Joe Schoen Faces the Heat, Jaxson Dart’s Role, and the Belichick Question

Evan & Tiki

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4.6 • 945 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Evan and Shaun dive into two key moments from Joe Schoen’s press conference and why Giants fans still aren’t buying what he’s selling. First, they react to Schoen being asked to justify keeping his job, and why his “course correction” explanation feels like it minimizes how bad things have gotten. Shaun lays out the kind of brutally honest answer he wishes Schoen gave, one that actually owns the misses and explains why the last two years should matter. Then comes the big topic that Giants fans care about most: should Jaxson Dart have any input on the next head coach? Schoen dismissing it sparks a debate about leadership, ego, and whether ignoring your young quarterback’s perspective is a massive mistake even if he’s not making the decision. The segment rolls into more Giants coaching talk with calls on what the team needs most, why waiting could matter in case a surprise candidate shakes loose, and the idea that the only thing that truly fixes “dynastic ownership” is accidentally hiring the right person and staying out of the way. Plus, a quick detour into Big Mac’s Dolan interview bet story, and whether the Giants should at least have a conversation with Bill Belichick before making the biggest hire of the offseason.

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0:23.1	I did tell you, I wanted to hear from Joe Shane with a couple of the things that he said yesterday when he met the media.
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0:36.5	We're going to need some effort from Joe Shane.
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0:40.0	Art Stapleton. Do we like him? Love art. We like art. Art was very classy yesterday. And the reason I'm bringing up Art's name is that one of the things I wanted to be asked of Joe Shane was why do you still have your job? And I know that's a very direct kind of duchy in question, but I think it
0:55.5	needed to be asked because most giant fans don't want him back. And I have to give Art credit, he's very classy. He's not a shock jock. He was very classy. And he explained, hey, Joe, I don't know if you're back. Can you explain why you think you deserve to come back? Now Art, I respected the way you asked the question,
1:12.7	but I feel here at WFN, we need to spice it up a little bit.
1:15.8	So we decided to go into the archives of WFA in history
1:18.9	to its most famous interview.
1:21.3	And that, of course, was when Mike Milberry joined Mike and the Mad Dog many years ago,
1:25.7	and Christopher Mad Dog Rousseau was very aggressive in asking
1:29.3	Mike Milbury why he still has a job.
1:32.3	So before you hear
1:33.3	Joe Shane's answer, no offense, Art,
1:35.4	we decided to cut you out
1:37.0	and insert Christopher Mad Dog
1:39.4	Rousseau asking Joe Shane
1:41.4	why he should still have his job.
1:43.5	Take a listen.
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