General manager Joe Schoen spread the message that management and New York Giants fans wanted to hear as the team limped into its bye week with a 2-8 record, a five-game losing streak and a second straight losing season all but assured.

Saquon Barkley went off again Thursday night. Which has to be absolutely embarrassing for Giants co-owner John Mara, who clearly didn’t want to lose his star running back in free agency — and especially didn’t want to lose him to the Eagles.

Staying the course is hard, especially when the results haven't been there, but that appears to be the plan from team ownership when it comes to general manager Joe Schoen, who when asked about his immediate future indicated that he would be allowed to continue trying to rebuild a franchise that’s been in shatters.

Schoen's bye week news conference was a no-win situation for the GM. Unfortunately, that made it a lot like the team he has assembled.

New York Giants GM Joe Schoen believes he has built a successful foundation in East Rutherford even though the results say otherwise.

And third-year general manager Joe Schoen deserves plenty of blame for that, largely because he missed on too many players in his first two drafts.

The way in which he has re-shaped the wide receiver position is perhaps Joe Schoen’s greatest success as general manager of the New York Giants. After drafting Daniel Jones No. 6 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft,