An Indefensible Decision Has Left the Giants Adrift

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — John Mara is lost. That’s the only conclusion to come to after listening to the New York Giants co-owner explain the decision to retain general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll for a fourth season.

Tom Coughlin once had to convince ownership that he deserved a fourth season after consecutive playoff appearances. That was 18 years ago. It feels like a lifetime.

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Mara and co-owner Steve Tisch pledged their support of Schoen and Daboll after they oversaw one of the worst seasons in the franchise’s 100-year history. The Giants finished a miserable 3-14 season with a loss to the Eagles’ backups on Sunday. That followed a

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