{"id":18619,"date":"2022-07-19T01:25:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T01:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/giants-joe-schoen-bracing-for-stressful-first-training-camp-as-gm\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T01:25:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T01:25:41","slug":"giants-joe-schoen-bracing-for-stressful-first-training-camp-as-gm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/giants-joe-schoen-bracing-for-stressful-first-training-camp-as-gm\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Joe Schoen bracing for &#8216;stressful&#8217; first training camp as GM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He left himself plenty of time and so Joe Schoen was not late, but the drive from New Jersey to Long Island \u2014 Huntington, specifically \u2014 was the typical harrowing experience.  It took the general manager of the Giants 90 minutes to get to his destination and he seemed in need of some tension relief. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s just that you can&#8217;t relax during any part of the ride,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Buck in.  Schoen in his new job will not be able to relax much, if ever, for the next six months or so.  He has been in the role for half a year and in that span hired a new head coach \u2014 Brian Daboll, a comrade from their time together in Buffalo \u2014 spearheaded a free-agency signing period hampered by severe salary cap restraints, engaged in his first NFL draft owning final say on every pick and rebuilt the front office to better shape his vision for the franchise. <\/p>\n<p>Up next: His first training camp as the leader of the pack.  Rookies reported on Monday \u2014 the last two unsigned draft picks, wide receiver Wan&#8217;Dale Robinson and safety Dane Belton, agreed to terms on their contracts;  the veterans arrive July 26. This summer work is more about Daboll and his coaching staff than it is about Schoen but that does not mean the recently turned 43-year-old general manager plans on exhaling anytime soon. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe going out there being a nervous wreck,\u201d is how Schoen anticipates he expects to feel, speaking with The Post on Monday at the Big Daddy Celebrity Golf Classic &#038; Gala at Oheka Castle. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><figcaption>Joe Schoen attends the Big Daddy Celebrity Golf Classic &#038; Gala at Oheka Castle. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cProbably not\u201d was Schoen&#8217;s take on whether he anticipates his first camp practice as a GM, the morning of July 27, will feel like a big deal.  This is because one day is not differentiated from the next, in terms of the angst felt by the person in charge of the roster.  There is a certainty when players take the field: Some of them will get hurt.  When they do, Schoen has to find replacements. <\/p>\n<p>It is no wonder Ernie Accorsi, the former Giants general manager, used to observe training camp practices anxiously awaiting the final horn to sound, welcoming the end of the workout and closing out the possibility of an injury, until the apprehension starts up again the next day. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAs roster attrition sets in, that&#8217;s stressful, because there&#8217;s 90 guys on 32 rosters, there&#8217;s only so many players out there at each position that can still function in a camp,\u201d Schoen said.  \u201cIt&#8217;s always very stressful for me. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou&#8217;re watching the football but you also want to make sure you have enough bodies that you can practice and you want enough competition where guys have to put their best foot forward.  It&#8217;s a delicate balance between guys getting enough work in and being ready to play and contact and also keeping everybody healthy.  We&#8217;ve got a really good sports science department, medical department, they&#8217;ve been working closely with Daboll on the practice schedules.  I think we got a good plan in place.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Schoen knew what he was getting into when he was hired, having studied the Giants&#8217; financial constraints and realizing the team was pushed up against the salary cap.  He went in with specific goals, prioritizing strengthening the talent and depth on the offensive line and adding a quality backup quarterback behind Daniel Jones in Tyrod Taylor. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould we have done better?  Yeah, if we had $40 million in cap space, yeah,\u201d Schoen said.  \u201cWith what we had, I think we executed a plan.We were able to upgrade the roster with the resources we had.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants07CW.jpg?resize=1024%2C710&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Joe Schoen, left, poses with former Giants tight end Howard Cross. \" class=\"wp-image-23105255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants07CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants07CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants07CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants07CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Joe Schoen, left, poses with former Giants tight end Howard Cross. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants08CW.jpg?resize=1024%2C673&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Joe Schoen plays a shot\" class=\"wp-image-23105258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants08CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2046 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants08CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants08CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/071822Giants08CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Joe Schoen plays a shot during the Big Daddy Celebrity Golf Classic &#038; Gala.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He has not heard the latest updates about the health of some of his key players \u2014 most notably receiver Kadarius Toney and left tackle Andrew Thomas \u2014 and said, \u201cI would expect everybody will be all right\u201d for the start of camp.  Thomas (ankle) and Toney (knee) during the spring did not participate in any 11-on-11 work. <\/p>\n<p>Schoen is heartened hearing about Jones gathering some of the Giants&#8217; offensive targets near his Charlotte, NC, home for a passing camp, calling this effort by Jones \u201cThe leadership element.  Those guys working together, the continuity, spending time together outside of the facility, I think all that&#8217;s important.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The overhaul that brought Schoen and Daboll in is yet another attempt to resuscitate a franchise that is 22-59 the past five seasons.  Schoen is not looking ahead any further than this upcoming camp and is steering clear of establishing or commenting on expectations, which on the outside are extremely meager for the 2022 Giants. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ll really know with this team \u2014 again, we got a lot of work to do \u2014 Week 3, Week 4, how are we gonna react when we&#8217;re up 14?\u201d  Schoen said.  \u201cHow are we gonna react when we&#8217;re down 14?  Every year is a new year.  It takes a while to figure out who your team is and how they respond to adversity, how they respond to success.  \u2026 We&#8217;ve said since my opening press conference and [co-owner] John Mara said the same thing, we want to see progress.  We want to see an upward trend that we&#8217;re getting better, we&#8217;re improving from the bottom of the roster to the top of the roster.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He left himself plenty of time and so Joe Schoen was not late, but the drive from New Jersey to Long Island \u2014 Huntington, specifically \u2014 was the typical harrowing experience. 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