The Associated Press officially announced their 2024 All-Pro Teams on Friday and to no surprise, the New York Giants were not represented.
Even nose tackle Dexter Lawrence, the Giants’ best player, was snubbed after missing the final month of the season with a dislocated elbow.
In total, four Giants received votes: Lawrence (24), wide receiver Malik Nabers (12), return specialist Ihmir Smith-Marsette (6), and long-snapper Casey Kreiter (1).
If that weren’t sour enough, general manager Joe Schoen ended up with some egg on his face as running back Saquon Barkley and safety Xavier McKinney, two players he let walk via free agency, were named First-Team All-Pro.
Ironically, co-owner John Mara cited Schoen’s work in free agency as one of the reasons he and head coach Brian Daboll were retained.
“I thought we had a really good free agency period,” Mara told reporters earlier this week. “I thought the free agents we brought in, including Brian Burns, were really a big plus. I think the staff that he’s assembled around him and the process that we go through now and the information that we have in making personnel decisions is better than I’ve ever seen it before.”
The problem with that line of thinking is that the Giants’ roster got worse while former players Schoen undervalued not only had success elsewhere, but helped lead those teams (Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers) to the playoffs en route to First-Team All-Pro honors.
A third former Giant, kicker Chris Boswell, was also named a First-Team All-Pro. That one can’t be blamed on Schoen, however. Boswell was let go in 2015 under then-general manager Jerry Reese.
