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PFT Live with Mike Florio

John Harbaugh reaches agreement to be next Giants HC + What does it mean for GM Joe Schoen? (1/15 Hour 1)

PFT Live with Mike Florio

Mike Florio

Sports

4.31.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Hour 1: Mike Florio (@ProFootballTalk) and Chris Simms (@CSimmsQB) discuss latest news in NFL including John Harbaugh finalizing a deal to become Giants’ next HC, questioning what it could mean for GM Joe Schoen, and looking at what’s next for teams that were interested in Harbaugh.

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0:00.0

On today's PFT Live, the Giants close in on hiring coach John Harbaugh.

0:04.8

Could the Packers eventually trade their coach, Matt LaFleur, and we check on our confidence

0:10.3

levels in the divisional round playoff quarterbacks?

0:13.5

All that and more next on PFT Live.

0:16.9

I'm looking for a stern leader.

0:19.6

I believe that we got a great young room, but I believe, like you said, that, that energy, man,

0:27.0

that understanding, like, what it takes to be a player is required, especially with this

0:32.3

new generation, man.

0:33.5

We need, we need discipline.

0:35.0

We need consistency.

0:36.9

We need someone that's going to be who they are every single day, right?

0:40.9

The emotions as a head coach, like it's Dirk Cutter, my first OC, he always shared,

0:47.2

you know, passion versus emotion.

0:48.9

We don't need emotions, man.

0:50.1

And I feel like the third thing, man, we need someone that is going to give us a complete paradigm shift, man.

0:57.5

Because when you have an organization, you know, over the past a few years that hasn't been accustomed to winning, you have to bring in a winner.

1:28.3

Well, the Giants may have their winner. I could listen to James Winston all day. No guarantee he's going to be back now that John Harbaugh reportedly is on the brink of becoming the head coach of the New York Giants. No deal has ever done until it's done.

1:30.9

We know how that goes, but all indications are, and frankly, have been.

1:35.6

From the moment the word got out that Chris Mara made the secret until he blabbed meeting with John Harbaugh for a long informal lunch on Sunday.

1:48.7

You knew where this was going because when you put on the suit and tie and show up for the

1:53.1

interview in many respects, that's just checking boxes. That's just going through the motions.

1:57.8

The real work gets done over an informal lunch meeting that you're not

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