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“Now, the work begins”: 5 things new Giants’ GM Joe Schoen has to do

Joe Schoen, hired Friday as general manager of the New York Giants, knows that getting the job was only the beginning. “Now, the work begins” he said in a statement released by the team.

The work of resuscitating a team that has had five straight losing seasons and has made one playoff appearance since 2011 will be arduous. Here are five things Schoen needs to do fairly quickly.

Hire a new head coach

This is priority one. And Schoen knows it.

“My immediate focus is to hire a head coach, with who I will work in lockstep with to create a collaborative environment for our football operations,” Schoen said in that statement from the Giants.