The length of a contract is not arbitrarily thrown out there. That general manager Joe Schoen received a five-year deal from the Giants prior to the 2022 season certainly does not ensure he will return in 2025. But it should make those who will make that call — co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch — think long and hard about what they tasked Schoen to do and how long they envisioned it would take him to do it. 

Schoen inherited a mess, in terms of the talent on the roster, health of the salary cap and uncertainty at the most important position on the field, with Daniel Jones three years into an unimpressive stay as the starting quarterback. It was a major rebuild and there are those around the NFL who believed it was a four-year project — especially if Jones did not pan out. Then Schoen and his handpicked head coach, Brian Daboll, went 9-7-1, plus a playoff victory, in Year One and the perception changed on where the Giants were headed and how fast they could get there. 

“Don’t win 11 games in your first year,” a source familiar with the NFL hiring and firing processes told The Post. “Once you have a big opening season with a bad team and you’re making those moves, if you start out well the next year you’re winning the Super Bowl, right? You’re gonna win 12, 13 games. That’s not the case.” 

No, that is not the case with the Giants. They might lose 15 games this season and that puts Schoen and Daboll in the crosshairs.