewer than Dallas and their 371 points allowed was more than any of their three division rivals gave up.
Can Schoen and Co. improve those disparities one offseason?
"We're going to try to do the best we can," Schoen said. "We're always going to try to build a better roster, players, whatever it may be, whatever it is – resources around here – whatever it is. Anything that we can do that's in the best interest of the franchise is going to make us better. You can't put a timeframe on that, but we're going to be relentless in the pursuit of building a championship team here."
Several prominent Giants players are unrestricted free agents, notably Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley and Julian Love. Left tackle Andrew Thomas and defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence – both second-team All-Pros – are eligible for contract extensions. The Giants will bolster their roster through free agency and the draft.
Coach Brian Daboll declined to specify where the Giants most need improvement.
"We'll dive into that as a coaching staff here, spend a lot of time on self-scout and process and things we can improve on, whether that's night before meetings, whether that's practice, whether that's situational playballs, techniques, drills," Daboll said. "I think you close the chapter on last season, but you need to figure out some of the things you need to do a better job of. Certainly, there will be a significant amount of things that we sit back, and we say, 'Boy, we could've done this a little bit different or improve on this,' and take a deep dive into it. Take your time doing it. And then once you get back in April 17 and start going through it, you try to implement those new things or corrections that need to be made or scheduling differences.
"There's certainly players that will be out there – whether it's free agents, whether it's draft picks – that are talented players. But it's how you put together the team, how the team responds to adversity, how it comes together in the offseason, leading up to training camp the things you do in training camp – all the things that you go through each season, that's what defines a team early … and how you handle a lot of different things, the coaches, the players, the support staff. It's just a new year. Every year is just a new year."
Daboll has coached in the NFL since 2000 and has learned that good or bad, one season can have no effect on the following year.
"Every team is different," he said. "Just because you won one year doesn't guarantee you anything the next year relative to what players you have, what players you don't have. You take a look at last year's playoffs – I think seven of them didn't make the playoffs the following year. Two top seeds (Green Bay and Tennessee) had losing records. Our goal will always be just get better each day, try to put the best team we can together, work at it each day and not get too far ahead of ourselves. I appreciate all the people that had a hand in this year. Obviously, it didn't end up where we wanted to end up. It took a lot of work, it took a lot of energy, it took a lot of people in all areas of our building. Offseason started the day after we lost, unfortunately. That's where we're at. We'll do the best job we can of building up our team the best way we can, our organization and then going out there and taking it day by day."
Re-live the season with the best photos from the Giants' 2022 playoff campaign.
Leonard Williams (99)
Daniel Jones (8)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
Richie James (80) Darius Slayton (86)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Darius Slayton (86)
Head Coach Brian Daboll
Adoree' Jackson Dane Belton
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Daniel Jones (8)
New York Giants tight end Daniel Bellinger (82) catches a 2 point conversion during a NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Saturday December 24, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Evan Pinkus\New York Giants )
Xavier McKinney (29)
Isaiah Hodgins (18)
Saquon Barkley (26) Matt Breida (31) Nick Gates (65)
Carter Coughlin (52)
Daniel Jones (8)
Daniel Jones (8)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Xavier McKinney (29), Adoree' Jackson (22)
New York Giants wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins (18) makes a touchdown catch during a NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday December 4, 2022 in East Rutherford, NJ (Evan Pinkus\New York Giants )
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Jihad Ward (55)
Saquon Barkley (26), Daniel Jones (8)
Sterling Shepard
New York Giants safety Landon Collins (21) during a NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Saturday December 24, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Evan Pinkus\New York Giants )
Micah McFadden (41), Dane Belton (24), Julian Love (20)
Landon Collins (21)
Jihad Ward (55)
Daniel Bellinger David Sills V
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Dexter Lawrence
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley Mark Glowinski Daniel Bellinger
Daniel Jones (8)
Julian Love (20)
Graham Gano (9), Casey Kreiter (58)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Mark Glowinski (64), Jon Feliciano (76)
Jihad Ward (55)
Julian Love (20)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Darnay Holmes (30), Adoree' Jackson (22), Tony Jefferson (36), Julian Love (20), Tomon Fox (49)
Daniel Jones (8)
Cor'Dale Flott (28), Adoree' Jackson (22), Oshane Ximines (53)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Daniel Bellinger (82), Kenny Golladay (19)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Dane Belton (24)
Cor'Dale Flott (28), Adoree' Jackson (22)
Darnay Holmes Julian Love Dane Belton
Ryder Anderson, Dane Belton (24), Leonard Williams (99), Tomon Fox (49), Dexter Lawrence (97), Jaylon Smith (54)
Cor'Dale Flott (28), Adoree' Jackson (22), Oshane Ximines (53)
Jaylon Smith (54), Dane Belton (24), Adoree' Jackson (22), Julian Love (20), Leonard Williams (99), Fabian Moreau (37), Nick McCloud (44), Xavier McKinney (29)
Saquon Barkley
Xavier McKinney (29)
Cor'Dale Flott (28), Adoree' Jackson (22)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Saquon Barkley
Jihad Ward (55)
Saquon Barkley (26), Daniel Jones (8)
Jaylon Smith (54)
Darius Slayton (86)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Jihad Ward (55)
Dexter Lawrence (97), D.J. Davidson (98)
Richie James (80)
Nick Williams (93)
Saquon Barkley (26), Daniel Jones (8)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Jamie Gillan (6), Graham Gano (9)
Daniel Jones (8), Saquon Barkley (26)
Mark Glowinski (64), Jon Feliciano (76), Daniel Jones (8)
Daniel Jones (8)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Ben Bredeson (68), Mark Glowinski (64), Jon Feliciano (76)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Julian Love (20)
Adoree' Jackson (22), Aaron Robinson (33), Nick Williams (93), Tae Crowder (48), Kayvon Thibodeaux (5), Dexter Lawrence (97), Justin Ellis (71)
Micah McFadden (41), Azeez Ojulari (51)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Tanner Hudson (88), Daniel Jones (8)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Daniel Jones (8)
David Sills V (13), Daniel Bellinger (82), Tanner Hudson (88)
Saquon Barkley (26), Sterling Shepard (3)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Saquon Barkley (26), Matt Breida (31)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26), Sterling Shepard (3)
Jihad Ward (55)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Head Coach Brian Daboll
Saquon Barkley (26)
Nick Williams (93), Oshane Ximines (53), Julian Love (20)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Nick Williams (93), Oshane Ximines (53), Julian Love (20)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Julian Love (20), Cor'Dale Flott (28)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26), Jon Feliciano (76)
Richie James (80)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Nick McCloud (44), Julian Love (20)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Evan Neal (73)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Gary Brightwell (23), Matt Breida (31)
Darius Slayton (86)
Evan Neal (73)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Dexter Lawrence (97), Tae Crowder (48)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Xavier McKinney (29), Darnay Holmes (30)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Jones (8)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Darius Slayton (86)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Dane Belton (24), Jihad Ward (55)
Jihad Ward (55)
Justin Ellis (71)
Jaylon Smith (54), Adoree' Jackson (22), Julian Love (20)
Chris Myarick (85), Chris Myarick (85), Oshane Ximines (53), Cam Brown (47), Gary Brightwell (23)
Julian Love (20)
Micah McFadden (41), Dane Belton (24). Julian Love (20), Fabian Moreau (37)
Jihad Ward (55), Tae Crowder (48), Micah McFadden (41)
Dexter Lawrence (97), Azeez Ojulari (51)
Tyrod Taylor (2), Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Jones (8), Ben Bredeson (68)
Daniel Jones (8)
Xavier McKinney (29), Fabian Moreau (37)
Daniel Jones (8)
Daniel Jones (8)
Daniel Jones (8), Daniel Bellinger (82)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Daniel Jones (8), Daniel Bellinger (82)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Jones (8)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Jon Feliciano (76), Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Chris Myarick (85), David Sills V (13)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Jones (8)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Saquon Barkley (26), Jon Feliciano (76)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Carter Coughlin (52), Jason Pinnock (27), Cam Brown (47), Jamie Gillan (6)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Jones (8)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Jihad Ward (55)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Brian Daboll Head Coach
Julian Love (20)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Julian Love (20), Micah McFadden (41)
Jihad Ward (55), Henry Mondeaux (96)
Jihad Ward (55), D.J. Davidson (98)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Oshane Ximines (53)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Saquon Barkley (26), Daniel Jones (8)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Jihad Ward (55)
Cor'Dale Flott (28), Adoree' Jackson (22), Oshane Ximines (53)
Adoree' Jackson (22)
Julian Love (20)
Micah McFadden (41), Dane Belton (24), Julian Love (20)
Micah McFadden (41), Dane Belton (24), Julian Love (20), Jihad Ward (55)
Andrew Thomas (78)
Micah McFadden (41), Dane Belton (24), Julian Love (20)
Micah McFadden (41), Dane Belton (24), Julian Love (20)
Micah McFadden (41), Dane Belton (24), Julian Love (20)
Rodney Hampton during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Harry Carson and Leonard Marshall during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Samantha Morris gets emotional with her dad Joe Morris during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Kyle Rote Jr during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Rodney Hampton during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Rodney Hampton gets a hand shake from his son during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Otis Anderson walks the blue carpet to receive his Ring of Honor jacket during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Ronnie Barnes receives his ring of honor jacket from Brad Daluiso during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Otis Anderson walks the blue carpet to receive his Ring of Honor jacket during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Rodney Hampton walks the blue carpet to receive his Ring of Honor jacket during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Leonard Marshall walks the blue carpet to receive his Ring of Honor jacket during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Julian Love (20)
Matt Breida (31)
Ronnie Bones walks the blue carpet to receive his Ring of Honor jacket during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Kyle Rote Jr. walks up to receive his fathers Ring of Honor Jacket during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
New York Giants safety Julian Love (20) intercepts a pass during a football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday October 16, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
New York Giants safety Julian Love (20) intercepts a pass during a football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday October 16, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Julian Love (20)
New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney (29) during a football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday October 16, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
New York Giants safety Julian Love (20) intercepts a pass during a football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday October 16, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Evan Neal (73)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Dane Belton (24), Xavier McKinney, Tae Crowder (48)
Nick Williams (93)
Daniel Jones (8)
ryder anderson
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Ben Bredeson (68)
Justin Ellis (71), Dexter Lawrence (97)
Leonard Williams (99)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Bob Papa speaks during the ring of honor ceremony during a Monday Night football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday September 26, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
David Sills V (13), Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (97) during a football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday October 16, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
Leonard Williams (99), Xavier McKinney (29), Jaylon Smith (54)
Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
Saquon Barkley (26), Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
New York Giants place kicker Graham Gano (9) kicks a field goal during the first half an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/John Munson)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
Wan'Dale Robinson
Fabian Moreau (37)
David Sills V (13)
Adoree' Jackson, Leonard Williams (99), Landon Collins (21)
Adoree' Jackson, Dane Belton (24)
Daniel Jones (8), Andrew Thomas (78)
Saquon Barkley (26), Matt Breida (31)
Julian Love (20), Darnay Holmes (30)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Darnay Holmes (30), Tae Crowder (48), Xavier McKinney (29), Nick Williams (93)
Daniel Jones (8)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Mark Glowinski (64), Tyre Phillips (79), Jon Feliciano (76), Andrew Thomas (78)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Daniel Jones (8), Casey Kreiter (58), Cam Brown (47), Graham Gano (9)
Darius Slayton (86)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Nick Williams (93), Jihad Ward (55), Adoree' Jackson (22), Julian Love (20)
Nick McCloud (44)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Darius Slayton (86), Wan'Dale Robinson (17)
Wan'Dale Robinson
Darius Slayton Wan'Dale Robinson
Matt Breida
Darius Slayton
Daniel Jones (8)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Mark Glowinski (64), Saquon Barkley (26), Tanner Hudson (88)
Tomon Fox (49)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Wan'Dale Robinson (17), Darius Slayton (86)
Daniel Jones (8)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Darius Slayton (86)
Daniel Jones (8), Saquon Barkley (26)
Leonard Williams (99)
Daniel Jones (8)
Andrew Thomas (78), Lawrence Cager (83), Tyre Phillips (79), Daniel Jones (8), Jamie Gillan (6), Chris Myarick (85)
Julian Love (20), Fabian Moreau (37)
Jihad Ward (55)
Leonard Williams (99)
Leonard Williams (99)
Daniel Jones (8)
Julian Love (20)
Nick Williams (93)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Daniel Jones (8), Tanner Hudson (88)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Azeez Ojulari (51)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Kenny Golladay (19)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Dane Belton (24)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Jason Pinnock (27)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Jon Feliciano (76)
Daniel Jones (8)
Saquon Barkley (26)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
Daniel Jones (8), Daniel Bellinger (82)
Xavier McKinney (29), Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Xavier McKinney (29)
Saquon Barkley Mark Glowinski Daniel Bellinger
Jihad Ward (55)
Leonard Williams (99)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Daniel Jones
Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Nick Williams (93), Oshane Ximines (53), Julian Love (20)
Daniel Jones (8), Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Jones (8)
Head Coach Brian Daboll
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Landon Collins (21)
Jihad Ward (55)
Sterling Shepard (3)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Jihad Ward (55)
Cor'Dale Flott (28), Adoree' Jackson (22), Oshane Ximines (53)
Cam Brown (47)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Darius Slayton (86)
Xavier McKinney (29), Fabian Moreau (37)
Jon Feliciano (76), Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Jones (8)
Carter Coughlin (52), Jason Pinnock (27), Cam Brown (47), Jamie Gillan (6)
Daniel Jones (8)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
Xavier McKinney (29), Adoree' Jackson (22)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
Xavier McKinney
New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (97) during a football game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday October 2, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Evan Pinkus/NY Giants)
The New York Giants take on the Baltimore Ravens at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday October 16, 2022. (Ben Solomon/New York Giants)
New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (86) during a game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday December 4, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Jerry Pinkus/ New York Giants)
Jason Pinnock
Jason Pinnock
Saquon Barkley
Tyre Phillips
Graham Gano Jamie Gillan
Matt Breida (31)
Dexter Lawrence Leonard Williams Oshane Ximines
Daniel Jones (8)
Daniel Jones (8)
Julian Love
Jihad Ward
Darnay Holmes Jaylon Smith
Dexter Lawrence
Gary Brightwell (23)
Saquon Barkley
Jaylon Smith
Saquon Barkley
Daniel Jones (8)
Jihad Ward (55)
Isaiah Hodgins (18)
Leonard Williams
Leonard Williams
Daniel Jones
Landon Collins (21) Tony Jefferson (36) Zyon Gilbert (38) Leonard Williams (99) Xavier McKinney (29)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Lawrence Cager, Kenny Golladay
Azeez Ojulari (51) Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Landon Collins (21)
Casey Kreiter (58)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Gary Brightwell (23)
Jaylon Smith (54)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Graham Gano (9)
Jaylon Smith (54)
Micah McFadden (41)
Tony Jefferson (36)
Vernon Butler (91)
Ryder Anderson (90)
Nick McCloud (44)
Tony Jefferson (36)
Zyon Gilbert (38) Gary Brightwell (23)
Jason Pinnock (27)
Azeez Ojulari (51)
Landon Collins (21)
Marcus Johnson (84)
Richie James (80)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Jihad Ward (55), Leonard Williams (99)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Zyon Gilbert (38)
Xavier McKinney (29) Dexter Lawrence (97)
Zyon Gilbert (38) Tony Jefferson (36)
Daniel Jones (8)
Richie James (80)
Isaiah Hodgins
Oshane Ximines (53)
Saquon Barkley (26), Daniel Jones (8)
Jason Pinnock (27)
Daniel Jones (8)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Adoree' Jackson (22), Dane Belton (24)
Leonard Williams (99)
Graham Gano (9)
Matt Breida (31)
Landon Collins (21)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Isaiah Hodgins (18)
Darius Slayton (86)
Darius Slayton (86)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Richie James (80)
Jamie Gillan (6)
Darius Slayton (86)
Jaylon Smith (54), Darnay Holmes (30)
Henry Mondeaux (96), Oshane Ximines (53)
Gary Brightwell (23)
Darius Slayton (86)
Julian Love (20)
Daniel Jones (8)
Richie James (80)
Richie James (80)
Azeez Ojulari (51)
Daniel Jones (8)
Richie James (80)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Jones (8)
Landon Collins (21)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Leonard Williams (99)
Cor'Dale Flott (28), Azeez Ojulari (51)
Gary Brightwell (23)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Darnay Holmes (30),
Jamie Gillan (6)
Jihad Ward (55)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Isaiah Hodgins (18)
Nick McCloud (44)
Daniel Jones (8)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Evan Neal (73)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Darius Slayton (86)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Daniel Bellinger (82)
Darnay Holmes (30)
Dexter Lawrence (97)
Adoree' Jackson (22)
Leonard Williams (99), Dexter Lawrence (97)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Isaiah Hodgins (18)
Gary Brightwell (23)
Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)
Ryder Anderson (90)
Cor'Dale Flott (28), Micah McFadden (41)
Saquon Barkley (26)
Darius Slayton (86)
Jaylon Smith (54)
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Nick McCloud (44)
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HC Brian Daboll
In a joint news conference to wrap up their first Giants seasons, Schoen and Daboll discussed a variety of topics. A sampling…
*Did the Giants overachieve, and if so, could they regress in 2023?
"I wouldn't say we overachieved," Schoen said. "I think Dabs did a good job, along with his staff, of 'focus on the process and not necessarily the results.' They came in on a weekly basis and focused on the process. They saw the dividends came on Sunday. I think there was a lot of good football players on our team. I think there were a lot of good teammates. Maybe we weren't the most talented, but we did have a good team. Guys cared about each other. The culture was good and the process we had in place – again, I think the dividends showed on Sundays."
*On whether it's a priority to bring in a star wide receiver, as Buffalo did with Stefon Diggs when Schoen and Daboll were with the Bills, or the Eagles did last year with A.J. Brown.
"I think we want to continue to build the entire team," Schoen said. "I know a number one wide receiver can be important but there's some number one wide receivers that are home right now. I can go through this past weekend; you can go through a couple of weekends ago in the playoffs. A number one receiver doesn't guarantee you anything. I think it's important that we continue to build the team and there's multiple positions where we want to upgrade throughout the offseason. So, yeah, I'd love to have a number one wide receiver, but we've got to place value on everything we do and if it makes sense, that's something we'll look to do."
*On whether Lawrence, who led the team with 7.5 sacks, has earned another contract.
"I would say Dexter's done enough," Schoen said. "We want all of our guys back, we want them to be here for a long time. Dexter played well and we've got him under the fifth-year option and that'll be part of our end-of-season review in terms of how we want to approach that. But yeah, Dexter played really well, great person, great teammate, happy he's here. … We're going to talk about it here in the future and then again, it goes back to we have certain cap space, and we have certain tools at our disposal. We'll figure out how we want to utilize him."
*With offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale interviewing for head coaching jobs, does Daboll anticipate changes to his staff?
"When you have these interviews that come up, and I've been part of them for the last three seasons, you always have to have a plan, because you never know what's going to happen if Wink gets a job, if Kafka gets a job," Daboll said. "You have to go through the whole process. The good thing about being here for the second year is that you have a lot of people in place that again going back to what I said about the players, that know how we do things. So, as I'm sitting up there with L.Y. (director of coaching operations Laura Young) and going through calendars and OTA practices, and when the offseason starts, and self-scout, we do a lot of things. Last year was the first time we all did it together, this would be the second time. So, a little bit more smooth."
*On retaining Love, a durable and productive safety and one of the team captains.
"We weren't able to get something done with Julian (when they first discussed a new contract)," Schoen said. "Julian knows how we feel about him. We had a good exit interview with him yesterday. As we start to get out into the offseason planning, we'll talk to the coaches. We'll see where he fits in. And if we can get something done, that'll be good."
*Wide receiver Sterling Shepard, the longest-tenured Giants player, missed most of the season with a torn ACL, suffered nine months after his Achilles tendon ruptured.
"Love Shep," Schoen said. "He's awesome; juice guy all the time. He's one of my favorites here. We'll continue to monitor his rehab, coming off the ACL. He has the Achilles before. He's been a tremendous resource around here for us. He's a guy that we'll talk about as well at the end of the week. We'll continue to communicate with the training staff, (Senior Vice President, Medical Services/Head Athletic Trainer) Ronnie Barnes and those guys, on where he is from that standpoint, when he'll be healthy enough to play. Again, that's something we may or may not entertain."
*On the order of the contractual urgency list.
"UFAs will probably be the priority early on," Schoen said. "We'll look at it holistically, who's under contract for '23, '24 and so on. Again, we're not just planning for the 2023 offseason. We're looking down the line of '24 and '25 as well. What's on the horizon? How will this affect us moving forward? So, we're going through a bunch of different scenarios, and we'll continue to do that at the end of the week and throughout the weekend."
