5 NY Giants Combine takeaways: John Harbaugh, Joe Schoen learning to ‘agree to agree’
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Key Points:
- New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen emphasized a collaborative working relationship, with Harbaugh asserting control over football operations while Schoen maintained his role as the general manager responsible for leading the entire football operation.
- Harbaugh’s hiring of Dawn Aponte as Senior Vice President of Football Operations and Strategy, reporting directly to him rather than Schoen, reflects a restructured organizational model aimed at improving integration and efficiency within the Giants’ front office.
- Both Harbaugh and Schoen highlighted the importance of communication and alignment in building the team, drawing on Harbaugh’s previous experience with Ozzie Newsome in Baltimore to describe a process of agreeing to agree on player decisions.
- The Giants’
