Given how far the Giants have fallen and how long they have now occupied their dreaded status as one of the NFL’s worst teams, the words that Joe Schoen heard from Bill Parcells were encouraging, if not downright decision-swaying.
Before Schoen had been chosen from a field of nine candidates to become the team’s general manager and tasked with rebuilding a perennial loser for most of the last decade, the iconic former Giants’ coach shared a sentiment that may have surprised him. Especially given that the team has been adrift since last winning a Super Bowl during the 2011 season.