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Evan & Tiki

Hour 2: Giants Power Structure Shift: Schoen Defends His Role + What It Means for Draft Trades

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Joe Schoen meets the media at the NFL Combine and makes it clear: he says his role has not changed, and he’s still running the Giants football operation. But with Donna Aponte stepping into a major front office role and John Harbaugh now part of the decision-making mix, the conversation quickly turns to the real question: is this collaboration… or confusion waiting to happen? Plus, Schoen says the Giants are “open for business” in the draft. With no third-round pick and a premium slot in Round 2, we debate how aggressive New York should be about moving back, moving up, and reshaping the board. Then, on calls: Giants fans weigh in on the free agent priorities, including the Jermaine Eluemunor vs. Wan’Dale Robinson debate, and what kind of offseason approach this new structure could produce once free agency hits.

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0:00.0

I switched rooms yesterday.

0:01.8

I went from the two bed to the one bed back to the McMonigle room, right?

0:05.4

So that's where I slept. Listen, I could tell you that bed much better than the one Evan was sleeping on. So, you know, it could be something to do with it. Right. Now, I got a much better night's sleep without him snoring and fart next to me all night either, so that was nice. But I am still lying. I've been home at 48 hours. can't wait to get home.

0:19.8

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0:21.5

We spent a lot of time the first hour

0:22.8

and we'll still take your calls

0:23.6

on the Jets quarterback situation. But I am still like, you know, I've been home at 48 hours. Can't wait to get home. 88880101919.

0:21.2

We spent a lot of time the first hour and we'll still take your calls on the Jets quarterback situation as this combine begins. But in the last hour, Joe Shane did meet the media in Indianapolis. He had a couple interesting things to say. Now, Tiki is going to be a couple clips we play here. he commented a lot about his job status and being the general manager because a lot of that's been questioned.

0:39.4

Now, before I set this whole thing up, Paul Schwartz put up, couple clips we play here. He commented a lot about his job status and being the general manager,

0:57.9

because a lot of that's been questioned. Now, before I set this whole thing up, Paul Schwartz put out a piece this morning in the New York Post, essentially saying that the giants themselves are not happy with the outside perception that is, Joe Shane, for lack of a better term, has been neutered. Right. He's going to worry about scouting. He's marginalized. Okay.

0:54.5

Whatever.

0:54.8

Yes. Right.

0:55.2

That's like it's a better way saying it than he's like a dog.

0:57.6

But yes.

0:58.6

It's been marginalized.

0:59.8

The Giants have pushed back against him saying, no, no, no, no.

1:02.4

he's still the general manager of this team,

1:04.1

even though the reporting structured all that I'm going to allow you to talk about.

1:07.2

Right.

1:07.4

So Joe Shane meets with the media today.

1:10.0

He is asked about being the GM of the football team and his responsibilities. She's been on health and safety committees. You know, she's been in charge of the salary. I'm sorry. Stop, lower this back down. I'm sorry. This is on Donna Ponte in her role as a relation to Joe Shane. Do that. She's been on health and safety committees. She's been charge of the salary cap negotiations in the past. So her skill set is going to help us across the entire, you know, football organization. So, you know, a really good hire, a really good ad for the New York Giants that I'm fired up about me. Who will direct the conversations about contracts with, like free agents and things? Are you running those meetings?

1:44.6

Is Dawn running those?

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