When New York Giants co-owner John Mara announced in January that general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll would stay on for a fourth season, he was asked if the roster Schoen had built was better than the one he inherited in January of 2022.

“I’m not sure I am all that confident that it’s that much better,” was Mara’s candid, if somewhat befuddling, answer.

If things weren’t better, why was he maintaining the status quo?

“I certainly can’t justify it based on the records, but, again, based on my observation of how they work together, of how the players respond to them and how Joe (Schoen) is going about building the roster going forward, it’s my instinct and my strong belief that we are going to go in the right direction,” Mara said. “It’s hard for me to say we’re going i

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